People

Lockheed Martin wins Army portal deal

Lockheed Martin's team will administer the Army's Web portal and oversee its knowledge management program.

Acquisition

GSA seeks ideas for charge card program

The agency wants better means of collecting and evaluating SmartPay purchase data as part of the next round of contracts.

Modernization

Fox to leave GSA

Neal Fox, assistant commissioner of the Office of Commercial Acquisition at the General Services Administration, is leaving the agency.

Acquisition

California flexes buying muscle

The state expects to save millions with common hardware configurations and volume buying.

People

DHS to Monster: You’re fired

Monster has been unable to provide the Homeland Security Department with access to job applicants' data.

People

DOD's Deidre Lee goes to GSA

DOD procurement official will become part of the new Federal Acquisition Service at GSA.

Acquisition

Vendors urged to identify open standards

GSA wants vendors to identify open standards as part of an effort to spot technologies easier to use.

Modernization

Satcom industry presses for long-term buying

The leader of Americom Government Services renewed the call for the Pentagon to come through with new procurement policies for commercial satellite service.

Modernization

Networx bidders get extension

The General Services Administration has extended the deadlines for the two Networx contracts by 30 days.

People

Shelton acts as FAS commissioner

Barbara Shelton has been named acting commissioner of the new Federal Acquisition Service.

Acquisition

Contractors may be evaluated

A proposed rule published today would have vendors judged on their ability to fulfill subcontracting plans.

Acquisition

Texas looks for IT savings

A new law could save the state $23.7 million in technology products and services through 2007.

Acquisition

SBA draft report emerges

But it does not document deliberate fraud.

Modernization

A leap in connectivity for global grid

DISA sees $3 billion procurement for up to 5,000 circuits as a commodity buy.

Modernization

Telos patents certification process

The company has been awarded a process patent for its automated security certification and accreditation techniques.

People

History repeats

Experience shows consolidating schedules could be difficult.

People

OMB revives forum on contracting issues

Procurement policy-makers locked inside the Office of Management and Budget say they need to hear more from workers on the front lines of government acquisition.

Acquisition

Editorial: A schedule reorganization?

We have become intrigued by the notion of a single GSA schedule.

Acquisition

Miller: Focus on the people

Interoperability among people and processes defines program management.

Acquisition

A decade ago, Clinger-Cohen brought reforms

But managing large federal IT projects remains an imperfect and risky business.