People
'My GSA Advantage' coming this summer
Attention, government shoppers! The General Services Administration's online shopping site is getting personal starting Aug. 1.
People
GSA details auction plan
Online auctions and socalled reverse auctions that allow multiple users to aggregate buys to get lower prices are all the rage in the private sector. The General Services Administration plans to test the online auction waters beginning next month, but it will have to convince vendors and users that it's a good move for government.
People
Overworked and untrained
Agency officials recognized that the federal acquisition work force is woefully undertrained for the current procurement environment.
Acquisition
Card fees a tough sell
The amount of goods bought by federal employees wielding government purchase cards is soaring: $10.2 billion worth in fiscal 1999, with an expected increase of 20 percent in fiscal 2000.
Acquisition
Purchase card fees pinch vendor profits
The government purchase card, which has become big business over the past several years, is proving to be too much of a good thing for some computer companies.
People
DOD contracting practices stifle competition
Study finds awards are routinely given to incumbent contractors despite mandates designed to promote fair competition
People
GSA shutting down distribution centers
The move is designed to usher customers to the administration's ecommerce system, GSA Advantage
Acquisition
CSC wins integration contract
$50 million award from GSA will buy strategic planning, requirement analysis, system design and integration
Acquisition
Georgia shopping for telephony system
The state is running a series of Internet telephony lab trials to determine which company and system will best suit its needs
People
Government, industry conclude catalog pilot
Project shows it's possible for government users to search, order and pay for products from different online catalogs
Acquisition
Online auction plan gains momentum
Site would sell surplus collected from sources such as drug bust property seizures, assets from housing foreclosures and overstocked government inventories
Acquisition
Comsat signs $60 million federal satellite deal
The sixyear contract covers the company's fixed and mobile satellite services but allows for new offerings when they become available
People
Lessons in contracting
The Defense Department is enhancing the resources available to its acquisition work force, including new policies and training that will help the department focus on performance-based contracting.
Acquisition
GSA call center BPA winners
GSA's Telephone and Internet Customer Contact Systems and Solutions blanket purchase aggreement
Acquisition
IRS deal eases load
Electronic software delivery is a hit at the Internal Revenue Service.
Acquisition
GSA readies online auction site
The agency hopes to launch an online auction site by next month that will make it easier for agencies to buy IT
Acquisition
Attention shoppers: E-Mall expanding
Intelisys selected to lead the growth of Massachusetts's multistate procurement effort
People
Navy defends intranet deal
The Navy last week erected a defensive perimeter around its Navy/Marine Corps Intranet proposal in an effort to fend off growing congressional resistance to a contract that could cost the service as much as $16 billion.
People
DOD leans on leasing, outsourcing
To keep up with the rapid rate of change, the military is increasingly inclined to lease services rather than buy equipment, Assistant Defense Secretary Arthur Money said Thursday
Acquisition