Acquisition

Coalition aims at Trade Agreements Act

The Coalition for Government Procurement believes the law reduces competition in the government market and raises the costs of supplying goods.

Modernization

Strategic sourcing sparks debate

Industry officials say they are worried that the initiative could lead to rock-bottom prices and mean fewer contracts.

Modernization

Small company shows how to win business

Like many firms founded and managed by young business leaders, PlatinumSolutions has been trying to get its name more widely known in the government market.

Modernization

Telcos regroup for 2006

As dust settles on two telecom mergers, remade companies plan for the future

Digital Government

Gartner analyst moves to Input

Paul Schmitz will serve as vice president of the Input Executive Program.

Modernization

GSA issues satellite RFP

The General Services Administration is accepting bids on Satcom-II, a new contract that will replace the existing GSA Satellite Services program.

Modernization

Qwest to connect NASA centers

Qwest will provide end-to-end wavelength services using its QWave optical communications technology.

Acquisition

Share in savings struggles for second chance

Rep. Tom Davis will try to restore statutory authority for share-in-savings contracting.

Modernization

Coalition creates council on tech convergence

The Council on Telecommunications-Technology Convergence will bring together companies that provide technologies involved in the convergence of IT and communications.

Acquisition

Contractors worry about budget

They fear less money could lead to less business.

Acquisition

GSA skeds see first spending drop in a decade

Research firm logs a 2 percent drop, following five years of double-digit growth in IT sales through the contracts.

Acquisition

GSA Preferred takes budget hit

Most of the agency's other IT projects held steady in the Bush administration's fiscal 2007 budget request.

Modernization

VMware offers free virtualization server

The company's products provide capabilities for server consolidation, business continuity and a variety of other applications.

People

Army extends AT&T work on battlefield training systems

Army awards the company about $15 million for follow-up work

Digital Government

SAIC exec to retire

Duane Andrews, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Science Applications International Corp., plans to retire in April.

Acquisition

GSA consulting firm gains vice president

Judith Nelson becomes vice president of EZGSA.

People

Kforce acquires computer consulting firm

Kforce bought Pinkerton Computer Consultants, creating a government IT services business.

People

SI to continue running National Visa Center

A contract with State also includes the Kentucky Consular Center.

Digital Government

IAC changes conference attendance policy

Companies are guaranteed fewer slots in an effort to maintain the balance of government and industry.

Modernization

GSA: Complexity causes Networx delay

Governmentwide communications contract proved to be too complex to award this summer as planned, agency says.