GAO: Energy's contract reforms slowly moving forward
A GAO executive says the Energy Department's contract management practices need more work.
Buy Lines: Straight talk about fed employees, competitive sourcing
As the administration rolls out its final revisions to the Office of Management and Budget's Circular A-76, the warfare over competitive sourcing is certain to intensify.
Brief: DuPont taps Pugliese to lead federal business
<FONT SIZE=2>Frank Pugliese Jr. was appointed managing director of DuPont Government Business Development, a new business based in DuPont's Washington office, as the Wilmington, Del., company increases its emphasis on the federal government.</FONT>
Brief: Share-in-savings is tough
<FONT SIZE=2>Share-in-savings contracting can be effective in motivating contractors to generate savings and revenue for their clients, but it's hard to do in the federal government, according to a recent GAO report.</FONT>
GAO: IT training 'strategic element'
<FONT SIZE=2>	Information technology training is "a strategic element in achieving corporate objectives," not just a support function, according to a recent General Accounting Office study of IT training practices in commercial companies, including IBM Corp., AT&T Corp., Raytheon Co.,Cisco Systems Inc. and Science Applications International Corp.</FONT>
Reorganization authority needed
<FONT SIZE=2>	Congress should give the president fast-track authority to reorganize government agencies to prevent the squabbling that hampered the creation of the Department of Homeland Security, said Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va., chairman of the House Government Reform Committee. </FONT>
Recruitment costs questioned
<FONT SIZE=2>The Transportation Security Administration and Pearson Government Solutions, which recruited thousands of airport passenger screeners for the agency, have come under fire following a report that Pearson recruiters indulged in posh -- and unnecessary -- accommodations at a resort in Colorado. TSA and Pearson officials vigorously disputed the charges.</FONT>
Infotech and the Law: Proposed unbundling rules give small business some hope
Reforms enacted in the mid-1990s promised faster, more efficient procurements. One documented side effect of those reforms, however, was a sharp decline in opportunities for small businesses to bid on government contracts.
Brief: Automated business services
<FONT SIZE=2>The Financial Information Systems Program Office at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is considering an acquisition for the financial services division, to provide maintenance and sustainment for the automated business services system.</FONT>
Brief: FAA telecom support
<FONT SIZE=2>The Federal Aviation Administration is planning three separate contracts for work previously performed under several contracts. The work will support FAA's Telecommunication Services Management organization, which provides engineering, acquisition and management of telecommunications services, networks and equipment. The TSM manages five FAA-owned and leased legacy telecommunications networks that will move to the FAA Telecom Infrastructure network over the next three years.</FONT>
Brief: Human systems engineering
<FONT SIZE=2>The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Md., needs technical services to conduct human systems engineering on new and modified airborne weapons systems and to operate its lab facilities. This is expected to be a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. Additional information can be found on FedBizOpps.gov, solicitation no. N00421-03-R-0068.</FONT>
Cybersecurity downgraded?
<FONT SIZE=2>The decision by the White House to eliminate the President's Critical Infrastructure Protection Board and fold its responsibilities into the new Department of Homeland Security is raising concerns that cybersecurity is losing the attention of the Bush administration.</FONT>
Officials: Unbundling can work under a watchful eye
At a Senate hearing today, federal officials said efforts to unbundle contracts and ease the effects of necessary bundling on small businesses could work if properly implemented and monitored.
Security deadlines for immigration processes at risk
Meeting the deadline for an entry-exit system to track foreigners will be a challenge, federal officials say.
Rep. Davis: Give president fast-track reorganization authority
Congress should give the president fast-track authority to reorganize government agencies to prevent the squabbling that hampered the creation of the Department of Homeland Security, a key House lawmaker said today.
Buy Lines: How to play in the government's market research game
Government and industry have a lot to learn about market research for federal performance-based acquisitions.
DOD issues interim rule
<FONT SIZE=2>An interim acquisition rule went into effect March 1 requiring Defense Department contractors to submit bills electronically and DOD to process the bills electronically. The capability is required by the National Defense Authorization Act of 2001. </FONT>
Brief: New 911 caucus formed
<FONT SIZE=2>Legislators Feb. 25 launched the congressional E-911 Caucus. Caucus members want to ensure emergency call centers get funding to comply with the Federal Communications Commission's Enhanced-911 services mandate. The nation's wireless carriers have until 2005 to adapt their service so that emergency dispatchers can find the location of a 911 call made on a cell phone.</FONT>
DOD to set wireless policy
<FONT SIZE=2>The Defense Department CIO is expected to sign a policy next month that will set guidelines for using wireless devices across the department. The new policy will revise the Pentagon Area Common IT Wireless Security Policy signed last fall, said Dawn Meyerriecks, chief technology officer for the Defense Information Systems Agency. DOD users and vendors should find the departmentwide policy more comprehensive than the Pentagon policy, she said. </FONT>
E-documents need e-preservation
<FONT SIZE=2>The Information Age has spawned an archivist's nightmare. Computers make it easier to create records, whether e-mail or formal documents. But storing them for the long haul wasn't part of the original plan.</FONT>
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