Senate confirms Safavian to lead OFPP
After more than a year without a procurement chief, David Safavian was confirmed Nov. 21 as administrator for the Office of Federal Procurement Policy.
GAO to decide HITS protest by Nov. 24
Within the next week, the Government Accountability Office will add another chapter to the ongoing drama of the Housing and Urban Development Department's IT Services buy when it rules on the second protest filed by the losing vendor.
GSA releases draft Networx RFPs
The General Services Administration today released two draft requests for proposals for its $10 billion Networx telecommunications governmentwide acquisition contract.
IBM's competitive sourcing report draws ire of unions
The largest federal employee unions harshly criticized the findings of a recent report on competitive sourcing.
Homeland Security ready to consolidate infrastructure
HERSHEY, Pa. ? The Homeland Security Department will set up a working capital fund to pay for its IT infrastructure consolidation work. Chief Information Officer Steve Cooper said yesterday that the Homeland Security Department Financial Accountability Act lets the agency use funding from each directorate to pay for intra-agency projects.
Army's Carroll wins Mendenhall leadership award
For his commitment and enthusiasm in supporting the federal IT community, the American Council for Technology and IAC yesterday honored Kevin Carroll, the Army's program officer for enterprise programs with the Janice K. Mendenhall Spirit of Leadership Award at the 14th annual Executive Leadership Conference 2004.
OMB may seek 'loan' for lines-of-business projects
HERSHEY, Pa. ? The Office of Management and Budget is considering an innovation fund to pay for its lines-of-business consolidation projects. "It would be similar to a governmentwide working capital fund," said John Sindelar, OMB's program manager for the e-government initiative.
DOD expanding Get It Right to other agencies
The Defense Department isn't only worried about the General Services Administration's contracting practices; it wants to make sure all the other agencies its contracting officers do business with are getting it right.
OMB issues guidance for A-76 reports
By Nov. 12, agencies must send annual reports on their competitive sourcing efforts to the Office of Management and Budget. OMB will then report the results to Congress.
Lockheed Martin wins $3 billion telecom contract
Lockheed Martin Corp. beat a pair of telecom giants to win the Postal Service's $3 billion contract for its telecommunications infrastructure.
Putnam to leave Government Reform for Rules Committee
Rep. Adam Putnam (R-Fla.), the force behind much of Congress' oversight of federal IT during the last two years, is moving from the House Government Reform Committee to the Rules Committee, effective today.
OMB mulls new shared-savings programs
The Office of Management and Budget is evaluating proposals that would have federal agencies share services for financial management and human resources, a move that could create significant integration and outsourcing opportunities for contractors.
SBA awards $13.6m system modernization deal to SRA
SRA International Inc. is going to help the Small Business Administration upgrade its Disaster Credit Management System under a $13.9 million task order.
Competitive sourcing fight continues on the Hill
The House is debating an amendment that would restrict use of the revised Office of Management and Budget A-76 Circular.
OMB to verify, validate 25 e-gov projects
The Office of Management and Budget will hire a contractor by the end of the month to make sure all 25 e-government projects comply with federal laws and regulations, a senior administration official said.
OPM re-issues E-Learning solicitation
After vendor concerns over the fairness of the procurement forced OPM to pull it back, agency re-releases E-Learning solicitation.
OMB appoints Young e-gov associate administrator
Tim Young, a former BearingPoint Inc. consultant, is the federal government's new associate administrator for e-government and IT.
Harris, Lockheed to design e-records system
	After five years of planning and research, the National Archives and Records Administration has taken the next step in dealing with the flood of electronic records that agencies produce each day.
OPM postpones E-Learning procurement
Vendors submitted more than 1,000 questions, solicitation to be re-issued.
Feds tout management agenda success
OMB tracks 27 agencies' efforts to meet Bush administration management goals on human capital, competitive sourcing, financial management, e-government and budget and performance integration.
Almost There!
Help us tailor content specifically for you: