Report: Medicaid to boost state health care outsourcing
State government spending on health care outsourcing will increase 17 percent over the next five years, according to a new study.
GAO sees rising risks in U.S. Visit
A new report warns that the government's planned effort to overhaul its border controls could easily run over budget and suffer lengthy delays, but that isn't scaring off contractors eyeing the big-ticket project. "What we saw, what we wanted to get on the record, was to make abundantly clear to everybody that this is fraught with risk. Get on top of it now, or face the consequences," said <b>Randall Hite</b>, GAO's director of information technology architecture and systems issues, who directed the report.
Buy Lines:Contract in trouble? Don't ditch it ? transform it
As contractor and government teams prepare and evaluate proposals, we are reminded that federal agencies increasingly depend on contractors to fulfill their missions. But what can be done when the contract isn't going well, and the contractor and government teams find themselves in situations that aren't working?
Share in savings gets a boost
Contractors can expect more opportunities for share-in-savings contracts under a new procurement rule proposed early this month by the General Services Administration.
GSA to nix six IT procurement vehicles
The sun is setting on multiple-award, governmentwide acquisition contracts that provide niche IT services.
SmartBuy a tough sell
A top House lawmaker is pressing the General Services Administration to move forward with the SmartBuy enterprisewide software licensing program. The Office of Management and Budget has said SmartBuy will save more than $100 million annually, but GSA faces resistance from agencies and contractors that question how the program will work and whether they will benefit from it.
OMB hails competitive sourcing progress
A new report contends federal agencies are in a better position than ever to compete federal jobs with the private sector.
New procurement rules debut
The Defense Department will change the way it buys services, and all federal agencies will be allowed to use share-in-savings contracting for information technology work, according to procurement rule changes announced today.
Infotech and the Law: Learn from this battle of industry titans
Defense contractors often escape the harsh and probing glare of the media spotlight because government procurement is considered too dull to stir the public's interest. Not this summer.
OMB predicts victory in A-76 battle
A top White House official predicts that Congress ultimately will back the administration's new policy for public-private competitions of federal jobs, despite signs of growing opposition among lawmakers.
Industry to OMB: Fill Styles' shoes quickly
Angela Styles' departure next week from the Office of Management and Budget leaves a hole in the administration's competitive sourcing strategy, one that IT industry executives hope is soon filled.
Competitive sourcing loses champion in OMB's Styles
Angela Styles' Sept. 15 departure from the Office of Management and Budget leaves a hole in the administration's competitive sourcing strategy, one that IT industry executives hope is filled soon.
States, feds eye restrictions on offshore outsourcing
Growing concern that government IT contractors are relying too heavily on foreign workers could lead several federal and state lawmakers to severely limit or ban outright offshore outsourcing on government contracts.
House votes against revised A-76 rules
The House voted to eliminate funding for the Bush administration's revised competitive sourcing rules.
IDC: Public-sector PC market weak but expanding
Despite a steep quarterly increase in PC shipments, the public-sector market is showing signs of weakness, a market researcher reports.
EDS challenges E-Travel awards
A losing bidder protests GSA's $450 million contract award for a new civilian electronic travel system.
Filling the bill in emergencies
Innovative public-private partnerships are creating new revenue opportunities for both contractors and government agencies ? and new reasons to scrutinize the public values of such arrangements.
Boeing calls on IBM for internal phone service
Boeing Co. has outsourced its internal phone communications to IBM Corp. in a three-year contract valued at $160 million.
Half of all government computers purchased through GSA
GSA IT sales have doubled since 1999, according to a market research report released today.
EDS wins $860M HUD contract
Electronic Data Systems Corp. won a huge Housing and Urban Development contract to provide infrastructure and telecommunications services.
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