Judge upholds HUBZone priority
A claims court judge has upheld HUBZone priority in statute, saying the law couldn't be clearer.
NIH sets release date for $30B RFP
NIH is moving foward with a release date for its Chief Information Officers-Solutions and Partners 3 contract, valued at $30 billion.
GSA's IG warns of risky acquisition support
As contracting increases and the acquisition workforce doesn't grow, agencies are looking for backup.
DOD, Army Corps of Engineers falter on subcontracting metrics
The two agencies fail to find a number of reports on whether prime contractors met their goals for awarding subcontracts.
Officials hope new codes will sharpen procurement data reporting
Agencies may have to develop a unique identifier for their contracts and orders under a proposal meant to improve the quality of federal procurement data.
Bills would limit work contractors can pursue
Agency executives would go from closely managing a contractor doing that work to insourcing the work, according to two bills.
Unions fire back at Gates for insourcing about-face
The American Federation of Government Employees wants answers from Defense Secretary Robert Gates on how his plans to save DOD money will affect insourcing efforts and federal employees.
Insourcing failed, DOD's Gates says. Now what?
Insourcing didn't bring in the savings that DOD officials had planned or hoped for, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said.
Gates details plans to slash DOD budget
In his aggressive efforts to save money, Defense Secretary Gates is targeting a number of DOD offices and organizations, including one major command, IT infrastructure and several senior positions.
Senators concerned about counterfeit parts
Recent reports on counterfeit electronics and IT products show increases in the number of incidents and inadequate policies to deal with the problem.
Contract delays push down GTEC 2Q revenues
GTEC struggled with continued delays in contract awards and customers' decisions, slowing its anticipated growth in 2010.
SBA, CompTIA join forces to help small IT firms
Agreement focuses on education, training and awareness of government small-business programs.
New law puts contractor performance in the public spotlight
The 2010 Supplemental Appropriations Act gives the public access to a government database filled with information on the performance of contractors.
Agencies' unique coding systems hinder Recovery Act oversight, official says
The board that oversees money from the stimulus law ran into an old problem: agencies doing things their own way and forgetting about unity, official says.
Industry retirees leave mainframe computers behind
Old mainframe computers stay at a company longer than the employees who know how to run them, according to a news report.
OMB may open purse to help program reviews
Close on the heels of the fiscal 2011 review requirements, officials are now offering to help agencies pay for program evaluations.
Arlington Cemetery: 19th-century technology in a 21st-century world
A Senator shows a former Arlington Cemetery official what's available to him today in technology.
Northrop 2nd quarter down as IS sales slip
Information systems sales to the government slipped slightly, while electronic systems sales rose 1 percent.
Fake companies still win SBA approval
GAO tests SBA's set-aside program with fake companies that used the Alamo's address as their headquarters and still won certification.
OMB wants to know how agencies manage risky IT projects
Agencies now will have to prove to the Office of Management and Budget they can effectively manage their high-risk IT projects, according to federal CIO Vivek Kundra.
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