DHS launches cost-cutting measures
DHS has cited savings from recycling software, consolidating contracts and pursuing other cost-cutting measures.
OMB Web site charts government IT spending
A new Web site launched by OMB lets the public see how agencies are spending money on information technology.
FCS to be replaced by smaller modernization efforts
The Future Combat System did not reflect the anti-insurgency lessons learned in Iraq and Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said in an acquisition decision memorandum released June 23.
DOD requests $5.4B for unmanned systems budget
The Defense Department is seeking an increase of 18.4 percent, or $870 million, in funding for unmanned systems in fiscal 2010 over the amount spent for such systems in 2009, Defense Update reported.
E-Verify, cybersecurity are big winners in DHS budget
A House subcommittee has approved a $42.6 billion spending bill for the Homeland Security Department that increases the amount allocated to cybersecurity efforts.
Napolitano backs E-Verify
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said she is a big supporter of E-Verify, the Web-based employment eligibility verification tool.
DHS announces mandatory reviews of service contracts
As part of an efficiency initiative, DHS officials will perform an extra review on all professional service contracts over $1 million starting immediately.
Napolitano plans to spend millions for IT
Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano told a House committee today about DHS' plans to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in IT systems.
The race for technology reform
In his first 100 days in office, President Barack Obama brought a fresh approach to new technologies and an ambitious IT reform agenda. However, a lack of specific details has frustrated the contracting community.
Coast Guard searches for EVM system
The Coast Guard is looking for a contractor to implement an earned value management system at its Aviation Logistics Center at Elizabeth City, N.C.
Does GSA need a makeover?
Experts on government procurement offer insights into what should be the top priorities of the next GSA administrator.
Senate bill would suspend competitive sourcing
Federal agencies would be encouraged to bring previously contracted work in-house under a new bill introduced by Sen. Barbara Mikulski.
Herraiz to manage stimulus package funding at Motorola
Domingo Herraiz, a former Justice Department funding and policy expert, has been named to manage Motorola’s Government and Enterprise Funding Programs.
GAO: NOAA satellite procurement in trouble
NOAA's next-generation weather satellite procurement is running up costs and falling behind schedule, according to a new GAO report.
Some issues to watch in the government market
New priorities and initiatives come along with a new administration. For some critical issues, such as outsourcing and budget constraints, the real impact will not be known for several years.
Mapmakers face stiff tax burden
Mapping and surveying contractors will be hit with a 13 percent withholding of income tax from their federal contracts, a trade association official says.
Unisys to help DOD with financial processes
Unisys has won a GSA task order potentially worth $92 million to provide managed desktop solutions to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service.
Defense contractors see mixed impact from Gates proposals
Defense contractors see potential gains, losses under Gates' plan
CACI will help Veterans manage IT resources
CACI International Inc. will help improve budgetary and financial processes associated with information technology management at the Veterans Affairs Department’s under a new contract.
BearingPoint sells assets; Deloitte gets government business
BearingPoint Inc. will sell substantially all of its assets and effectively go out of business.
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