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
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
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