Acquisition
Vendors will share program gains and losses, ex-IRS official says
Charles Rossotti believes that shared responsibility will likely become more explicit in federal contracts' language.
People
Army buys Blue Force parts
Northrop Grumman will get $6.8 million for hardware and parts for the system that lets troops track forces digitally.
Acquisition
Lockheed wins Air Force contract
The company will maintain software for the service's Theater Battle Management Core Systems.
People
Burton sees workforce problems
Acquisition personnel quality is down, says the associate administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy.
Modernization
House reformers ponder Networx
The chairman of the House Government Reform Committee wonders if a centrally managed telecom contract is the best idea.
Acquisition
Orkand wins $100M Postal contract
The company will provide IT support services for the USPS Maintenance Technical Support Center.
Acquisition
Optimus mine: NASA aims to improve accident analysis
NASA gave a grant to Optimus for a data mining system to identify subtle human factors of aerospace accidents.
Acquisition
Four win Immigration BPA
CSC, IBM, EDS and Lockheed are on the blanket purchase agreement for the Immigration bureau's IT modernization program.
People
Army, Homeland Security plan for unmanned aerial vehicles
The Army expects to spend $2.3 billion on UAVs by 2011. DHS wants to spend $10 million to test UAVs next year.
People
Air Force centralizes, streamlines IT purchases
It's a new strategy from the Air Force Information Technology Commodity Council.
People
DARPA awards network security deal
Computer Systems Center Inc. will get $8.7 million to study the feasibility of dynamic network security access.
Acquisition
Treasury cuts software maintenance fees
With an agencywide licensing deal, Treasury lowered its annual maintenance charges for Vignette's content management and portal software.
Acquisition
First SmartBuy deal signed
Environmental Systems Research Institute got the first contract under GSA's enterprise software licensing program.
People
DOD to revamp buying rules
A Defense official wants to halve the time and cost of acquisitions.
People
DHS puts procurement info online
The Homeland Security Department plans to unveil a one-stop shop Web site where businesses can access information about procurement.
Acquisition
Vendors want faster clearance
An industry coalition wants to eliminate bottlenecks that make it hard for companies to get security clearances swiftly for employees working on sensitive federal contracts.
Acquisition
IRS buys strategically
The new procurement approach brings the latest e-business practices to the Treasury Department.
People