Savi gets defense deal for radio frequency ID tech
Savi Technology Inc. was awarded a three-year procurement contract by the Department of Defense, valued up to $90 million, for Radio Frequency Identification hardware and related software and services.
Latest FAIR inventory finds more commercial jobs
The Office of Management and Budget says an additional 537,000 federal positions are considered commercial and open to public-private competition under Circular A-76.
Ga. governor abandons telecom outsourcing plan
Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue has canceled the state's groundbreaking 10-year, $1.8 billion telecommunications outsourcing project.
Buy Lines: Bid protest? Forget about it
<FONT SIZE=2>In this era of best value and creative new approaches, who really bids in the traditional sense anymore? And who believes they can establish a long-term, win-win relationship by first clobbering their potential partner in a bitter round of litigation? </FONT>
Brief: Procurement made simple
<FONT SIZE=2>The civilian and defense Federal Acquisition Regulation councils published an interim rule in the Jan. 27 Federal Register that simplifies how agencies buy for defense or recovery from terrorist attacks.</FONT>
SBA plays matchmaker
<FONT SIZE=2>Government buyers and large federal contractors will look for small-business partners at events nationwide this year through a new Small Business Administration program, sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington and Hewlett-Packard Co. of Palo Alto, Calif.</FONT>
Financial systems on the fast track
Installing financial management systems could be a hot market area for systems integrators as at least four major agencies are expecting to spend more than $500 million over the next four years to overhaul their systems.
Budget strain won't stop state and local IT funding, report says
Despite budget deficits, states will find the funds necessary for mission-critical technology projects in 2003, a new report says.
Top Pentagon contractors specialize in IT
Seven of the top 10 systems integrators providing information technology services to the federal government are also among the top 10 defense contractors.
SBA, HP launch small business matchmaker program
A pilot program that links small businesses with products and services to sell to federal, state and local government agencies and private companies is being expanded.
Infotech and the Law: Planning can ensure success in revised A-76 process
<FONT SIZE=2>The sheer bulk of the multibillion-dollar federal market for commercial services represents a significant opportunity for businesses interested in working with the government. Until now, however, the government's competitive-sourcing process for commercial activities under Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A-76 has been routinely criticized as counterproductive, discouraging many would-be participants from entering the market.</FONT>
Lockheed chases Air Force contract
<FONT SIZE=2>Lockheed Martin Corp., Bethesda, Md., has assembled a team to pursue a $500 million contract to build the battle management subsystem for the Air Force's Multi-Sensor Command and Control Aircraft program. </FONT>
GAO's Walker says OMB should follow panel's A-76 recommendations
Comptroller General David Walker has called upon the Office of Management and Budget to more closely adhere to recommendations of the Commercial Activities Panel in its revised Circular A-76.
RSIS nets $409 million Energy Department deal
RS Information Systems Inc. won a five-year, $409 million Energy Department contract, one of the agency's largest small-business awards, for information technology support.
TMP Worldwide Government Services gets site design contract
The parent company of the Monster.com job site will redesign the federal government's <i>usajobs</i> employment web site.
What's hot in 2003?
<FONT SIZE=2>These are the markets that spurred companies to make acquisitions, restructure operations and invest new resources. Here's where IT executives expect to make money.</FONT>
Buy Lines: Recommendations for helping small businesses
<FONT SIZE=2>Concerns continue to mount over the impact of procurement reforms on small business. On the heels of an Oct. 2 Small Business Administration report that recorded the highest bundling rates in a decade, the Office of Federal Procurement Policy released the administration's unbundling strategy. The plan focuses more on preventing bundling -- through reviews and a higher level of accountability -- than on unbundling existing contracts. The plan seeks to hold agencies accountable for eliminating unnecessary contract bundling and mitigating the effects of necessary bundling. </FONT>
Market guidance: People, issues, opportunities and wild cards for the new year
<FONT SIZE=2> Throw out the crystal ball. High-tech executives will have to rely on instinct, experience and up-to-the-minute intelligence to navigate the government IT market in 2003.</FONT>
IT outsourcing market to reach $15 billion by 2007
A new report projects federal spending on information technology outsourcing services will increase from $6.6 billion to nearly $15 billion by fiscal 2007.
BearingPoint delivers financial management system to Afghanistan
BearingPoint Inc. has installed and is helping to operate a financial management information system for Afghanistan.<br>
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