Collins asks AMS for thrift contract records
A senator is asking the original contractor on the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board record-keeping system, American Management Systems Inc., for all of its records relating to the project.
Doing Business With The Marine Corps
Marine Corps<br>#2 Navy Annex<br>Washington, DC 20380-1775<br>(703) 614-2500
Navy students go to school on Groove Networks
Navy students on opposite coasts and across borders are swapping files and instant messages in a virtual classroom they can tap into from their desktop and portable PCs.
Apply now for liability protection under the Safety Act
On July 11, the Department of Homeland Security proposed regulations offering guidance on applying for Safety Act coverage. The agency will begin processing applications for protection Sept. 1.
Buy Lines: 'Most effective organizations' deliver solutions
In recent testimony on Capitol Hill, Comptroller General David Walker stressed that, for agencies to compete successfully in public-private competitions, they "should consider how competitive sourcing relates to human capital, improved financial performance, expanded reliance on electronic government and budget and performance integration."
Responders get access in blackout
	Priority services operated by the National Communications System gave government officials and emergency personnel access to both landline and wireless telecommunications during the blackout that shut down parts of the Northeast.
Misused funds get office closed
	The General Services Administration closed down its Federal Technology Service field office in Bremerton, Wash., after the agency's inspector general found that staff misused the IT Fund to buy construction, architecture and engineering services.
Web front end fixed on savings plan
	By synchronizing settings of the mainframe host and telecommunications equipment of its new record-keeping system, the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board said it eliminated a major kink in Web services for the Thrift Savings Plan.
Two firms will power E-Travel
Government travel will enter a new era over the next several years as two companies go head to head to provide online travel management services to federal civilian agencies.
Housing risk management
	The Federal Housing Finance Board wants to acquire an enterprise risk management system to measure market risk exposures at each of its banks. The system will also be used for a comprehensive market-value-of-portfolio equity sensitivity analysis. For more information contact David Lee, senior acquisition official, Office of Management, Federal Housing Finance Board, 1777 F St. NW, Washington, DC 20006, or <BR>
Afghan command and control needs
	The Air Force wants information on new concepts for beyond line-of-sight, command and control capabilities for sustained air operations in Afghanistan. Companies wishing to provide this capability as a service provider also should respond.
Oak Ridge IT services
	The Energy Department issued a request for quotes for IT services at its Oak Ridge, Tenn., facilities. The services will support Office of Science, National Nuclear Security Administration and Environmental Management programs. The current contracts are worth $155 million over five years and are held by Bechtel Jacobs Co. LLC, BWX Technologies Inc. and Battelle Memorial Institute. Competition is limited to small businesses with a GSA schedule. More information is at http://www.oro.doe.gov<BR>
Matrix taps databases
The departments of Homeland Security and Justice are supporting the creation of a new analytical tool that will help states battle terrorism by enabling them to quickly share and analyze information from multiple commercial and government databases.
Collins probes contracting practices
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, is questioning the contracting practices that led the Federal Thrift Retirement Investment Board to spend $36 million on a new record-keeping system from American Management Systems Inc. of Fairfax, Va., and receive nothing in return.
Doing Business With the Government Printing Office
Government Printing Office<br>732 North Capitol St. NW<br>Washington, D.C. 20401<br>(202) 512-1991
Library maps future of digital content
With $100 million in hand, the Library of Congress is looking for partners with matching funds to build a national digital information infrastructure.
Lockheed Martin, ACS trade IT units
The swap of information technology units between Lockheed Martin Corp. and Affiliated Computer Services Inc. makes perfect sense for each company, according to industry analysts. The two firms announced Aug. 1 that Lockheed Martin would acquire ACS' federal government IT business, and ACS would acquire Lockheed Martin's commercial IT business.
Infotech and the Law: No such thing as a harmless clause in fed contracts
Government contracts contain so much standard wording that contractors, particularly small and mid-sized contractors, sometimes conclude it's just so much boilerplate and of little significance.
Buy Lines: Don't rush to limit use of GSA schedules
The Navy is seriously considering a new policy that would limit sharply its ability to use General Services Administration schedules for support services. The policy would explicitly prohibit using non-Navy contracting vehicles unless the head of the contracting agency approves it. A similar policy is reportedly being discussed among Air Force officials.
Despite proposed debarment, MCI sees itself a contender
The General Services Administration's proposed debarment of WorldCom Inc. from future government work has caused a stir in the systems integration and the telecommunications service provider communities. But despite the threat of being ousted, the company remains optimistic about its future in the federal space.
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