Survey: Contractors leaving money on the table
Accounting decisions can have ramifications on revenue stream, Grant Thornton survey says.
DHS to pursue flexible acquisition methods
The Homeland Security Department has modified its investment review process and is strengthening procurement, according to its management undersecretary, Elaine Duke.
EPA awards green technology contracts
The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded contracts to 23 companies to develop green technologies as part of its small business innovation research program.
TSA issues RFI for Web-based passenger data systems
The agency wants information on systems to collect hourly data on waiting times for passenger security checkpoints at airports.
GAO publishes Red Book volume
The GAO has finished updating the second edition of its main reference guide to federal appropriations and how they affect budgeting and contracting.
Treasury grapples with devising systems for TARP
The department plans to release soon requests for proposals for the modernization of two programs -- its foreign intelligence network and enterprise content management system.
Towns warns against "con artist" contractors
Rep. Ed Towns has scheduled a hearing to examine whether more anti-fraud protections are needed in the economic stimulus package to guard against "convicts and con artists."
Fixed-price contracts required by stimulus law
Congress continues to limit contracts that give companies incentives, such as contracts with award fees.
GSA enhances tools for Networx procurements
It has built tools for agencies to use in developing Fair Opportunity awards.
Study: Fed contracts increase but average value declines
A new CSIS study that examined federal contracting between 1995 and 2007, assessed federal contracting in 2007 as a $233 billion market.
Contractors call for Trade Adjustment Assistance
IT companies and trade groups are lobbying Congress to include trade adjustment money in the final stimulus bill.
Analysis: Midsize firms hardest hit by new requirement
A new self-disclosure requirement for contractors is likely to have the greatest impact on midsize firms, a government contracting expert said.
Senate, House stimulus versions differ on E-Verify
The House version of the economic stimulus bill would require E-Verify employment verification for all contracts covered by the stimulus spending; the Senate bill approved yesterday does not.
CBP issues RFI for traffic monitoring technology
Agency officials would like to obtain an information system that can continuously monitor and measure incoming automobile traffic within 10 miles of U.S./Canada border entry points.
DRC gets immigration services work
Dynamics Research Corp. will help immigration authorities with collecting fingerprints and photographs under a new contract.
Northrop objects to cuts to E-2D program
Northrop Grumman Corp. is calling on Congress to restore funding for the Navy’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft on the grounds that proposed cuts would displace U.S. workers and even threaten global security.
DHS, Boeing move closer to SBInet rollout
Lab testing of the Homeland Security Department's SBInet virtual fence revealed minor computer bugs that are expected to be fixed before construction begins in March or April, the program's director said.
Analysis: Contractor self-disclosure rules raise questions
New Federal Acquisition Regulation provisions require federal contractors to report violations, frauds and overpayments.
McCaskill to head new contracting oversight committee
Sen. Joe Lieberman has tapped Sen. Claire McCaskill to chair a new subcommittee that will deal with contracting abuses.
Regime change cuts both ways
The status of the federal civil service and acquisition workforce is likely to be high on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee's agenda this year.
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