People
DOD attempts to pull acquisition into cyberspace
DOD officials are intent on making the huge department agile and swift in acquisition to secure the world of cyberspace.
People
Kundra's parting gift? 10 lessons in IT management
Vivek Kundra, the outgoing federal CIO, gives a House subcommittee lessons on IT management.
Acquisition
Senate committee seeks cuts to service contracts
The Obama administration and Congress have a number of plans to cut DOD's costs and increase contract oversight, but there's little connection between them all.
Acquisition
Agencies play it safe with contract types
Agencies have decreased their use of risky time-and-materials contracts.
Acquisition
DOD officials crack down on incomplete award info
Defense Department officials plan to check the contract information defense agencies post to a public DOD website to ensure its completeness.
People
GSA ponders next generation of services contracts
GSA is designing a multiple-award contract to offer professional services across multiple disciplines, such as program management and consulting services.
People
Administration plans $6B in support service contract cuts
The Obama administration intends to cut $6 billion in spending by the end of fiscal 2012 on support services contracts that help managers.
Acquisition
Insourcing vs. outsourcing: The never-ending story
The debate about the blended workforce has proven a favorite topic of FCW readers.
Acquisition
Contractor performance reviews: One size fits all?
A new proposal would create one standard for how contracting officers review companies’ past performance on contracts as the reviews become more important to procurement decisions.
People
GSA seeks ‘anytime, anywhere, any device’ infrastructure
GSA is trying to figure out how it should structure two major IT task orders in light of a quickly evolving agency.
Acquisition
Government gets a B in 2010 small-business contracting
The government awarded $97.9 billion to small businesses in 2010, compared to $96.8 billion in 2009.
Acquisition
GSA expects to award STARS II in July
GSA officials pushed back the award date for a month to get better prices from bidding companies on the governmentwide, small-business IT contract.
Acquisition
Congressman wants to halt insourcing
Republican congressman, expressing concern for small businesses, urges a moratorium on returning formerly contracted work to the government.
Acquisition
Turnabout: GSA pulls back major contract
After apparently awarding a contract to small businesses, GSA rescinds it almost immediately and urges bidders to rethink their prices.
People
Transportation Command wants greenhouse gas tracking
The U.S. Transportation Command wants help to develop ways to measure the carbon footprint of its vehicles.
Digital Government
IT is more than just technology, says one agency CIO
GSA has been moving forward continually with IT advances, but officials have learned a greater lesson than simply getting the hottest new stuff.
Acquisition
Senators try to block politics from procurement
A Senate committee has approved legislation that would bar any rule to force companies that bid on federal contracts to report who they supported with political contributions.
Digital Government
Kundra's leaving evokes some congrats, some good riddances
The government IT and social media communities either have very positive attitudes, the never-extinguished entrepreneurial spirit, or hearts broken so many times as their leader prepares to move on to Harvard University.
Acquisition
Obama to use government to increase investment in business
Agencies will talk about federal programs and incentives available to investors doing business with U.S. companies.
Acquisition
GAO will finish its bid protest work
The Defense Information Systems Agency contended that GAO's authority to review certain bid protests ended on May 27, leaving Technatomy’s protest without merit.
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