Acquisition
GAO: Improve the data
The only system in the federal government that provides contracting information is hard to use and out of date, the Government Accountability Office said.
Acquisition
Nadler: No small-biz panacea
Cascading procurements, designed to help, can have the opposite effect
Modernization
FAR rule would reinforce IT security
The interim rule puts the information security provisions of the Federal Information Security Management Act into the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
People
Blum gets competitive OMB post
Federal competitive sourcing initiative manager Mathew Blum will become OMB's new associate administrator for competitive sourcing.
People
DISA seeks collaboration IT
Vendors asked to provide ideas under the $800 million Net-Centric Enterprise Services program.
People
Tennessee renews NIC Web portal contract
The state uses a self-funded model to pay online services, in which the contractor pays for Web portal development costs but makes money from convenience fees.
People
DHS EAGLE RFP released
The Homeland Security Department has issued the final request for proposals for its new procurement program for IT services.
Acquisition
Lawmaker calls for contracting probe
A House lawmaker has asked GAO to investigate federal contracting processes following the resignation and arrest of David Safavian.
People
GAO raps procurement data system
The next-generation system is hard to use and information is out of date, analysts found.
Acquisition
Input: Most cabinet departments meet small-biz goals
Ten of the 15 cabinet-level departments met small-business contracting goals in fiscal 2004, according to a report from the market research firm.
Acquisition
GSA promises Alliant soon
Alliant and Alliant SB are undergoing comprehensive reviews before a final request for proposals is issued.
Acquisition
Proposed T&M rule increases oversight
A proposed new rule would increase the oversight of time-and-materials and labor-hour contracts, a move that some procurement experts say is long overdue.
People
Editorial: Procedures be damned
Most people would be hard-pressed to justify how one Federal Emergency Management Agency official responded to questions about the slow delivery of medicine to emergency shelters along the Gulf Coast.
People
Census awards $500 million for 2010 project
The Census Bureau has awarded a six-year, $500 million contract to Lockheed Martin to capture and standardize 2010 census data.
People
FBI extends deadline for Sentinel bids
FBI CIO Zalmai Azmi said the bureau will accept final proposals for Sentinel, the FBI's new flagship data management system, through Sept. 26.
Modernization
FAA PC deal includes disposal costs
The blanket purchase agreement, worth up to $100 million over five years, was written to reflect total cost of ownership.
Modernization
Navy restricts use of handheld devices
The new policy aims to better manage cell phones, PDAs and calling cards.
People
Kelman: Asking the wrong Katrina questions
Reporters fail to ask the right questions about Katrina contracting.
People
OFPP administrator, facing criminal charges, resigns
David Safavian was arrested on charges of making false statements and obstructing an investigation by GSA’s inspector general when Safavian was chief of staff at GSA.
Acquisition