Acquisition

Safavian stresses human capital, competitive sourcing

David Safavian testified at a Senate hearing on his nomination to be procurement policy chief.

People

Air Force award confirmed for SI

The Small Business Administration denied a protest of an $800 million Air Force contract award to SI International.

Acquisition

AT&T lands Army deals

Two contracts to develop battlefield training systems could be worth up to $134 million over 42 months.

Acquisition

Davis seeks ASIA influence on purchasing

The architect of the Services Acquisition Reform Act introduced legislation to finish the job started with SARA.

Acquisition

Wisconsin extends enterprise deals

Officials have started signing IT contracts that cover not only all state agencies, but also county, local, tribal and other government organizations.

Acquisition

Four vie for Texas Medicaid card

State officials want biometric cards to reduce Medicaid fraud and streamline the claims process.

Modernization

Wireless goals coming

The statement of objectives for the Integrated Wireless Network will be released this summer, officials said.

People

GAO finds holes in HUD records

Auditors say Housing and Urban Development didn't properly account for purchases of computer equipment.

People

Army plans new TEIS contract

Officials want to continue a $1 billion program that provides Army installations and operations with engineering, information assurance and systems integration computer services.

Acquisition

Editorial: A happy mess

GSA's Networx program is the confusion that refreshes.

Acquisition

Lisagor: Make it short and sweet

Columnist Michael Lisagor offers guidelines for sales calls.

Acquisition

More big IT deals for feds

But their total value is falling, market researcher Input says.

Acquisition

Vendors get average grades

Fed IT managers rate vendors on performance, quality of service

People

BMC2 award coming soon

Industry officials expect that Air Force officials will soon issue a request for proposals for the Battle Management Command and Control system.

People

Contracts planned for ERA design

Federal officials expect to award two contracts by early fall for the design phase of the Electronic Records Archives.

People

White House to e-gov vendors: Give us your best

Officials presented their visions for common e-gov solutions in the financial management, grants management and human relations business lines

People

Air Force chooses radar software architects

Industry teams led by Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman each received $220 million to study Space Based Radar system and software architectures.

Modernization

Networx still in progress

The telecom contract vehicle expected to take over when the FTS 2001 vehicle expires remains in a state of flux.

People

LA spends $13M for financial management

Los Angeles County will use a system from AMS.

Modernization

Qwest to sell D.C. Internet access

Qwest will offer dedicated Internet access to D.C. agencies under the Washington Interagency Telecommunications Services 2001 contract.