Two firms win BPAs for stimulus support services
The General Services Administration is preparing for a massive flood of orders from agencies for help in spending money from the economic stimulus law.
IG: IRS overuses cost-plus contracts
The Internal Revenue Service tends to award cost-reimbursement contracts although some of the work is for routine maintenance, a report says.
Obama vows to reform government contracting
President Obama wants more oversight of no-bid contracts and to have agencies review their existing contracts to expose waste.
Woman-owned IT firms seek inclusion
Woman-owned firms look for a spot in SBA contracting programs.
Administration will seek limits on some contracts
Officials intend to review sole-source contracts and cost-type contracts, which offer awards for good performance, while clarifying the types of work only government employees can do.
Fixed-price contracts required by stimulus law
Congress continues to limit contracts that give companies incentives, such as contracts with award fees.
SRA warns of possible data breach
The company has warned current and former employees and customers, including federal employees, that personal information could be at risk.
McCaskill to head new contracting oversight committee
Sen. Joe Lieberman has tapped Sen. Claire McCaskill to chair a new subcommittee that will deal with contracting abuses.
Alaska Native set-asides to undergo review
The House Small Business Committee said it will examine the SBA's program after a 2008 report raised questions about possible fraud.
GSA reviews Schedule 70 operations
GSA officials want to return the $16 billion IT contract program to its former prestige.
GSA considers launching STARS II
The agency plans to launch a second version of its governmentwide technology contract set aside for small businesses, due to its overwhelming success, an official said.
Winners and one possible loser
Small-business programs under Obama could benefit vets and women, but Alaska native corporations might suffer.
Alliant small businesses must qualify before taking orders
The government must certify that the chosen companies qualify as small businesses before they can begin bidding for orders on the $15 billion contract.
GSA awards 72 small business Alliant contracts
Second try for the multiple-award IT contract comes one-year after original award.
IAC to Obama: Federal IT needs overhaul
IAC’s Transition Study Group met Dec. 12 with Obama’s transition team, recommending among other things a modernization of the government’s policies and practices regarding IT.
New Oversight and Government Reform Committee chair named
Rep. Edolphus Towns said he intends to focus on contracting reform, oversight of departments, agencies and the private sector, and the rights and duties of federal employees.
New form helps contractors report crimes
A new online form will help contractors comply with the FAR rule that requires them to tell the government about criminal activities.
Report calls for increased contractor scrutiny
Congress has moved in the right direction in contractor oversight, but the Obama administration and incoming Congress need to do more, the new report said.
GSA delays large Alliant awards until 2009
GSA plans to award the Alliant Small Business telecommunications contract this month, as it seeks to further evaluate bids on the much larger Alliant contract.
Ruling buttresses small businesses
'Rule of Two' decision troubles industry leaders.
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