Report: Industrial base must be part of defense review
The Defense Department should begin incorporating in its budget and policy decisions factors that affect the U.S. industrial base to ensure that weapons-making capabilities are remain available, according to a new report from the Aerospace Industries Association.
Alaska Native Corporations prepare for day of reckoning
The pressure is building to reform set-aside programs for Alaska Native Corporations and tribally owned companies.
HP picks Larry Irving to lead government affairs
Irving will work on public policy initiatives and customer and business relationships.
What happens when feds, the media and advertisers have dinner?
A recent misstep by the Washington Post could lead to tighter rules for feds attending events with corporate sponsorship.
Service contracts go under House microscope
The House Appropriations Committee wants an inventory of services contracts and for agencies to consider bringing that work back in-house.
Group says SAIC investigated before
SAIC, which is facing a current False Claims Act lawsuit, received no sanctions following a five-year investigation of apparently similar claims that ended in 2007, according to a watchdog group.
GAO: Costs surge on Deepwater project
The Coast Guard continues to face management problems with Deepwater and with its computer modernization program, GAO says.
GSA nomination mired in Senate muck
A busy Senate schedule, not further questions, is apparently holding up confirmation of Martha Johnson to be administrator of the General Services Administration.
SAIC vows to fight False Claims lawsuit
Science Applications International Corp. plans to strongly defend itself against a whistle-blower lawsuit involving a General Services Administration contract to support naval facility in Mississippi.
Feds announce billions available for broadband grants
Vice President Biden announced that $4 billion worth of broadband grants and loans are now available under the recovery act.
DEIS blossoms on timing and leadership
The Defense Enterprise Integration Systems contract came on the heels of procurement reform and when DISA needed a quick and efficient way to retool its IT systems.
Services reinvigorated GSA schedules program
When GSA added services to Schedule 70, it changed agencies' perception of the program and opened a new market for government contractors.
9 contracts that changed how government buys tech
The contracts that shaped today's government market, from Advanced Automation System to SEWP IV.
10 stories you've been following
These daily news stories received the most traffic on WashingtonTechnology.com during June.
Booz Allen's Shrader: People, process and attitude are the keys to better partnership
Booz Allen Hamilton's Ralph Shrader discusses a three-point strategy for industry and government to take teaming to a new level.
Strong guidance needed for insourcing
The hot button issue of insourcing is creating unease, especially in the Defense Department, where weak guidance has produced a sense of confusion among the various components.
Lessons from yesterday's giants
The contracts of the mid-1990s laid the foundation for many of today's most important contract vehicles.
Agencies to share contractor past-performance assessments
A revised FAR rule requires agencies to use a standard database to share contractors' performance information with one another.
Readers blast DHS effort to harvest personal information
Washington Technology received a number of trenchant comments about staff writer Alice Lipowicz's July 1 Web story “DHS requires more personal information from employees, contractors.”
OMB Web site charts government IT spending
A new Web site launched by OMB lets the public see how agencies are spending money on information technology.
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