Acquisition

Sisti: How much is too much?

Procurement reform never intended such administrative duplication and cost.

Acquisition

Provisions could hurt contractors

One proposal would limit prime contractors' flexibility in charging for services that subcontractors provide.

Acquisition

Cerner Corp. wins $51 million DOD health contract

Company will deliver the results of lab tests to online medical records of 9 million service members.

Acquisition

GSA releases final reorganization plan

The General Services Administration's final plan creates a single service to govern procurement and six 'zonal' offices.

Acquisition

Commerce to buy Linux through purchase agreement

The Commerce Department has awarded a blanket purchase agreement to DLT Solutions for Red Hat software and services.

Acquisition

GSA Buyer's Guide: Smart Shopping

GSA tools for managing procurements electronically continue to evolve

Acquisition

Purchase cards facing tougher controls

Agencies turn to technology to ferret out waste, fraud and abuse

Acquisition

Share-in-savings not tested, GAO says

More than two years after the E-Government Act authorized share-in-savings contracts, OMB has yet to issue guidance.

Acquisition

Alliant RFP almost ready

Bidders will soon have the information they need to submit proposals on the Alliant contract, a new governmentwide acquisition contract.

Acquisition

PSC urges sharp limits on 'cascading'

The government should put an end to "cascading," a practice that makes procurements less competitive than they should be, the Professional Services Council said.

Acquisition

JBoss certifies first integrator partner

JBoss has chosen AEM Corp. as its first certified systems integrator.

Acquisition

GSA's revolving door spins

Analysts hail arrival of Deidre Lee but worry about future of schedules program

Acquisition

GSA seeks ideas for charge card program

The agency wants better means of collecting and evaluating SmartPay purchase data as part of the next round of contracts.

Acquisition

California flexes buying muscle

The state expects to save millions with common hardware configurations and volume buying.

Acquisition

Vendors urged to identify open standards

GSA wants vendors to identify open standards as part of an effort to spot technologies easier to use.

Acquisition

SBA draft report emerges

But it does not document deliberate fraud.

Acquisition

Texas looks for IT savings

A new law could save the state $23.7 million in technology products and services through 2007.

Acquisition

Contractors may be evaluated

A proposed rule published today would have vendors judged on their ability to fulfill subcontracting plans.

Acquisition

Band of brothers

Veterans need partners to tap into VETS GWAC.

Acquisition

A decade ago, Clinger-Cohen brought reforms

But managing large federal IT projects remains an imperfect and risky business.