GSA won't debar CACI over prison contract

The General Services Administration will not suspend or debar CACI International Inc. from doing further business with the federal government.

SBA standards: When size matters

The Small Business Administration still plans to simplify its small-business size standards despite its recent decision to reassess changes it proposed in March, according to <b>Gary Jackson</b>, assistant administrator for size standards. Thousands of public comments raised significant concerns about the planned changes and led SBA to pull back.

Six contractors picked for share-in-savings deal

<font color="CC0000"> (UPDATED) </font color>Six companies get blanket purchase agreements worth up to $500 million to help federal agencies develop share-in-savings contracts.

Doing business with the State Department

State Department<br>2201 C St. NW, Washington, DC 20520<br>202-647-4000<br>http://www.state.gov<br>Founded: 1789<br>Secretary: Colin Powell<br>Chief of staff: Lawrence Wilkerson<br>Employees: 30,900<br>

Congress chips at competitive sourcing

The administration's competitive sourcing initiative will have a few more dings in it after this year's legislative session is done, industry and union observers said.

The big looks to get bigger

Lockheed Martin Corp.'s IT division is aiming for double-digit growth, and the unit's president said that business process outsourcing is a big part of that strategy.

Companies gain new edge

The four companies that have received limited legal liability protection from the Homeland Security Department for an anti-terrorism product or service have an advantage that their competitors don't: assurance that they won't be sued for unlimited damages if a terrorist attack causes their technologies to fail.

Debarment notice planned

The General Services Administration has proposed a rule requiring it to give show-cause notice to contractors that are being considered for suspension or debarment from federal contracting.

For Accenture, winning is just the beginning

Winning the Homeland Security Department's multibillion-dollar U.S. Visit contract May 28 ? one of the largest federal IT projects ever ? is just the start of the battle for Accenture LLP.

GAO criticizes agency efforts to measure contract bundling

Federal agencies aren't adequately measuring the effects of contract bundling on small businesses, according to a General Accounting Office report published today.

IRS releases $3 billion IT support RFP

The IRS issued a request for proposals today for its Total InformationProcessing Support Services-3, valued at up to $3 billion.

NMCI 'has not been a perfect process'

Navy Secretary England says officials are still working out the bugs in the portal and that things will improve over time.

Navy to spend $95 million on jamproof communications

The Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command has awarded a pair of delivery orders for multifunctional information distribution system terminals.

Satellite firms think long term

The Defense Department, which relies heavily on commercial satellite services to carry communications around the world, is drafting a plan to change the way it buys satellite services.

Titan shareholders OK takeover

Titan Corp.'s shareholders this month overwhelmingly approved a $2.2 billion takeover bid by Lockheed Martin Corp., but some analysts said Lockheed Martin might lower its offering price a second time to complete the deal.

A winning secret: distributor dynamics

When Daly Computers Inc. was preparing to bid on Virginia's statewide computer and peripherals contracts, it called one of its distributors, Ingram Micro Inc., for help -- not that it was expecting much. "When we used to go to our distributors for help, they would usually just throw a list of products at us," said company president <b>Ryan Yu</b>. Not this time.

Out-of-scope contracts run out of time

Federal agencies may soon get new restrictions on how they buy products and services as part of a crackdown against out-of-scope contracting.

Three picked to design weather satellite sensor

Three companies have won two-year, $20 million contracts from NASA to design an advanced sensor for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Numerous Iraq task orders fall outside the scope of their contracts

Numerous orders for Iraqi reconstruction tasks fall outside the scope of the contracts under which the task orders were awarded.

L-3 wins Australian F/A-18 training system subcontract

L-3 Communications Corp. has won a $26.4 million subcontract from Raytheon Australia to provide training equipment for the Royal Australian Air Force.