Acquisition

GSA solicits e-buying ideas

Officials seek input on online purchasing as part of the Integrated Acquisition Environment effort.

Acquisition

Senate measure targets FTS, other procurement services

A provision in the Senate's Defense Authorization Bill could have dire consequences for the Federal Technology Service.

Acquisition

Final coopererative purchasing rule published

Vendors can offer additional discounts without invoking the price reduction clause.

Acquisition

SSA: Digital recording on track

A successful bid protest won't delay installation of portable recorders, SSA said.

Acquisition

Davis: Reform's next step

Rep. Tom Davis says his Acquisition Services Improvement Act would help ensure that agencies take advantage of skills in the private sector.

Acquisition

Five agencies team on smart card buy

Cooperative procurement, including DOD and DHS, should reduce costs

Acquisition

Ready, set ...

Systems integrators gear up for the next wave of federal business opportunities

Acquisition

SBA extends comment period

Comments on proposed changes to the small business classification system can now be made until July.

Acquisition

Agent tracker to feel Impact

Impact Innovations Group will reengineer DOJ's system for tracking foreign agents.

Acquisition

Feds combine smart card buys

Five agencies agreed to pool their smart card needs into a large contract for up to 40 million cards.

Acquisition

Veterans get business set-asides

A new rule is meant to aid businesses owned by veterans disabled in the line of duty.

Acquisition

Davis debuts ASIA (née SARA)

Rep. Tom Davis introduced the Acquisition System Improvement Act.

Acquisition

Steve Kelman: Competitive procurement

Consider contests as a procurement technique.

Acquisition

Anne Armstrong: Fiscal brinkmanship

Timely appropriations should be first and foremost.

Acquisition

Safavian stresses human capital, competitive sourcing

David Safavian testified at a Senate hearing on his nomination to be procurement policy chief.

Acquisition

ASIA specs

The provisions of the Acquisition System Improvement Act would, among other things...

Acquisition

Davis seeks ASIA influence on purchasing

The architect of the Services Acquisition Reform Act introduced legislation to finish the job started with SARA.

Acquisition

AT&T lands Army deals

Two contracts to develop battlefield training systems could be worth up to $134 million over 42 months.

Acquisition

Four vie for Texas Medicaid card

State officials want biometric cards to reduce Medicaid fraud and streamline the claims process.

Acquisition

Wisconsin extends enterprise deals

Officials have started signing IT contracts that cover not only all state agencies, but also county, local, tribal and other government organizations.