Modernization

Education goes for performance

Department officials expect to ask for a network support services award to follow the current EDNet Technology Services contract.

Modernization

Davis eyes Networx changes

The chairman of the House Government Reform Committee wonders if Networx's minimum revenue guarantees are too low.

Modernization

Networx may get Treasury network

Although AT&T won a $381 million deal to build a VPN for Treasury, the contract could move to the Networx vehicle, Rep. Tom Davis says.

People

Recreation.gov protest upheld

GAO sustained a protest filed over the contract for an online recreation reservation system.

Acquisition

Another weather supercomputer

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officials released a presolicitation notice for a supercomputer to augment or replace platforms at three facilities.

Acquisition

Aronie: The lesson of time

When it comes to procurement protests, late is late.

People

From boomtown to business as usual

Agencies, vendors adjust to slower homeland security growth

Acquisition

Nadler: Giving small companies a chance

A new SBA rule seeks to ensure compliance with subcontracting goals.

Acquisition

Input says: Fed IT deals up 60 percent

Defense agencies were the primary reason for the increase, the market research firm says.

People

House ponders crisis system

Officials want information on systems that would account for personnel during evacuations and crisis situations.

Acquisition

USPS to buy retail software

U.S. Postal Service officials are seeking bids for postal retail software from a single vendor.

Acquisition

TSA ices sole-sourced screening deal

Transportation Security Administration officials have to use competitive bidding for a screening equipment maintenance contract.

People

Northrop wins first NetCents bid

The deal to support Cisco hardware is the first competitive award under the Air Force's NetCents program.

People

GSA picks acting chief of staff

Edwin Fielder Jr. has been chosen as acting chief of staff and interim chief acquisition officer at the General Services Administration.

Acquisition

HITS protest upheld

The Government Accountability Office backed a protest filed by Lockheed Martin over the $750 million HUD Information Technology Systems contract.

People

Procurement boss confirmed

The Senate has confirmed the nomination of David Safavian as administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy.

People

Web portal provides procurement advice

A new online resource will let agencies share acquisition best practices, and offer policy guidelines, tools, and education and training opportunities.

People

Reichelt leaves GSA

Karl Reichelt, chief of staff and interim chief acquisition officer at the General Services Administration, will "pursue an exciting new job opportunity beyond government."

People

Congress sheds sourcing limits

The fiscal 2005 spending bill passed by Congress does not measures to limit competitive sourcing.

People

Air Force combines Microsoft contracts

The service has consolidated its Microsoft contracts into two enterprise-wide agreements with a value of $500 million, one of the largest deals in the company's history.