GAO: Contractor ownership raises concerns at DOD
The ownership of some defense contractors is "opaque" and that's a problem, according to GAO. \
DHS contracts steady despite CIO departure
Procurement operations at DHS remain steady despite the departure of CIO Dr. John Zangardi earlier this month for an industry job, according to the agency's top acquisition official.
CACI wins $1.8B contract to modernize CBP's back-office systems
CACI International has won a $1.8 billion contract to modernize the back-office IT systems of Customs and Border Protection.
How to avoid procurement fraud
Compliance issues in federal contracting often have legal ramifications. Good communication can help, according to a new book.
Cloud projects eat into shared services
Cloud and better business management practices are biting into the way federal agencies buy and use their IT, according to the PSC Vision market forecast.
AT&T takes $130M SBA EIS task order
AT&T wins a $130 million task order under the GSA Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions for next-generation telecommunications services.
Industry wants more liability cover for threat info
Commercial providers of technology and infrastructure want more federal protection for liability to share specific cyber threat information about risky products and services.
FBI CIO joins tech lobbying group
Information Technology Industry Council is renewing its focus on public sector with the addition of FBI CIO Gordon Bitko.
Coming Summer 2020: Big GSA's schedule changes
Federal contracting community will see the biggest changes next summer as GSA completes phase three of its plan to merge multiple purchasing schedules into a single one.
$341M telecom task order key to IRS modernization
The IRS plans to support modernization of customer-facing operations via its Enterprise Infrastructure Services award that it made to Verizon.
GSA planning early task order for COMET BPA
Federal Acquisition Service is planning a new task order to build a contract writing system for GSA.
Verizon, CenturyLink take large EIS task orders
Verizon and CenturyLink have won each won large EIS task orders from the Social Security Administration.
12 win spots on GSA's COMET contract
Twelve companies were tapped by GSA as primes on COMET contract for IT modernization.
GWACs expect big end to fiscal 2019
One big contract manager said the raised micropurchase limit will likely contribute to a rise in the dollar amount of year-end spending by agencies as fiscal year 2019 draws to a close.
DHS sees more cyber outsourcing
Chris Krebs, the head of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency at DHS, said that many federal agencies will be outsourcing cyber to a shared service provider in the future.
GSA's pricing data plan may do more harm than good
GSA wants to continue a pilot that collects pricing data on contracts but its inspector general warns that nothing useful has come from the pilot over the last two years.
GSA makes progress with schedule consolidation.
With the start of fiscal 2020 on Oct. 1, GSA expects to launch its new consolidated schedule.
Why GSA buys tech from NASA SEWP
The General Services Administration is the government's hub acquisition, so the agency's IG is wondering why it's buying tech from NASA's big IT contract.
GSA softens line on looming EIS due date
Think of the September deadline for agencies to award contracts under the General Services Administration's $50-billion telecommunications contract as a "yellow light," said GSA's telecom services director.
Can EIS stay on schedule?
With a fall deadline looming, so far just three awards have been made against the $50 billion governmentwide Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions telecom modernization contract.
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