Acquisition
Petrillo: Contracting goes global
Changes in WTO trade agreement could affect federal procurement practices in this country.
Acquisition
Unearned award fees persist
Lawmakers continue to criticize the practice of giving bonuses to contractors who produce unsatisfactory results.
Acquisition
SBA: Tech can help small-biz set-aside record
The agency plans to create an electronic system to help analyze procurements and improve agencies' ability to identify small businesses capable of providing requested goods and services.
People
Lawmakers: Poor policies enable contractor performance to go unchecked
Companies that performed poorly were still able to win subsequent contracts because of poor oversight, lawmakers said.
People
DARPA wants better decision-making on battlefield
Its Deep Green project will use IT to build a battle command decision support system, according to a solicitation on DARPA's Web site.
People
OFPP reviewing acquisition workforce's skills gaps
More than 6,000 contracting officers responded to a survey asking them what is lacking.
Acquisition
Kelman: Creating value and trust
If you treat industry partners like you can’t trust them, it’ll be a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Acquisition
8(a) small businesses take a tumble
GSA enforces STARS contract by dropping 197 companies that failed to meet sales target.
Acquisition
GSA: We'll change to black
GSA officials ready new business model for its assisted acquisition services business.
Acquisition
OPM restarts its financial migration
Agency vows to avoid the mistakes it made in its initial attempt at financial outsourcing.
Acquisition
Official: Vets getting more contracts but not enough
Fiscal 2006 shows more awards have gone to service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, but most agencies still miss the 3 percent goal.
Acquisition
Senate panel quizzes NOAA on satellite programs
Cost estimates have ballooned for two weather satellite programs, yet NOAA awarded the contractor a $123 million bonus, lawmakers learn.
Acquisition
Denett: Award contracts to vet-owned businesses
In a new memo, he urges agencies to use the General Services Administration’s Veterans Technology Services Governmentwide Acquisition Contract.
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DISA plans new Encore II award
Officials said they are re-evaluating proposals and hope to award the $12 billion contract in mid-December.
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Presidential hopefuls unfair to contractors, group says
The Contract Services Association says Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have been inaccurate and misleading in some of their campaign rhetoric.
Acquisition
NGA eyes digital content-delivery system
The agency wants to create a Web portal through which analysts and warfighters can request maps and other intelligence tools.
Cybersecurity
State codifies security language
Proposed contracting rule would standardize wording of vendors’ IT security obligations.
Modernization
Doan: Networx means change
The new telecommunications contracts will have a far-reaching effect on agencies’ missions.
People
Kelman: Let the data talk
More than data, anecdotes inform the debate about recent federal acquisition changes.
People