Acquisition
Rule underscores contracting officers' role
A new rule says contracting officers must ensure that ordering agencies' rules are followed.
Modernization
CeLight wins DOD optical deal
The company ultimately plans to have a transceiver for stopping optical jammers and eavesdroppers.
Acquisition
Feds top small-biz goals
Small businesses received 23.6 percent of federal contract dollars in 2003, SBA officials say.
Cybersecurity
Wireless worm appears
Security firm F-Secure warns of a worm that spreads through Bluetooth.
People
Senate opens door for A-76 protests
Federal employees could have more power to protest competitive sourcing decisions.
Acquisition
Agencies still testing the waters
Inherent risks continue to overwhelm benefits of share-in-savings contracts
Acquisition
GSA smartens up
The General Services Administration will issue more than 18,000 smart cards to its employees and contractors.
Digital Government
Davis: A champion for savings
Agencies began experimenting with the share-in-savings concept in the late 1990s, but Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.), chairman of the House Government Reform Committee, has been pushing to broaden its use.
Acquisition
Vets get more business than was thought
SBA reports that veteran-owned firms got more business than had previously been reported.
Modernization
Turning procurement into profits
Software helps contractors find opportunities, manage proposals.
Digital Government
Software assist
Contractors are turning to software companies that can help them navigate the federal procurement process.
Acquisition
Feds increase noncompetitive contract spending
A report concludes that the federal government spent 60 percent more on noncompetitive contracts in 2003 than in the last year of the Clinton administration.
Acquisition
Acquisition angst to continue
A panel identified several measures now in Congress as likely sources of continued agency anguish about acquisition rule changes.
Modernization
Kronos launches fed practice
The developer of human resources software is targeting agencies that rely on older systems for employee labor data, pay rules and payroll.
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