Stanley Associates prepositions Army, Marines for Iraq
When U.S. Army and Marine troops were preparing to enter Iraq, Stanley Associates Inc., helped make sure they had everything they needed.
Direct conversion of jobs won't be part of final A-76 policy
New procedures for public-private competition of government jobs likely will omit a provision for direct conversion of public-sector work to the private sector.
GAO tracks rise in IT spending
Federal spending on IT services nearly doubled from 1997 through 2001, with the most significant increase coming through General Services Administration contracts, according to a report from the General Accounting Office.
Officials: Unbundling can work under a watchful eye
At a Senate hearing today, federal officials said efforts to unbundle contracts and ease the effects of necessary bundling on small businesses could work if properly implemented and monitored.
Air Force considers abandoning A-76 for outsourcing
The Air Force has had such poor luck running OMB A-76 competitions to outsource IT that the service no longer considers use of A-76 beneficial, the service's CIO said today.
DOD issues interim rule
<FONT SIZE=2>An interim acquisition rule went into effect March 1 requiring Defense Department contractors to submit bills electronically and DOD to process the bills electronically. The capability is required by the National Defense Authorization Act of 2001. </FONT>
GAO: Share-in-savings motivates, but tough to do
Share-in-savings contracting can be highly effective in motivating contractors to generate savings and revenue for their clients, but it's especially difficult to do in the federal government, a new report says.
IBM report: Outsourcing projects need new management model
The market for information technology outsourcing is becoming more mature, and managers in the public sector should use new models for managing major IT outsourcing projects, a new report says.
Policy change would help small businesses
<FONT SIZE=2>The White House has proposed a far-reaching policy change that would require small businesses to recertify annually their eligibility for some contracts reserved for small business. </FONT>
Eye on the States: State officials must see value of IT
<FONT SIZE=2>President Clinton recently said: "When times are good and the money is rolling in, you can almost have a lobotomy and be governor." He just as easily could have been talking about selling technology to the states.</FONT>
Buy Lines: Striking the right balance
<FONT SIZE=2>The January release of two proposed rules on contract bundling again draws attention to the debate over procurement strategies and their impact on small business. But the new rules are not the only manifestation of that focus. </FONT>
Briefs: Time-and-materials in new SARA
<FONT SIZE=2>Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va., plans to introduce a new version of his Services Acquisition Reform Act. Among its provisions, SARA would allow agencies to use time-and-materials and labor-hour contracts to buy services.</FONT>
Infotech and the Law: Anti-terrorism law protects tech companies from lawsuits
<FONT SIZE=2>The Homeland Security Act of 2002 signed into law by President Bush in November also included provisions that make it easier for the federal government to procure anti-terrorism technology. These provisions were included in the Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002, also known as the Safety Act, which was enacted as part of the Homeland Security Act.</FONT>
Not so small after all
<FONT SIZE=2>The Bush administration appears determined to make good on its promise to help small businesses. Earlier this month, Angela Styles, administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, announced a proposal that would eliminate a procurement loophole that allows large companies to win contracts reserved for small businesses.</FONT>
The New Resellers: Upstarts hunger for the government pie
William Shafley overlooked row after row of empty workstations stretching across a snazzy 43,000-square-foot call center in Reston, Va. In one corner of the sunlit building, a handful of employees were taking orders and making contacts with government customers. By the end of the year, Shafley wants to fill this office, leased in December by Micro Warehouse Gov/Ed Inc., with 300 government sales and support personnel.</FONT>
Small-business deals under investigation
<FONT SIZE=2>The U.S. Attorney's Office in Washington and the General Accounting Office are investigating whether large businesses are fraudulently pursuing -- and winning -- government contracts set aside for small businesses. </FONT>
Northrop Grumman wins IRS contract worth $118 million
Northrop Grumman Corp. is keeping the third iteration of a tax form processing contract with the Internal Revenue Service, a deal that could be worth $118 million.
ABM America wins subcontract for Pa. record management systems
ABM America Inc. won a $7.3 million subcontract from Lockheed Martin Corp. to provide a records management system to support a Pennsylvania State Police incident information management system.
White House closing small business loophole
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy is closing a loophole that lets agencies receive credit for awarding contracts to small businesses under governmentwide acquisition contracts without knowing if they truly are small. <br>
Postal Service delivers Convergys an outsourcing deal
Convergys Corp. won a U.S. Postal Service outsourcing contract worth $254.6 million over four years.<br>
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