Wanted: Firms to evaluate cargo-screening technologies
The Transportation Security Administration is seeking more companies to participate in its Air Cargo Screening Technology pilot program.
GSA takes hard line on price negotiations
Government contract specialists are taking a tough stance in price negotiations with many information technology vendors in the wake of several high-profile investigations involving allegations of deceptive pricing.
SSA issues RFI for automated records retrieval
The Social Security Administration wants contractors to offer concepts for a system that would automatically pull information from electronic health records to streamline disability claims.
Transition Watch: Gates likely to continue as defense secretary
Defense Secretary Robert Gates is in the final stages of negotiations with the transition team of President-elect Barack Obama to stay at his post for at least a year.
Report: Noncompliant set-aside removal process complex
A new proposal hopes to speed up the difficult process of removing noncompliant companies from a Small Business Administration set-aside program.
Obama singles out TSA contract with Lockheed
President-elect Barack Obama is scolding the Transportation Security Administration for its award four months ago of a $1.2 billion human resources support contract to Lockheed Martin Corp.
GAO ruling gives HUBzone small businesses a boost
GAO rules that the Federal Acquisition Regulation gives preference to set-asides for HUBZone companies over other small businesses.
Northrop stirs pot with fresh swipe at Boeing
A top Pentagon official has rebuked Northrop Grumman Corp. over an advertisement it ran in a major newspaper in which it resumed its attack on rival Boeing Co.
Transition Watch: Waxman takes Dingell's post
Rep. Henry Waxman won the support of the Democratic caucus and will take over the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
NCS Pearson to refund government for TSA overcharges
NCS Pearson Inc. has agreed to reimburse the government to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims on a Transportation Security Administration contract.
Transition Watch: Waxman takes round one over Dingell
Rep. Henry Waxman narrowly won the first vote to replace Rep. John Dingell as the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Voluntary cybersecurity approach not good enough
The approach laid out by the Bush administration is missing incentives to encourage companies to invest beyond their corporate interests, according to a new report.
Transition Watch: Dingell, Waxman showdown nears
The battle between Reps. John Dingell and Henry Waxman intensifies this week as the Democratic Party gets set to elect its new leaders for the next Congress.
Davis rumored to join Deloitte Consulting
Rep. Tom Davis is rumored to be joining Deloitte Consulting to help out in the federal practice area as a nonlobbyist when he retires from Congress.
Transition Watch: Obama sees tech transforming government
President-elect Barack Obama sees technology as a tool for helping the government lead the country into the future.
Deal-making to continue despite downturn
The government contracting industry, like the rest of U.S economy, is trying to ascertain what political change and the financial turmoil will mean for it. Specifically, how are the capital markets and the mergers and acquisitions environment for this industry affected?
Lawmakers question sole-source award to SAIC
Lawmakers are investigating the terms of a large sole-source contract awarded that the Health and Human Services Department awarded to a unit of SAIC.
Patent rights clause is broad in scope
Contractors performing research or development work for the government are no doubt aware of the standard FAR patent rights clause likely incorporated into their contracts.
Regulators finalize contractor disclosure regulations
Under the code of ethics, government contractors must notify both the agency's IG and contracting officer when credible evidence of a crime related to a government contract is found.
GAO, Army disagree on procurement protest limits
The Army disagrees with GAO officials' view that contractors can now protest an agency's decision under the fiscal 2008 National Defense Authorization Act.
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