Input: Wall Street bailout could open new doors

The federal government's Wall Street bailout might create new opportunities for contractors to oversee the rescue effort.

Defense Authorization act passes

The bill mandates changes to contracting regulations, including more competition for task and delivery orders.

Ohio CIO Edmonson steps down

Ohio Chief Information Officer Steve Edmonson will vacate his post by the end of the week.

Panel acknowledges need for new pricing plan

The MAS Advisory Panel's key recommendations would eliminate a central pricing clause in the General Services Administration Acquisition Manual.

DARPA looks to develop sensing technologies

A new Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency project hopes to give warfighters the ability to see inside buildings in urban environments.

Defense contractors brace for slowdown

Attendees at last week's AUSA Annual Meeting and Exhibition expressed concern that a new administration might be forced to scale back defense spending.

Six in running for anti-terrorism tech challenge

Maryland and Seattle firms are among six finalists for global anti-terrorism innovation award.

Audit: Poor contract oversight costing GSA

Poor acquisition planning is costing the agency much more than necessary to award the massive Alliant and Alliant Small Business contracts.

Marinette protests Coast Guard award

Marinette Marine Corp. has filed a bid protest over the Coast Guard's decision to award a $1.5 billion contract to Bollinger Shipyards Inc.

Networx off to a crawl

The majority of federal agencies have missed the Sept. 30 funding deadline set by GSA for the Networx program.

Dell widens channel for federal partners

Dell is expanding its PartnerDirect program to include federal market channel partners.

Congress puts hold on DHS projects

Concerned about the management of major programs, Congress has stopped funding for several projects until certain conditions for improvements are met.

SEC seeks comments on data system upgrade

The agency is looking for input from industry and the public about modernizing its system for disclosing financial information to be more interactive and streamlined.

Michigan looks to double DOD dollars

U.S. defense contracting dollars are on the upswing in Michigan, thanks to efforts made by the Pentagon and by Gov. Jennifer Granholm.

Defense authorization bill strengthens competition for task orders

The bill, which passed Congress last month, would require contracting officers to follow a stricter rule that enforces competition on task and delivery orders on existing contracts.

Contract watch

Early wins get new Raytheon training unit off to quick start.

Contract watch

Early wins get new Raytheon training unit off to quick start.

AT&T unit averts a midlife crisis

Telecom giant retools to meet demand for network integration services.

Welcome back

Affiliated Computer Services is about to fully embrace the federal market again as a non-compete agreement it signed with Lockheed Martin Corp. expires Nov. 24.

Escape the small business set-aside trap

Small businesses need to avoid the lure of set-aside contracts if they want to keep their value.