Small business: In brief
The rhetoric between congressional leaders and the Small Business Administration continues, with Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) firing the latest shot.
Inside track: In brief
The General Services Administration needs local telecommunications services for federal agencies in New York and New Jersey. The contracts will replace the Metropolitan Area Acquisition contracts.
Infotech and the Law | Lack of indemnification guidance makes a clear danger
It's déjà vu all over again for companies that regularly do business with state and local governments: Will the state agency negotiate mutually agreeable indemnification and limitation of liability provisions?
Homeland watch: In brief
Along the Secure Border Initiative's speed to deployment, people are talking about a Q&A published by the Homeland Security Department in May that suggests contractors are worried about the expense of moving large numbers of employees to remote border regions to set up the system.
Senate approves Portman, Doan to lead OMB, GSA respectively
The Senate has confirmed former congressman Robert Portman as the new director of the Office of Management and Budget, and Lurita Alexis Doan as the next administrator of the General Services Administration.
DHS CIO Charbo promoted; other leadership posts filled
Scott Charbo's appointment as acting undersecretary for management and the confirmations of three senior DHS appointees filled notable gaps in the senior ranks of a department that has wrestled with leadership turnover.
Buy lines: Clearance crisis gnaws at contracting process
The sudden decision by the Defense Security Service to halt processing of new and periodic renewals of security clearances for contractor employees further exacerbated an already troubled process.
Infotech and the law: Know rules of GSA schedule contracting with DOD
The Defense Department has issued a slew of policy pronouncements and rule changes to ensure that its employees use GSA schedule contracts in prudent, cost-effective, legally sound ways, both contractually and fiscally speaking.
Kerry blasts closure of Veteran's Contracting Office
The closure of the Veteran's Contracting Office at the Small Business Administration and the planned cancellation of the Veterans Advisory Committee in September have drawn the ire of Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.).
Small business: In brief
Logistics Applications Inc. finally won a facilities management services contract with the Energy Department, after the company's initial 2005 win of the deal was protested by the National Treasury Employees Union.
Inside Track: New federal projects
IT services center sought; Korean command needs IT services; DISA asks for proposals
Souped-up grant programs target port security
As Congress prepares to approve increased funding for port security grants, contractors said the money is likely to pay for more comprehensive surveillance, domain awareness and information-sharing IT systems which, in many cases, systems integrators are installing.
Deltek charts int'l course
Kevin Parker is blowing the cover on his "very well-kept secret inside the Beltway." The president and CEO of Deltek Systems Inc. is taking the Washington-area software company global as one of several efforts to maintain its double-digit growth
Integrators check up on health biz
Contractors are increasingly anticipating a windfall of health care IT opportunities, but several obstacles still stand in their way.
Davis moves to block controversial Treasury mega-contract
Rep. Tom Davis has called on the Office of Electronic Government to intervene in the Treasury Department's plans to award its own contentious billion-dollar communications contract instead of using the General Services Administration's Networx telecom vehicle.
Koontz: Feds fall short on protecting private data
Federal agencies are falling short in protecting privacy when performing data mining, according to congressional testimony from a senior Government Accountability Office official.
DOD unveils plan to prevent future security clearance interruptions
The Defense Department has proposed long-term measures, including a new internal oversight office, to prevent recurring problems that recently forced it to stop processing security clearances for industry.
DHS' Jackson: TWIC procurement, reprogramming coming
The Homeland Security Department plans to request proposals for a Transportation Worker Identity Credential systems integrator soon, deputy secretary Michael P. Jackson said in testimony before the Senate.
DHS denied full funding pending improvements
The Homeland Security Department is facing $1.3 billion in financial penalties imposed by a House Subcommittee against DHS' Science and Technology directorate, Customs and Border Patrol's Automation Modernization, U.S. Visitor Immigration Status Indicator Technology program and Secure Border Initiative, among other programs, in next year's budget.
Amendment moves forward to restart clearance process
Defense Authorization bill amendments provide a starting point for resolving security clearance slowdown.
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