E-Verify deadline postponed again
The Homeland Security Department has extended until June 30 the deadline for contractors to begin using the employment verification system.
Mapmakers face stiff tax burden
Mapping and surveying contractors will be hit with a 13 percent withholding of income tax from their federal contracts, a trade association official says.
Coast Guard schedules TWIC reader meeting
The Coast Guard will hold a public meeting to discuss its new risk-based rule for using Transportation Worker Identification Credential readers at port facilities.
H-1B petitions fall short of cap
U.S. immigration authorities have received only 42,000 H-1B visa applications in the latest tally.
General Dynamics wins USCIS contract
The company will produce blank identification cards for USCIS to be used for new immigrant work eligibility cards.
Coast Guard may need to report officials hired by contractors
The Coast Guard would change some acquisition processes under new legislation.
POGO: Penalized contractors kept winning contracts
A government watchdog group says some contractors kept winning federal work despite being banned from getting that work.
BearingPoint sells assets; Deloitte gets government business
BearingPoint Inc. will sell substantially all of its assets and effectively go out of business.
ManTech taps Addeo to lead Defense Systems Group
ManTech International Corp. has named Louis Addeo president of its Defense Systems Group, the company’s largest business unit.
Unisys starts global forum for government, IT executives
Unisys Corp. has created a global forum to bring together leaders from government and the information technology industry.
Private tax collectors lose IRS work
The tax agency found that federal employees were more cost effective than the debt contractors.
Skinner: CBP improperly used award-fee approach
Customs and Border Protection paid $8 million in award fees to an Alaska Native firm on an improperly structured contract, said Homeland Security Inspector General Richard Skinner.
Coleman resigns as ManTech president and COO
Robert Coleman, president and chief operating officer at ManTech International Corp., is stepping down from his posts.
Microsoft tops U.S. companies on H-1B visas
Microsoft was the top U.S. company to receive H-1B visas in 2008, reports U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Margaret Graves takes reins as acting DHS CIO
Margaret Graves takes over as acting chief information officer today on Richard Mangogna's last day as CIO.
SRA to provide conflict-resolution support to EPA
SRA International will support the EPA’s conflict-resolution programs under a five-year, $55 million contract renewal.
Budget gives boost to IT, health care
The Health and Human Services Department would get money to increase techology, research and program integrity under the HHS $76.8 billion request.
DHS to pursue flexible acquisition methods
The Homeland Security Department has modified its investment review process and is strengthening procurement, according to its management undersecretary, Elaine Duke.
Treasury grapples with devising systems for TARP
The department plans to release soon requests for proposals for the modernization of two programs -- its foreign intelligence network and enterprise content management system.
BearingPoint files for Chapter 11 restructuring
Company officials said the move has allowed them to reach a financial restructuring agreement with senior secured lenders that will significantly reduce the company’s debt and improve its capital structure.
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