Acquisition

Christmas in September

A Legal View: The delay in approval of it funds is likely to make an always hectic experience more frantic

People

TRW wins defense, weather pacts

Company to help Air Force with missile tracking system and weather system consolidation

Acquisition

Hewlett-Packard tapped for VA deal

Under the $225 million task order, HP will help the agency standardize its systems

People

Section 803 remains on hold

Industry officials said they have been told that Section 803 will not be implemented until Oct. 1

Acquisition

GWAC fees raise concern

GAO report says agencies are not providing full proof to OMB that the fees they collect accurately reflect operating costs

Acquisition

Marines turn to portal to spur competition

The Marine Corps has launched a Web portal designed to streamline its procurement process and spur competition

Modernization

Telecom troubles

As telecom providers struggle financially, nervous feds seek alternatives, backups

People

NMCI service under scrutiny

The Navy has turned up the heat on EDS, monitoring the service users are receiving through the Navy Marine Corps Intranet

People

Security and vendor rights

A Legal View: The government may invoke national security to curtail vendors' dispute rights

People

Army creates BPAs for wireless services

Agreements lower costs, but security still a concern

People

Army awards WIN-T pact

The Army awarded a pair of contracts that will let two vendor teams battle it out for the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical program

People

NMCI reaches key milestone

The 20,000-seat mark signifies the official start of the monitoring of service-level agreements

People

Army sets up battle for WIN-T

The Army awarded contracts that will let two vendor teams battle it out for the multibillion-dollar tactical intranet

Acquisition

VA bolsters IT security

The VA has embarked on an innovative cybersecurity approach that could serve as a model for other federal agencies

People

DLA phases in modernization

The Defense Logistics Agency has implemented the first release of its Business Systems Modernization program

People

OFPP tables Section 803

The Bush administration has abandoned its proposal to restrict how DOD buys information technology services on the GSA schedule

Acquisition

Avoid overkill

Commentary: Let's keep T&M in our toolkit. And let's do a better job of doing it smartly.

People

Retreat called on 803 provision

Administration officials say they will not push a restriction on DOD's schedule buys to those with a fixed, firm price

People

OMB freezes management systems

Freeze affects investments on financial, HR and procurement systems at agencies moving to the Homeland Security Department

Acquisition

Houston contract under fire

Houston officials are dealing with allegations that a procurement to provide free computer software to more than 3 million residents appears to have been 'rigged'