Modernization
TCE terminated
Treasury cancels its controversial Treasury Communications Enterprise and now plans to use General Services Administration contracts
People
OMB requires strategic sourcing
Chief acquisition officers have until October 1 to identify three commodities ripe for acquisition on an agency-wide basis.
Modernization
Scaling the mountain
Telecom officials analyze massive Networx RFPs to seize opportunities.
Acquisition
House approves GSA modernization legislation
Lawmakers have approved a bill that would reorganize GSA.
Acquisition
BearingPoint works DFAS project
BearingPoint Inc. will help the Defense Finance and Accounting Service build an interim payroll system as the services wait for the deployment of DIMHRS.
Acquisition
Pentagon to get GSA push
DOD's director of procurement and acquisition policy will tell military contracting officers that they can use GSA offerings.
People
Big buy planned for GIG-BE
The Defense Information Systems Network Access Transport Services acquisition could include contracts worth up to $500 million.
Acquisition
NASA picks Northrop, Titan
The companies will compete for work to verify and validate software.
People
CSC beats NASA workers for shared services
The A-76 award for the NASA Shared Services Center went to CSC for $230 million.
Acquisition
Retailers rise in Fed eyes
A market research report suggests that federal agencies have become more comfortable buying from office supply stores and electronics chains.
Modernization
Networx RFPs under review
Vendors and industry analysts hail billing and reporting improvements.
Acquisition
OMB to review interagency purchasing deals
Meanwhile, fate of many popular cross-agency contracts is in limbo.
People
Forman leaves Cassatt
He says his next job will bring him back to focusing on government reform.
Acquisition
Migrant-tracking plans revealed
The Education Department focuses on electronic records for children of migrant workers.
People
JTRS costs leap higher
The cost of developing software waveforms for the Joint Tactical Radio System has now topped $1 billion while total program costs have spiraled above $30 billion.
Modernization