Davis recommends Issa as new procurement lead

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) could be the new procurement and acquisition lead in Congress, Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.) recommended in a recent interview.

Three win wireless expense management work

Booz Allen Hamilton, iSYS and Avalon Technology have won contracts from GSA to help federal agencies manage their wireless devices.

DOD issues new contractor rulings

DOD has issued several new contracting rules, including one that restricts lead systems integrators with a financial interest in an acquisition from working on it.

Stanley added to Alliant

The General Services Administration added a company to its Alliant contract that it initially passed on, the company said today.

Legislators want new SBA rule thrown out

The Small Business Administration's attempt to give women who own small businesses better odds of getting a government contract may not help after all, lawmakers say.

GSA issues IPv6 training RFI

As the deadline for installing the next IP approaches, GSA is asking industry about training federal workforce for the transition.

GSA may replace Schedules Input Program

GSA may replace its Schedules Input Program, the system for uploading a contractor's schedule contract application and catalog information on the GSA Advantage Web site.

Audit: DOD limits procurement competition

The audit found that 48 DOD contract actions had no justifications for going to NIH, and 62 actions had inadequate reasons for the decision.

Defense spending bill tops $460B

After less than 10 minutes of debate, the House passed the defense spending bill for fiscal 2008 that contains a resolution to continue funding the government through Dec. 14.

Senate approves Accountability in Contracting Act

The Senate passed unanimously its version of a bill to alleviate many problems with federal contracting. The House passed a similar bill in March. Lawmakers will now work on the differences between the bills.

Congress tucks continuing resolution into DOD report

A new continuing resolution for fiscal 2008 is tucked inside the defense appropriations conference report.

House passes bill giving some small-biz owners precedence

Service-disabled veterans who own small businesses should get top priority in government contracting, according to a bill the House passed yesterday.

President opposes new small-biz legislation

President Bush opposes new legislation that would update contracting programs for small-business contractors because some provisions raise constitutional concerns.

Is Sun fiasco indicative of bigger acquisition issues?

Sen. Charles Grassley and GSA are sparring again over the Sun Microsystems contracting controversy, a week after the company let its schedules contract expire.

FBI seeks assistance from small business

The bureau will issue 10 indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts to small businesses on a new IT Operations Division task order contract.

Amendment would level competitive-sourcing playing field

An amendment added to the Fiscal 2008 National Defense Authorization Act seeks to level the playing field for civilian defense employees in public/private competition.

Velazquez: Weed out HUBZone's bad apples

SBA's program to develop businesses in underutilized business districts is riddled with holes, Rep. Nydia Velazquez, chairwoman of the House Small Business Committee, said Sept. 19.

Doan requests Integrity Committee step in on Sun conflict

Lurita Doan, GSA administrator, has asked the President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency to help sort out a conflict between GSA's IG and Sun Microsystems, saying it is an example of a disturbing trend.

With five new protests, Alliant disputes total eight

The new protests on GSA's major IT contract Alliant include a second filed by STG, along with Client Network Services, Nortel Government Solutions, Advanced Technology Systems and Artel, bringing the total to eight.

Audit: Katrina cleanup costs varied widely

Agencies sometimes paid significantly more for the same debris removal and demolition work because they didn't share contracting information, an audit has found.