OMB steps up hunt for fake products
The Obama administration's anti-counterfeit working group is looking for gaps in legal authority and regulation that may undermine how officials can check on the quality of products the government buys.
DHS, GAO disagree on details of acquisition planning
The Homeland Department said collecting data to decide when to begin planning for a major procurement is a waste of time.
Can you help agency CIOs meet their new job description?
OMB Director Jacob Lew released new marching orders for agency CIOs. What areas does he want them to focus on?
Forget pay for performance: Here are the reforms execs really want
Steve Kelman finds that pay for performance is low on the wish list of management reforms for some senior executives. What tops it?
Harris keeps its bite on Army dental IT contract
Harris Corp. will continue to operate, maintain and sustain the Army's dental systems at Army Dental Command at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and worldwide under a one-year, $4.3 million recompete IT services contract.
ABT tasked with bolstering CMS' clinical care measurements
Research firm ABT Associates has received a three-year, $13 million award from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to improve the way the quality of clinical care in the U.S. is measured.
SE Solutions acquires emergency response IT provider
Strategic Enterprise Solutions Inc. has completed its acquisition of Evolution Technologies Inc., which specializes in emergency and disaster process, systems support and electronic information exchange.
Vangent provides 24/7 apps support for Military Health System
Vangent Inc. has won a 32-month, $9 million Defense Department contract to provide around the clock production application support for the Military Health System’s Defense Health Services Systems Program Executive Office.
White House names accountability board members
President Obama chooses watchdogs in government to lead his board.
TeraThink's small start leads to big success
The company, based in Reston, Va., prepares for growth through investments in people and infrastructure.
Time to say goodbye to the employee suggestion box
Agencies should trash their employee suggestion boxes, unless all they want to hear is a bunch of complaints, says one consultant.
$1B purchase of L-1 instigates a name change
French aerospace company Safran SA has finalized its acquisition of the remains of L-1 Identity Solutions Inc. for a total cash amount of $1.1 billion.
Harris goes north to Alaska to upgrade FAA route system
Harris Corp. will upgrade Alaska's air transportation system as part of a 10-year Federal Aviation Administration contract worth $85 million.
ICF provides IT, technical services to HHS
ICF International Inc. will provide technical expertise to the Health and Human Services Department under a recompeted five-year contract worth $16.3 million.
L-1 will process applicants' fingerprints in Tenn.
L-1 Identity Solutions Inc. has won a $40 million contract to be the exclusive provider of digital fingerprinting services for the state of Tennessee and process more than 175,000 applicants annually.
Budget crunch makes GSA popular
GSA Administrator Martha Johnson is getting an unprecedented amount of phone calls from agency leaders who want money-saving options.
Eagle Ray nabs $90M DIA support services contract
Small, woman-owned Eagle Ray Inc. has won a five-year Defense Department contract for IT and technical support worth $90 million.
CSC and team help Army improve air traffic control
Computer Sciences Corp. will help the Army upgrade its air traffic control under a five-year task order worth an estimated $30 million.
What can you learn from DRC's acquisition of HPTi?
Dynamics Research Corp.'s $143 million cash acquisition of High Performance Technologies Inc. in June was one of the largest M&A activities so far this year and it offers important insights for sellers and buyers.
Lieberman tells FEMA to centralize IT
FEMA can't manage its IT systems with an uncoordinated approach to building systems, senator says.
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