Acquisition
FedTracker: Landrieu to chair small business committee
Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) will be the new chairwoman of the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee in the next Congress.
Acquisition
Time to crack the protest case
IAC should take the lead in helping reduce the frequency of bid protests.
Acquisition
Feds to toughen rules on fake IT
The widespread availability of counterfeit IT products presents a threat to the United States.
Acquisition
Letter: Dependence on contractors eternal
A reader writes that the contractor vs. civil servant debate ensures dependence on contractors.
Acquisition
Experts: Value beats price to avoid fake IT
At a recent meeting, procurement experts agreed that contracting officers should look beyond price when awarding contracts.
Acquisition
Letter: T&M contracts not necessarily risky
A reader writes to say that time-and-materials contracts are unpopular because government irresponsibility.
Acquisition
Letter: Online directories make it easy to find veteran-owned businesses
A reader writes that there are a number of directories online to find service-disabled and veteran-owned businesses.
Acquisition
GSA bumps $50B Alliant awards to 2009
The agency has completed re-evaluations of Alliant Small Business bids and expects to announce awards in December.
Acquisition
DHS drafts EAGLE replica for small businesses
DHS officials say they intend to create a new IT contract that would benefit some small companies.
Acquisition
Letter: Who will oversee HUBZone requirements?
A reader writes to ask who will oversee HUBZone requirements when Lockheed Martin can qualify as a small business.
Acquisition
TSA scolded by Obama for $1.2B Lockheed award
The agency should have allowed agency employees to compete for the work, President-elect Barack Obama wrote in a letter to a federal employees' union. He also pledged to work for collective bargaining rights for TSA employees.
Acquisition
SBA slow to remove firms from set-aside program
Ineligible small businesses often stay in the 8(a) program because of a lengthy removal process.
Acquisition
Letter: Interpretation of GAO ruling incorrect
A reader disagrees with article's interpretation of GAO ruling on HUBZone firms.
Acquisition
HUBZone firms get preference for set-asides
The GAO has ruled that the Federal Acquisition Regulation gives preference to set-asides for HUBZone companies over some businesses owned by disabled veterans.
Acquisition
SmartBuy moves closer to a mandated program
Acquisition regulators might soon tell agencies they must use the governmentwide licensing program.
Acquisition
GAO takes broad view for protests
The Government Accountability Office said its new authority to hear protests of task and delivery orders spans the entire scope of the orders.
Acquisition