Command for support vessels
The Army has issued a request for information for equipment and subsystems to support command, control, communications, computer, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance requirements of its next generation theater support vessel.
DRC fights civil damages lawsuit
Systems integrator Dynamics Research Corp. faces civil fines of up to $30 million under a government lawsuit charging that the company failed to properly supervise two employees who defrauded the government on contracts at Hanscom Air Force Base in Massachusetts.
Davis asks hard questions of TSA
Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va., wants some answers from the Transportation Security Administration after weapons and other suspicious materials were found last week on two Southwest Airlines planes.
A call for swift action on Safety Act protections
A congressman airs concerns over the need to get Safety Act liability protections into place quickly.
OMB considers NIAP for software certifications
The software certification role of National Information Assurance Partnership might expand from defense and national security agencies to all federal agencies, a White House official tells Congress.
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Buy Lines:Contract in trouble? Don't ditch it ? transform it
As contractor and government teams prepare and evaluate proposals, we are reminded that federal agencies increasingly depend on contractors to fulfill their missions. But what can be done when the contract isn't going well, and the contractor and government teams find themselves in situations that aren't working?
Infotech and the Law: New York to keep close eye on contractor lobbying
On Aug. 14, a law took effect that places substantial new obligations on the marketing and lobbying activities of companies doing business with the state of New York. Known as Executive Order 127, "Providing For Additional State Procurement Disclosure," it requires contractors to establish new training and compliance programs for doing business in New York.
Share in savings gets a boost
Contractors can expect more opportunities for share-in-savings contracts under a new procurement rule proposed early this month by the General Services Administration.
GSA to nix six IT procurement vehicles
The sun is setting on multiple-award, governmentwide acquisition contracts that provide niche IT services.
Senate OKs Iraq competition
The Senate approved an amendment to a supplemental spending bill this month that requires new Iraqi construction contracts to be awarded through full and open competition, unless the contracting agency publicly justifies a sole-source or limited-bid contract.
Fed IT privacy policy issued
The Office of Management and Budget told agencies to perform privacy assessments on all new IT systems and systems that are undergoing major changes in an effort to better protect personal data collected by the government.
SmartBuy a tough sell
A top House lawmaker is pressing the General Services Administration to move forward with the SmartBuy enterprisewide software licensing program. The Office of Management and Budget has said SmartBuy will save more than $100 million annually, but GSA faces resistance from agencies and contractors that question how the program will work and whether they will benefit from it.
Brief: Local exchange services
The Air Force Materiel Command 38th Engineering Installation Group is looking for local telephone exchange services for recruiter sites in Charlottesville, Va., and Rhode Island. Services include local access for commercial business lines, analog subscriber lines, analog trunks, transport channel services, directory number and number portability, emergency 911 service, operator and director assistance and other services.
Brief: Communication equipment
The Air Force Europe Contracting Squadron at Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany needs a contractor for operations and maintenance of communication equipment for Southern Europe Communications, with opportunities in Italy, Spain, Greece and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Brief: Inventory management applications
The U.S. Forest Service needs inventory management software for itself and other agencies with forest fire warehouse facilities. Between 250 and 350 government workers in fire cache business operations would use it. Their duties include defining customers and orders; requisitions, purchase orders and requests for supply items; issuing and receiving goods; documenting work orders; and back-ordering items.
Groups fight identity fraud
After the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, when authorities learned that seven of the 19 hijackers held Virginia driver's licenses, the state immediately moved to crack down on loopholes. Other states followed suit, and it appeared for a time that Congress would take steps to ensure the states could collaborate in preventing driver's license fraud.
Amendment limits no-bid Iraq contracts
The Senate moves to require that new Iraqi construction contracts be awarded competitively, unless the contracting agency publicly justifies a sole source or limited-bid contract.
Putnam asks GSA to clarify progress on SmartBuy
Rep. Adam Putnam is questioning the General Services Administration about why it is taking so long to get the SmartBuy enterprisewide software license buying initiative under way.
Amendment would require competition on Iraq contracts
Contracts for rebuilding Iraq would have to be awarded through full and open competition, according to an amendment lawmakers said they plan to add to an upcoming supplemental appropriations bill.
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