Modernization
Procurement shop eyes telecom
Interior's Gov.Works wants to know if there's a market for it to provide telecom acquisitions
People
OFPP pick: Update skills
Updating the acquisition workforce's knowledge and skills and reviewing procurement practices across government top the priorities for the Office of Federal Procurement Policy
Acquisition
DOT contract opens door to cool tech
The Transportation Department last week launched a seven-year, $980 million program to which federal, state and local agencies can turn for help when developing projects involving state-of-the-art technology.
Acquisition
FAA taps Lockheed for oceanic radar
The Federal Aviation Administration is negotiating a contract with Lockheed Martin Air Traffic Management to replace the air traffic control system for tracking aircraft flying across oceans
People
Accessibility help on the way
GSA to make template for procurement and launch course on making accessible Web sites
Acquisition
FAA awarding security contract
CSC will get contract to support FAA's Computer Security Incident Response Capability
Acquisition
Davis pondering services bill
Legislation would promote training, private-sector best practices and share-in-savings contracting
Acquisition
Florida to upgrade crime systems
The state plans to integrate its criminal history and fingerprint systems
Modernization
Navy awards network deal
The Navy awarded a $102.2 million delivery order May 16 to General Dynamics Corp.
People
Lawmakers query need for GSA site
Several members of Congress have asked why GSA is running an online auction site instead of private industry.
Acquisition
A contractor by any name
the identity of the bidder cannot be changed after submitting a proposal.
Acquisition
OFPP nominee sets priorities
Getting definition on performance-based contracts is one basic challenge, nominee says
People
Navy awards network contract
General Dynamics wins a $102.2 million deal to upgrade Navy network infrastructure outside the U.S.
People
Navy lab upgrades supercomputers
The Naval Research Laboratory is SGI's first customer for its new microprocessor technology
Acquisition
FedBizOpps declared procurement hub
FAR Council publishes rule requiring agencies to transition to the FedBizOpps Web site
Acquisition
An equal slice of success
A lot of people in government have high expectations for share-in-savings contracting -- including President Bush
Acquisition
Alliance targets online security
Calnet will bring OpenNetwork's security management product to the government market
Acquisition
Eliminating redundancy
Under the agreement between the Education Department and Accenture, the company developed a plan to shut down the agency's Central Data System
Acquisition