Acquisition

'Curiouser and curiouser'

Commentary: With Republicans like this, who needs Democrats?'

Acquisition

Officials debate overlap in GSA contracts

GSA is well on its way to completing the first thorough study of potential duplication across its IT offerings

Modernization

FTS offers strategy for future

Proposed strategy is focused on meeting specific needs and changing how agencies use FTS' services

People

Army releases major network RFP

The Army has released its RFP for the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical program

People

DISA suspends DREN award

Two competitors for the $450 million contract have announced they are protesting the award to WorldCom

People

Navy eyes NMCI extension

Navy officials are investigating the possibility of modifying the contract date with EDS

People

IBM to fix DOD bookkeeping

Contract calls for blueprint to guide financial systems development, spending

Acquisition

Management by scandal

Column: This time, the play does not seem to be proceeding according to script

Acquisition

IT contract overlap under scrutiny

Potential duplication of IT offerings at GSA should be expanded to include all federal IT contracts, officials say

People

DOD sizing up financial chaos

Contract to develop a financial management architecture is first step toward getting systems under control

Modernization

Davis seeks review of telecom awards

Rep. Tom Davis has asked for a review of GSA's methods for choosing vendors on its local telecom contracts

People

Testing e-commerce waters

Naval group improves services procurement with Amazon.com-inspired online system

People

Charting a new course

Navsea used innovative thinking to buy just the right software package for its e-commerce solution

Acquisition

GSA freezes IT leasing

GSA put a moratorium on new leasing deals for IT products through Federal Supply Service schedule contracts

Acquisition

Air traffic program hits turbulence

Raytheon Co. has filed its second protest against an air traffic modernization project potentially worth $1 billion

Acquisition

VA awards 'peach' of a contract

VA awarded PCHS-2, a $1.3 billion hardware and software follow-on contract, to four primes

Acquisition

Raytheon protests FAA competition

Raytheon has filed its second protest against an air traffic modernization project

Acquisition

GSA puts moratorium on IT leasing

Agencies face 60-day hold on leasing IT products from contractors under the Federal Supply Service's schedule

People

Army test drives transformation

A pilot project in the Washington, D.C., area will serve as a test bed for the Army's vision of an enterprise 'infostructure'

Acquisition

Do metrics measure up?

GAO, agency officials consider ways to gauge the government's success in managing large IT services contracts