GSA releases Alliant strategy

The General Services Administration's strategy for its $65 billion Alliant acquisition will include two contracts: Alliant, open to all bidders, and Alliant Small Business, reserved for small-business bidders.

GSA releases Alliant strategy

The General Services Administration's strategy for its $65 billion Alliant acquisition will include two contracts: Alliant, open to all bidders, and Alliant Small Business, reserved for small-business bidders.

Good news, bad news

Don't be fooled by the 7 percent increase in IT spending proposed in President Bush's fiscal 2006 budget request. Although the IT budget request of $65.1 billion boosts spending by more than 20 percent each at the departments of Homeland Security, Justice and Veterans Affairs, most agencies received only modest increases, and six had their IT budgets cut.

HP takes on U.K. upgrade

Hewlett-Packard Co. won a seven-year, $340 million contract from the Foreign & Commonwealth Office to upgrade the information technology infrastructure for all ministry locations in the United Kingdom and overseas.

San Diego to recompete big ticket outsourcing project

San Diego County is kicking off the recompete process for the lucrative IT outsourcing contract that Computer Sciences Corp. has held since 1999.

Aging workers drive outsourcing

The number of federal IT workers 50 years of age and older will increase steadily during the next few years from 38 percent in fiscal 2003 to 45 percent by fiscal 2008, according to a new report by market research firm Input Inc., Reston, Va.

Telework could trigger new business

The federal telework law will bring more business to systems integrators and other contractors, but agencies still need to figure out how to comply with the four-year-old legislation, said Jim Shanks, president of CDW Government Inc., Herndon, Va.

Lockheed Martin captures FAA contract

Following an A-76 competition, Lockheed Martin Corp. won a five-year, $1.9 billion contract to take over the FAA's automated flight service station network in the lower 48 states, Hawaii and Puerto Rico.

BAE picked for FBI network operations work

BAE Systems North America Inc. has won a five-year, $38 million contract to provide network operations and engineering services for the FBI Enterprise effort.

Input: More feds retiring means more outsourcing

A new study shows that the percentage of government workers nearing retirement age will increase dramatically during the next several years.

BearingPoint to keep Fla. outsourcing

Just months after being stripped of a major contract in Florida, BearingPoint Inc. has won a new contract from the Florida State Technology Office to manage the state's central computer re-sources. The one-year deal is worth $1.4 million.

Va. outsourcing advances

Virginia is beginning detailed evaluations of proposals from three integrators for its ambitious state IT outsourcing initiative.

A-76 continues to produce savings

On the 50th anniversary of OMB Circular A-76, the administration plans to report that the program is stronger than ever.

Coming report: A-76 continues to produce savings

On the 50th anniversary of OMB Circular A-76, the administration plans to report that the program is stronger than ever.

SI reels in DHS contractor

SI International Inc. plans to buy Shenandoah Electronic Intelligence Inc., a Harrisonburg, Va., company with strong ties to the Homeland Security Department.

Query analysis tools wanted

The Indiana Department of Revenue wants data query and analysis tools and services to use with information stored in its return processing system. No date has been set for the RFP. The tools and services will let information stored in the returns processing system be accessed for queries, extracted for analytical purposes and used for "what if" analysis and data mining and for faster access to decision-making data.

N.J. seeks radio upgrade

The New Jersey Department of the Treasury's Purchase Bureau wants to improve its radio communications system. An RFP may be issued during the first quarter. The vendor will upgrade and maintain equipment and systems. The labor portion is restricted to installation, maintenance and additions to radio communications equipment and systems. Bidders awarded contracts for equipment must be able to provide installations and maintenance.

States slow on Schedule 70

When the General Services Administration launched IT sales on Schedule 70, sales exploded and the schedule quickly became the federal government's procurement vehicle of choice. Federal agencies in 2003 used the schedule to buy $16 billion in IT products and services.

Got procurement data?

The General Services Administration in late December established a one-time fee of $2,500 for vendors and the public to receive a direct, continuous feed from the new Federal Procurement Data System-Next Generation via Web services.

Infotech and the Law: Ethics, teaming and acquisition strategies will dominate 2005

Technology contractors working with the federal government in 2005 will see several changes in the procurement landscape because of new laws and the scandals of 2004.