E-Verify rule brings new compliance requirements
07/23/08 -- 03:12 PM The politically charged issue of illegal immigration has entered the federal procurement arena, and the result likely will be a new compliance obligation for many contractors, along with workforce turnover for those employing illegal aliens.
GAO to GSA: Rely on pre-award audits for contract cost stability
07/23/08 -- 09:42 AM To keep prices stable on its Multiple Award Schedules contracts, GSA should continue to rely on pre-award audits as much as pricing policies, GAO officials told a Multiple Award Schedule Advisory Panel this week.
TopOff 5 competition raises possible conflict of interest
07/21/08 -- 12:34 PM Two senators have alleged that FEMA officials are ignoring a potential conflict of interest and other possible ethics violations with regard to the multimillion-dollar contract.
Services council wants conflict rules updated
07/18/08 -- 03:54 PM The federal government’s regulations on organizational conflicts of interest in contracting need to be restructured to avoid a “one-size-fits-all” approach, PSC has recommended.
Thompson skeptical of TSA outsourcing strategy
07/18/08 -- 11:08 AM The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee requested information on 14 concerns about the outsourcing of management of TSA’s Integrated Hiring Operations and Personnel Program.
Bills would increase monitoring of contractors
07/17/08 -- 02:49 PM Leaders in the intelligence community would have to keep closer tabs on what contractors are doing in their agencies under bills pending in Congress.
OMB: Team effort needed on FISMA
07/17/08 -- 11:32 AM Contractors that supply agencies with outsourced services must work with those agencies to meet FISMA requirements, OMB said this week.
PSC: DOD’s pass-through rule needs work
07/16/08 -- 03:02 PM The Professional Services Council said the rule could be a burden for subcontractors.
SBA, Navy sign Seaport-e memorandum
07/16/08 -- 10:19 AM The agreement will give more contract opportunities to the small and disadvantaged firms participating in SBA’s 8(a) Business Development program.
GAO: FBI needs to refine cost controls for Sentinel
07/15/08 -- 04:32 PM The FBI must establish more stringent controls over contractor expenses on the $425 million Sentinel automated case-management system to keep close tabs on project costs, government auditors say.
Partners profile: Sun Microsystems
07/14/08; Vol. 23, No. 12 Find information on Sun Microsystems' small-business partners.
Bids and proposals
07/14/08; Vol. 23, No. 12 The Missouri Office of Administration wants a contractor to provide computer-aided dispatching for the state’s highway patrol.
Fine line between transparency and chaos
07/14/08; Vol. 23, No. 12 Transparency is essential to building credibility when dealing with public funds and the public trust, and numerous proposals now before Congress seek to enhance transparency in government contracting. Their essential
goal is laudable even though some of these proposals are driven by
a misperception that fraud is rampant in federal contracting — a
perception even the special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction
has repeatedly challenged.
Maryland plans RFP for statewide communications system
07/11/08 -- 02:52 PM Three departments in the state of Maryland will fund the initial stages of a multiyear, statewide communications project that would allow first responders from different jurisdictions to communicate with each other.
Unisys files protest over TSA down-select
07/10/08 -- 12:29 PM Unisys has filed a protest with GAO objecting to being left off the list of finalist bidders for the estimated $2 billion contract for TSA's Information Technology Infrastructure Program.
DHS needs information security support
07/09/08 -- 03:26 PM The Homeland Security Department is seeking information from contractors that could provide technical support and analysis for its information security program.
Shared services providers favored for financial work
07/08/08 -- 09:59 AM Agencies are increasingly choosing contractors as shared service providers for their modernized financial management systems over federal agencies that provide the same services.
Army seeks facial-recognition, fingerprinting technologies
07/07/08 -- 09:42 AM The Army wants 3-D facial-recognition and multispectral fingerprinting technologies for its Biometrics Automated Toolset program managed by the Language and Technology Center.
Skinner: TSA cut corners on sole-source awards
07/02/08 -- 10:59 AM The agency did not fully justify the lack of competition for 15 single-source contracts totaling $469 million that it awarded in fiscal 2006, according to a new report.
Bart & Associates acquires Digital Solutions
07/02/08 -- 10:05 AM Bart & Associates Inc., a provider of enterprise software solutions, has acquired Digital Solutions Inc.
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