Acquisition

A tip of the iceberg?

Sen. Grassley’s inquiry into GSA’s contract with Sun could open up a wider investigation.

Acquisition

Software on tap

Software-as-a-service providers are back with new and more popular offerings.

Acquisition

Tired of business as usual, SBA looks to upgrade

The Small Business Administration wants private-sector help with modernizing its Loan Management and Loan Accounting systems.

Acquisition

Prepare for more scrutiny, ex-GSA official tells small biz

Emily Murphy, GSA's former chief acquisition officer, said small businesses need to understand proposed reporting rules and the contracting accountability Web site.

Acquisition

Perot Systems to support NIH research

Under a $145 million follow-on deal, the company will continue to work with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

Acquisition

State creates small biz pool for IT services

The nine vendors, a mix of small-business types, will provide general IT services to agency facilities in the United States and abroad.

Acquisition

Input forecasts only modest growth in IT budgets

Political climate could make agencies wary of undertaking new IT projects, Input says.

Acquisition

Wagner: Why GSA matters

Business process economies have surpassed economies of scale in importance today.

Acquisition

With Networx in place, agencies are ready to roll

Sprint loses its place at the table where AT&T, Verizon and Qwest have been invited.

Acquisition

Kelman: The return of the protest

We should remember our history lest we repeat it and return to the bad days of frequent protests.

Acquisition

Small businesses get big portion of SEWP

NASA awarded 45 IT governmentwide acquisition contracts to 37 vendors, half of which are small businesses.

Acquisition

Doan says money, proper oversight brought her to Capitol Hill

GSA's administrator responds to several allegations in prepared testimony for the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

Acquisition

Critics say contracting bill could do harm

By making it harder to attract new employees, Waxman’s proposal is flawed, opponents say.

Acquisition

House approves contracting reforms in supplemental spending bill

The House passed the Accountability in Contracting Act for a second time today as a part of the fiscal 2007 emergency appropriations supplemental bill.

Acquisition

GSA markets Veterans Technology Services at FOSE

The agency hopes to drive business to the contract's prime contractors.

Acquisition

FedBizOpps procurement stalls once again

GSA is mum on next steps as judge denies government’s request for reconsideration.

Acquisition

GSA to seek Treasury HSPD-12 integrator

The contractor will customize the smart ID card solution to meet Treasury's requirements and integrate it in the agency’s network infrastructure and PKI.

Acquisition

Nadler: How small is small?

Small Business Administration’s small-business recertification rule strikes the right balance.

Acquisition

GAO wants board of contract appeals

The proposed group would help GAO work through its growing case workload at a more efficient and predictable pace, Comptroller General David Walker said Friday.

Acquisition

Oversight bill moves steadily through House

The Accountability in Contracting Act, approved by two House committees, would prohibit contracts of more than $1 million awarded without competition from lasting more than a year.