Acquisition

Industry faults Dem contracting bill

Lawmakers say the legislation is needed to curb contracting abuses

Acquisition

Shining a light on government spending

Lawmakers and watchdog groups foresee greater accountability for federal spending

Acquisition

Government IT goes green

A growing number of environmentally conscious federal IT programs try to achieve la vida verde.

Acquisition

N.C. picks BearingPoint for payroll system

Under the $28 million contract, the company will replace the state's human resources systems with a new one based on mySAP.

Acquisition

White paper explores public ROI

The University at Albany's Center for Technology in Government public value framework aims to connect what happens in the government with the effect on the public.

Acquisition

Northrop to provide wireless public safety net for NYC

Under the $500 million contract, the company will build a network to help fill in the communications gaps that occurred during the 2001 terrorist attacks, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said.

Acquisition

Lawmakers: Waste not on your IT projects, and we can help

Senators want more oversight of high-risk IT projects

Acquisition

GSA shops for wireless services under strategic sourcing initiative

GSA has launched a strategic sourcing procurement, under which agencies can consolidate their requirements to provide higher volume orders, which in turn allows GSA to negotiate lower prices.

Acquisition

OMB looks to grade agencies on bundling

Newest score card will assess how well agencies break up their contracts.

Acquisition

Grkavac: No need to turn back time

The SARA panel is proposing a new roll of red tape that would tie up recent procurement reforms.

Acquisition

OMB seeks data on agreements with suspended contractors

Agencies routinely do not share such information, but GAO recommended the move as a way to improve accountability in government contracting.

Acquisition

Senate passes GSA reorganization bill

The legislation blends the agency's separate funding pools into one to support the newly unified acquisition service.

Acquisition

IRS chooses Apogen for info system

The Enforcement Revenue Information System processes more than 3 billion transactions and generates more than 105 million summary records annually.

Acquisition

Alliant RFP due in October

The General Services Administration is fine-tuning the solicitation now in response to comments from industry and other stakeholders.

Acquisition

Editorial: Focusing on results

Small and midsize businesses are essential to the IT industry, often driving innovation.

Acquisition

Small-business makeover

Advocates would like to see loopholes plugged and definitions expanded.

Acquisition

SARA panel looks at ethics

Advisory group prepares to make final recommendations for procurement changes.

Acquisition

Small businesses: This project is too big

GSA plans to offer an 8(a) set-aside for a major infrastructure consolidation project.

Acquisition

Kelman: Good government is priceless

Federal procurement goals and legal constraints are out of whack and need a course correction.