Acquisition
Lockheed wins $700 million EPA deal
The Environmental Protection Agency is the latest federal agency to test the performance-based contracting waters.
Acquisition
Alliant contract takes shape
GSA officials are thinking about a 15-year term and $150 billion ceiling for the Alliant deal that would succeed six governmentwide contracts.
Acquisition
ContractWatch
DISA awards GIG-BE, the Defense Intelligence Agency chose 7 companies for IT contracts, NASA chose SAIC for IT services and Interior chose BearingPoint to install back office systems.
Acquisition
Cooperative purchasing interests industry
Most technology vendors look forward to using a new provision that lets state and local governments buy from GSA schedule contracts.
Acquisition
HHS to buy $60 million in peripherals
Department officials hope to save money on monitors, digital cameras and other items.
Acquisition
NASA awards $823.6 million contract to SAIC
UNITeS contract will provide the space agency with IT management services.
Acquisition
Bush approves set-asides for vets
Bush signs a bill that creates a new small-business set-aside category for companies owned by veterans disabled while in the service.
Acquisition
EDS to keep running Indiana Medicaid
Indiana has awarded a three-year, $83 million contract to EDS to continue processing health care claims and provide other Medicaid financial services.
Acquisition
GAO upholds Lockheed HITS protest
But an EDS spokesman says his company still expects to keep the $860 million contract for HUD Information Technology Services.
Acquisition
HUD seeks contractor for project management
Housing and Urban Development wants a company to support the department's new Information Technology Project Management Office.
Acquisition
HP, PlanetGov get IRS contract
The companies will supply server and network storage technology.
Acquisition
Velazquez chastises GOP on small business
The ranking Democrat on the House Small Business Committee blames the other political party for holding 31 bills.
Acquisition
Broad spending bill exempts IT from Buy American
But it won't make much difference, lawyers say.
Acquisition
GSA plans Advantage upgrades
Vendors will be able to immediately modify their General Services Administration schedule contract listings.
Acquisition
IT pros break down cultural challenges
Managing cultural change remains one of the greatest challenges to integrating information technology systems in government agencies.
Acquisition
VA aces Exhibit 300s
The Department of Veterans Affairs is the first to do so, its CIO says.
Acquisition
BMC wins Postal deal
The U.S. Postal Service will pay $4.5 million for software to manage tech infrastructure.
Acquisition
More FTS spending problems found
A preliminary report suggests two more GSA regions misused funds or allowed other improprieties.
Acquisition