Acquisition

Vendor-friendly Web site coming to DHS

The Homeland Security Department (DHS) will soon unveil a new Web site for vendors to submit ideas, technologies and solutions to the department as it boosts efforts to help businesses ? large and small ? get their solutions in front of the agency.

People

DOD system tracks A-76 progress

The Pentagon is readying a Web-based system to track the progress of A-76 outsourcing initiatives

People

Army readies infostructure RFP

The Army is expected to release a request for proposals on a project to overhaul its IT infrastructure

Acquisition

PC Mall adds HP, Apple

PC Mall Gov is adding HP and Apple products to its GSA schedule contract

Acquisition

New council replaces PEC

The Federal Acquisition Council will have a broader membership and focus than the Procurement Executives Council

People

DHS opens doors for small biz

The new department is reaching out as it builds its infrastructure

Modernization

FTS to bundle telecom services

GSA soon will enable agencies to buy local and long-distance telecom services bundled together, using the FTS 2001 contract

People

Mismanaging managers

Commentary: As long as we don't recognize that contract managers are managers, it will be hard to attract high-flyers to those jobs

Acquisition

ITAA seeks bundling changes

ITAA has joined the chorus of industry groups opposed to the Bush administration's proposed rules on contract bundling

Acquisition

Proposal pushes vendor registration

Proposed rule would require all vendors to register in the Central Contractor Registration database

Acquisition

GSA schedule spending on rise

Researcher predicts schedule spending will draw close to even with full and open contract spending

Acquisition

Objection raised to bundling change

Coalition for Government Procurement calls for withdrawal of proposed contract bundling rule

People

DOD acquisition chief retiring

Pete Aldridge, undersecretary for acquisition, technology and logistics, will retire May 23

Acquisition

FTS as Wal-Mart?

With change as dominant theme at conference, experts see FTS in 'universal integrator' role

Acquisition

GSA proposes to cut vendor fees

Industrial funding fee would drop from 1 percent to 0.75 percent beginning Jan. 1, 2004

Acquisition

OMB seeking competitive option

OMB is examining a streamlined competition process to replace direct conversions

Acquisition

GAO knocks GSA's Advantage

Report says the system has never accounted for more than half of 1 percent of GSA schedule sales

Acquisition

Find me a find

Business Matchmaking is a program to put small businesses together with potential federal customers

Acquisition

Contract bundling attracts more scrutiny

Snowe: Prohibitions may need to go further

Acquisition

Linking spending and logic

Editorial: The simple fact that Rep. Davis is attempting to bring order to what is now a hodgepodge acquisition system is a good sign