Acquisition
GSA works to improve Schedule 70 operations
GSA officials want to return the $16 billion IT contract program to its former prestige.
Acquisition
Agencies must share details about noncompetitive contracts
Regulators require agencies to post online their reasons for awarding a contract with no competition.
Acquisition
GSA awards Alliant Small Business contract
Seventy-two small businesses get slots on the information technology contract.
Acquisition
Paper urges tougher controls on contractors
A report recommends requiring contractors to report overpayments, have ethics programs.
Acquisition
ITAA plans merger, name change
The technology trade group is merging with another association and changing its name on New Year's Day.
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