Cybersecurity
Security training no longer on the back burner
Growth in data breaches prompts agencies to invest more in training for security professionals and employees.
People
White House steps into blogger community
Officials look to tap into a new way of influencing lawmakers to move on legislation.
Modernization
Texas port security deal charted by Ciber
A contract to install a harbor management and security solution in Port Freeport, Texas, has been awarded to Ciber Inc.
Digital Government
Madsen: ‘Commercial practice’ counts
Acquisition Advisory Panel makes proposals that it argues are balanced and reasonable
People
DOD Authorization bill cuts satellite program
The bill also calls for the creation of an undersecretary of Defense for policy and authorized more oversight of interagency contracting.
People
Intercepts
A big wind bloweth...; Conservative windbag tilt; We can use Galileo for targeting.
People
Lawmakers say EPA’s numbers don’t add up
GAO agrees to review agency’s plans for digitizing documents its regulators use
People
SBInet trawls for small-business partners
Contract winner Boeing says SBA firms slated for 40 percent of subcontract slots.
Acquisition
Small businesses get large IT opportunity
GSA has issued a draft RFP for the GSA IT Global Operations acquisition.
People
SBA to redefine small-business size
Administrator Steven Preston tells agency heads that a new regulation will revise the rules regarding contractor reporting and certification of small-business size status.
Acquisition
GSA releases Alliant RFPs
Proposals are due Nov. 17, and GSA expects to award contracts next summer.
People
Senate tags resolution to DOD bill before passing it
The continuing resolution ensures that all federal departments and agencies will have funds to continue operating in the next fiscal year.
Modernization
GAO: DHS needs to tighten interagency contracting
According to a new report from the Government Accountability Office, the Homeland Security Department is falling short in its management of interagency contracts.
Modernization
Military IT support deals awarded to SRA
The Army National Guard and Defense Department has awarded SRA International Inc. a pair of task orders that could be worth more than $200 million.
Modernization