Acquisition
GSA aims large task order to small businesses
Doan and other officials met today to make final changes to upcoming RFP to streamline the agency’s IT infrastructure.
Acquisition
SARA Panel approves ethics recommendations
In what is likely to be its final meeting, the Acquisition Advisory Panel put the finishing touches on a set of recommendations concerning ethical behavior for contractors.
Acquisition
Maryland takes CSC contract to streets
The company will provide technical and business services for the Coordinated Highways Action Response Team under a new contract, worth as much as $44 million.
Acquisition
Kelman: Unsung heroes of contracting
Phil Salmeri understands performance contracting, and he tries to help government folks do the same.
Acquisition
Web extra: What the IG audit found
The Defense Department's inspector general unearthed numerous problems with purchases made by DOD and the General Services Administration.
Acquisition
Audit puts GSA on the spot again
IG cites procurement violations yet recommends DOD do business with GSA.
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Jim Williams: Rebuilding GSA by focusing on customers
The new commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service said he intends to rebuild GSA’s business by being more in tune with customers and creating new business models.
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NASA, NOAA award $101.7M satellite contract
Assurance Technology Corp. will work on the next generation of NOAA weather satellites, which will relay information about hazardous space storms and radiation.
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USDA seeks replacement for aging financial management system
The Agriculture Department wants to replace a mainframe financial system that is used to pay one-third of all federal employees.
Acquisition
Industry groups oppose FAR panel proposals
Tech alliance says some proposed changes could undo good procurement reforms
Acquisition
OMB official pledges action on bundling
Clay Johnson promises to take more aggressive steps to curb the unnecessary bundling of contracts, a practice that keeps many deals out of the hands of small businesses.
Acquisition
Va. zooms in on traffic congestion
The state's Department of Transportation will deploy surveillance cameras to manage traffic in the McLean area of Fairfax County.
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Editorial: Competition matters
GSA’s attempt to bring more contracts under its purview is misguided.
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SARA Panel wants better reporting
It wants to conduct studies on interagency data on awards of contracts, grants and agreements through a Web-accessible database that the public can search.
Acquisition
Allen: New rules of contract ethics (full version)
Promoting your ethical behavior may actually help your firm win government business
Acquisition
Allen: New rules of contract ethics
Promoting your ethical behavior may actually help your firm win government business
Acquisition
OMB pools info about improper payments
The Office of Management and Budget added a new appendix to OMB Circular A-123 to bring together three memos from 2003 about improper payments.
Acquisition
Census Bureau awards IT contract to CNSI
The company will help support the Regional Office Survey Control system.
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SAIC to support Agriculture's crop insurance program
GSA awarded the $120 million task order under its Millennia contract on behalf of Agriculture.
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