Defense Department pushes for better tracking of parts and supplies
With the New Year, Defense Department contractors will be required to mark items delivered to DoD with unique identifiers such as bar codes or radio frequency ID tags. Contractors will also be required to identify the unit cost of all hardware items delivered under a contract.
SBA makes new rules for value-added resellers
The Small Business Administration has created a new industry category and size standard of 150 employees for information technology value-added resellers. The new rule is effective Jan. 28.
Education Department requests research proposals from small businesses
The Department of Education is looking for research proposals from small businesses in the areas of consulting at the state and local level and development of educational products.
SBA simplifies small-business registration, launches database to verify info
Beginning Jan. 1, small businesses will no longer need to register in both the Small Business Administration's Pro-Net, a database of small businesses, and the Central Contractor Registration, the government's database of all contractors.
L-3 Communications acquires Ipitek
L-3 Communications Corp. of New York acquired the assets of Ipitek, the defense and aerospace division of Ipicom Inc.
Input creates consulting practice
Government information technology research firm Input Inc. has started a consulting practice.
OMB to ask for long range A-76 plans
The Office of Management and Budget is asking agencies to prepare long-range plans for conducting public-private competitions of federal jobs.
Northrop Grumman wins State Department training contract
Northrop Grumman Corp. won a contract worth up to $50 million from the State Department for African peacekeeping operations and humanitarian assistance training.
Online extra: Learning objects take hold
E-learning is taking a great leap forward thanks to new technologies that allow course developers to create "learning objects."
Survey: IT providers embrace cooperative purchasing
Information technology solutions providers are showing strong interest in the General Services Administration's Cooperative Purchasing Program, according to a survey released Dec. 8 by McLean, Va., IT public relations firm O'Keeffe & Co. Inc.
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CGI wins $19.5M renewal from Bureau of Indian Affairs
CGI Group Inc. won a five-year renewal of its Trust Asset and Accounting Management System contract with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Canadian company announced today.
DRS Technologies wins Army contract for rugged computers
DRS Technologies Inc. received a $20.3 million contract to provide rugged computer systems for the U.S. Army's Force XXI Battle Command, Brigade and Below program.
ACS contract with U.S. Courts is renewed
The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts renewed its five-yearcontract with Affiliated Computer Services Inc. of Dallas.
Report card: Agencies improve, but cybersecurity efforts fall short
The federal government's overall grade on cybersecurity improved over the last year, from an F in 2002 to a D last year, a new report says.
Committee continues review of SBA reauthorization
House legislation that would reauthorize spending by the Small Business Administration for fiscal 2004 and 2005 has been delayed because of concerns about its procurement provisions, according to House Democrats on the Small Business Committee.
IT providers embrace cooperative purchasing, survey says
Information technology solutions providers and state and local governments have shown strong interest in the General Services Administration's Cooperative Purchasing Program, according to a survey released Dec. 8 by O'Keeffe & Co. Inc. The program allows companies that sell to federal agencies through GSA's Federal Supply Service IT schedule to sell through the schedule to state and local governments as well.
NASA offers changes to guard contractor information
Saying it no longer has enough employees to safeguard contractors' confidential information, NASA officials today proposed changes meant to strengthen protection of contractors' proprietary data when it must be disclosed to non-NASA support workers.
AMS to improve Medicare appeals, reimbursement methods
American Management Systems Inc. will develop a system to speed and streamline the appeals processes for Medicare recipients.
Battle over sourcing rules swings back in industry's favor
Language in the fiscal 2004 Transportation-Treasury spending bill that would have curtailed some new procedures for competition of federal jobs has been altered in an omnibus spending bill.
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