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

FlipSide

By the numbers: Small businesses.

Acquisition

Kelman: Good government is priceless

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

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.

Acquisition

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.

Acquisition

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.