Justice awards $980 million in IT
The Justice Department this month chose 12 companies to compete for up to $980 million in task orders under the IT Support Services III recompetition, a project run by the Justice Management Division.
Report: IT contracts spending surges in 2004
The federal government awarded $155 billion in IT prime contracts in fiscal 2004, a 60 percent increase over IT-related spending in 2003, according to Reston, Va., market research firm Input Inc.
Three companies are finalists in Va. outsourcing deal
Virginia has selected three systems integrators to advance to the next stage of review for its statewide information technology outsourcing initiative.
Buy Lines: Newcomers make hard work pay off
Newcomers to the public sector inevitably ask: "What should my company do to be successful?" I usually respond by asking where the company has had success in the private sector. That's because government policy favors "commercial" products and services over those that are unique to the government.
DOD looks for ID management
The Defense Department wants industry's help crafting an identity management strategy that balances security with a user's right to privacy.
Infotech and the Law: Druyun fallout will be felt long and hard
The federal government has long imposed unique ethical responsibilities on its contractors. Following the defense procurement scandals of the 1980s such as Operation Ill Wind, Congress considerably increased the number and types of ethical considerations governing federal contracts.
BAE bulks up
As officials at BAE Systems North America Inc. saw the federal landscape change, they decided to make some aggressive moves. Government agencies were contracting out more of their information technology needs, but they were bundling projects into fewer large contracts.
DHS plans IT center
The Homeland Security Department will open an IT acquisitions center next year as part of an effort to improve its disjointed procurement program, DHS' chief procurement officer said this month at a Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce luncheon in Vienna, Va.
HHS starts A-76 competition
The Health and Human Services Department has begun an A-76 review for IT and help-desk support for its human resources systems.
HHS starts A-76 competition
The Health and Human Services Department has begun an A-76 review for IT and help-desk support for its human resources systems.
Northrop Grumman nabs Indianapolis outsourcing deal
Northrop Grumman Information Technology Inc. has won a $46 million contract from Indianapolis/Marion County, Ind., for outsourced IT services, the company announced this week.
Va. takes radical outsourcing approach
Virginia technology officials are using a bold contracting approach to turn over the state's information technology infrastructure to the private sector.
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Editor's Note: Phoenix rises in Virginia
Virginia is embarking on a bold outsourcing plan, asking vendors to propose innovative contracting approaches, such as share-in savings, for enterprisewide outsourcing initiatives. Also new ? the state is letting interested contractors review each other's proposals before submitting their final offers.
IBM's competitive sourcing report draws ire of unions
The largest federal employee unions harshly criticized the findings of a recent report on competitive sourcing.
Army moves forward on billion-dollar IT services procurement
The Army is developing requirements for the IT Enterprise Solutions-2 Services contract and expects to release a request for information next month on the billion-dollar program.
Market Watch: Pool of midsize contractors remains deep and strong
Mergers and acquisitions over the past three years in the federal market have fed the notion that mid-tier companies are being squeezed out.
Contractors seek to cap project liability
Contractors are trying to enlist state chief information officers in a campaign to get state governments to lift unlimited liability clauses from contracts.
Buy Lines: Best-value procurement starts with vendors' messages
Federal agencies talk "best value," but go with lowest price when they actually buy -- so say the many technology vendors voicing this complaint to me recently. Companies that pride themselves on delivering innovative products, services and solutions are frustrated by contracting officers who don't differentiate between one offering and another, except by price.
Congress axes offshoring provision
A tax bill awaiting President George Bush's signature no longer includes a provision that would have prevented agencies from contracting work to companies performing the jobs overseas.
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