Acquisition

NSA may expand outsourcing

Agency's outsourcing efforts likely will not end with the $5 billion Groundbreaker project

Modernization

Commerce awards telecom deal

Commerce's $6 million telecom pact moves e-gov plan forward

Acquisition

SBA seeks private-sector solution

Agency looks to financial institutions for a ready-to-use loan monitoring system

People

Navy networking deal due

The Navy should award a delivery order this week for networking products and services outside the U.S.

People

Pentagon to outsource three medical help desks

Officials at DOD's Military Health System hope to save $30 million annually by outsourcing help desks at three medical sites

Acquisition

ICMA signs buying partner

The organization has a deal with Way2Bid to give governments yet another procurement option

Acquisition

GAO study shows sector is alive and well

For all the rhetoric, small businesses as a whole have held up well in the federal marketplace

Acquisition

GAO dubious of savings via easier buying ways

Agencies pushing Congress to give them permanent authority in acquistion practices fail to prove their methods save time or money

Acquisition

The winners

The e-Customs Partnership team includes these companies

Acquisition

Contracting bazaar draws Hill scrutiny

A growing number of federal agencies have discovered they can generate revenue by serving as middlemen

Acquisition

IBM gets Customs pact

The Customs Service selected a team led by IBM Global Services Inc. for its $1.3 billion Customs Modernization Prime Integration Contract

Acquisition

Customs picks IBM as prime

IBM Global Services will lead the Customs Service's $1.4 billion modernization project

People

Spawar shift to Sun likely to proceed

Official: A Navy plan to replace HP systems with Sun equipment might violate procurement rules

People

The Army goes astray

Businesses and agencies have embraced outsourcing as a way to save money while concentrating on core responsibilities.

Acquisition

Zoned in for more contracts

IT firms say SBA's HUBZone falls short

Acquisition

Panel has one mandate: Scrutinize outsourcing

A joint public/private panel formed to find the best ways to outsource federal functions to industry has a long road ahead, according to experts who believe the effort at least provides a good start.

Acquisition

The Circuit

The budget doesn't make sense at the best of times, but it really gets interesting when a program -- sort of -- switches agencies.

Acquisition

DLT expands schedule offerings

Alliances offer QLogic storage-area network products and Hiawatha search solutions

Acquisition

Davis seeks studies on contracting

Requested reports would put seat management, FSS, FTS under microscope

Acquisition

GAO denies protest of Air Force award

Cherokee Information Services protested contract award for a command and control center