Cybersecurity
DHS official under investigation for visa aid
Alejandro Mayorkas under scrutiny for allegedly helping a Chinese investor get a visa at contractor's behest.
People
GAO questions Air Force budget shuffling
Air Force funding maneuvers that saved some employees from furloughs and other fiscal stresses may have a hard time expanding as auditors want to see more proof of its effectiveness.
Cybersecurity
TSA set to expand pre-check, biometrics
The Transportation Security Agency plans to dramatically expand its pre-screened passenger security program in the coming months, throwing open online enrollment and expanding the number of airports where travelers can go to provide biometric data.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers push for smarter acquisition at TSA
'We don't have to look far to know the process is broken,' one House critic declares.
Acquisition
Bill would limit reverse auctions
Despite GSA's empbrace of the procurement technique, some lawmakers seek to restrict its use.
Acquisition
Multiprong support comes for strategic sourcing
Legislation and a new GSA contract could bolster practices intended to amplify federal buying power.
Acquisition
A show of support for strategic sourcing
Legislation to expand bulk buying expected on July 18, as FAS commissioner touts savings to date.
Acquisition
Some senators skeptical about strategic sourcing
Can GSA's bulk-buying strategy really save the big dollars its supporters promise?
Digital Government
NIST delivers long-sought standards for iris recognition
New guidelines for identity verification also cover on-card fingerprint recognition.
People
Industry nervous about SUSPEND Act
Bill to centralize the process for suspending or debarring contractors unneeded, could create new problems, critics warn.
Acquisition
Aiding small biz in the GWAC age
Conference speakers outline the challenges, solutions for small firms in the federal contracting market as budgets shrink and projects grow more complex.
People
The magic of acquisition
Acquisition leaders talk innovation, the role of the CIO, budget cuts and staff crunches at 'MAGIC.'
Acquisition
Contractor compensation: Just a giveaway?
A reader argues that contractor compensation should be done away with.
Cybersecurity
Agencies prepare new acquisitions
An online storefront for one agency, a re-competed IDIQ for another, will bring some new technology into the government.
Acquisition
Report tracks 'tail spend'
A new report from the IBM Center for the Business of Government provides what it calls the first quantitative analysis of the federal government’s mostly overlooked "tail spend," which drains billions of dollars in a jumble of ill-defined products and services.
Digital Government
Tangherlini touts GSA's ability to boost efficiency
In a blog post, the newly-confirmed administrator says president's push for better management means new opportunities to help other agencies.
Acquisition
GSA launches reverse-auction platform
The Navy is among the first users of the new online tool.
Acquisition
Deconstructing the contractor compensation debate
Agencies have been reimbursing companies for executive compensation since the Clinton administration. What started as an effort to persuade contractors to stick with the federal market during a time of private-sector economic boom has continued and the cap on the amount paid has risen inexorably, leading to an increasingly loud clamor for reform.
Digital Government