No excuse for frivolous protests
The idea of using protests as part of a government sales strategy is a disturbing concept.
GAO finds 25 contractors got work after debarrment
More than two dozen federal contractors guilty of fraud and illegal activity still managed to win millions of dollars in contracts, according to a new GAO report.
GAO publishes Red Book volume
The GAO has finished updating the second edition of its main reference guide to federal appropriations and how they affect budgeting and contracting.
McCaskill to head new contracting oversight committee
Sen. Joe Lieberman has tapped Sen. Claire McCaskill to chair a new subcommittee that will deal with contracting abuses.
GAO: losing company misread Web posting on Deepwater
Marinette Marine lost its protest over a Deepwater contract partly because it misread a Web site posting, GAO says.
Contractors with units in tax havens might be unfairly targeted
A GAO report says 63 of the largest federal contractors are operating subsidiaries in offshore tax havens, and the Justice Department is concerned that the report could lead to a blacklist.
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Contract watch
Boeing is protesting the award of a $1.1 billion contract for weather satellites to Lockheed Martin Corp. Meanwhile, Science Applications International Corp.’s nearly $100 million sale of nonintrusive inspection systems to the Army is proceeding apace.
GAO rejects Marinette protest over Deepwater cutter
The Government Accountability Office has rejected a bid protest from Marinette Marine Corp. over a Coast Guard ship-building contract awarded to Bollinger Shipyards Inc.
Boeing protests GOES-R award to Lockheed
Boeing has filed a protest with GAO challenging the award of a $1.1 billion contract for next-gen weather satellites to Lockheed Martin.
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