No-compete contracts decline at DHS
The Homeland Security Department has cut down on noncompetitive contracting and beefed up its oversight of such awards, the inspector general says in a new report released today.
Top CBP procurement execs show lighter side at Industry Day
Many of the top IT and procurement officials at Customs and Border Protection were on hand to share information and a few candid remarks at Tuesday's Industry Day.
Customs increases collaboration with $1B in IT spending at stake
Customs and Border Protection's IT office is using more requests for information and other methods to get ideas from vendors in advance of a procurement, officials said.
Data ownership question looms for cloud providers
Cloud computing requires an evolution in thinking on the part of agency managers and cloud providers on issues including acquisition and data ownership, a panel of CIOs representing defense and civilian agencies said.
CBP to spend $750M on Arizona border technologies
Mark Borkowski, assistant commissioner of Customs and Border Protection's Office of Technology Innovation and Acquisition, outlined procurement plans for the next phase of border security in the southwestern United States.
DHS unveils rigid requirements to replace terminated SBINet
The Homeland Security Department is inviting vendors to an Industry Day on Feb. 17 to present its three-part strategy for border-security solutions to replace the cancelled SBInet program.
Goodbye SBInet, hello Integrated Fixed Tower system?
The Homeland Security Department is seeking solutions for an Integrated Fixed Tower system at the border, which appears to have some similarities to the canceled SBInet system.
Boeing's SBInet contract gets the axe
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says Boeing's virtual fence can't meetin security objectives. New strategy includes a mix of new technologies at the border.
IG Skinner to leave DHS
Inspector General Richard Skinner will be leaving his role as a federal government watchdog on March 1 after 42 years of service.
Contractors lack skills to help agency modernize, Customs official says
Ken Ritchhart, Customs' IT chief, is urging IT workers to get retrained. What advice is he offering his prime contractors?
SBInet contract gets another 30 day extension
The SBInet electronic border surveillance system under construction in Arizona is getting another 30-day extension.
SAIC systems assistance will strengthen US-VISIT program
Science Applications International Corp. will provide systems engineering to the Homeland Security Department under a task order that could be worth as much as $40 million over the course of the four-year, nine-month length of the award.
Protest stops $450M DHS award to CACI
Protests by the the losing bidders have put a halt to the Homeland Security Department's plans to revamp its financial management systems.
Lockheed agrees to settle Deepwater False Claims lawsuit
A whistle-blower and Lockheed Martin have signed a settlement for an undisclosed amount, but the fight with Northrop Grumman continues.
SBInet contract reportedly renewed for 30 days
Boeing's contract to work on the Homeland Security Department's SBInet electronic surveillance system at the Arizona-Mexico border is getting another 30 days, according to a published report.
Cyber 'epidemic' grows more urgent
With cyber threats to linked systems a potential epidemic, a panel of security leaders call for government to step up efforts on standards, collaboration and raising public awareness.
Lockheed, General Dynamics protest $2.6B DHS award
Rivals want the General Services Administration and Homeland Security Department to rethink their decision to award Northrop Grumman the contract to build the infrastructure for the new DHS headquarters campus.
No summer doldrums for Citizant’s fed contracts pursuit
Citizant Inc. won new government contracts that combined are worth approximately $42 million over the next five years, the company reported today.
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