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Rob Thormeyer

SEWP reauthorization request is 'agonizing' decision for OFPP

The Office of Federal Procurement Policy has to resolve whether to grant a request from NASA to reauthorize its Scientific and Engineering Workstation Procurement.

Lame-duck Congress to face legislative quandary

Lawmakers will have to figure out how to handle the spate of appropriations bills that have yet to pass the legislative branch when Congress returns to session next week.

IT issues consideration in the Senate, but perhaps not the House

Observers have said that under the new leadership in Congress, federal IT issues will receive closer scrutiny, but it is unclear whether the White House's e-government initiative will sink or swim.

Labor issues may be major focus as Dems take over

<font color="CC0000">(UPDATED) </font color> Now that the Democrats have taken over at least one house of Congress, President Bush's competitive-sourcing initiative could be under heavy scrutiny.

DOD: GSA, Defense share fault for procurement issues

The inspector general at the Defense Department has said that both GSA and DOD are to blame for a string of procurement problems over the past several years.

GSA opts out of BearingPoint HSPD-12 deal

The General Service Administration has announced that it will not exercise the remaining options under a contested contract providing Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 services to its shared-services provider customers.

Senator: GSA should reconsider IT infrastructure contract

The chairwoman of the Senate Small Business Committee believes the agency has inhibited small firms from bidding on the GSA Infrastructure Technology Global Operations acquisition vehicle.

Signed, sealed ? will it deliver?

Regional issues could challenge GSA's new Federal Acquisition Service.

ActivIdentity to aid DOD in HSPD-12 requirements

ActivIdentity Corp. has been tapped by the Department of Defense to help the agency make its smart-card system compliant with Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12.

Security, procurement top Davis' agenda in spite of upcoming election

Information security and streamlining federal procurement will still be top priorities for the House Government Reform Committee ? no matter which party controls Congress after next month's elections.

GSA to take control of Commerce GWAC

The General Services Administration and the Commerce Department have reached an agreement in principle to give GSA ownership of Commerce's Information Technology Services Next Generation governmentwide acquisition contract.

Doan takes GSA back to basics

Slowing down GWACs, cleaning up bottom among top priorities.

Revamped Business.gov to cater to small biz

Officials from the White House and Small Business Administration formally unveiled a revamped Web site that provides small businesses with a compendium of federal regulations information.

IBM tapped to provide NBC HSPD-12 services

IBM Corp. has been awarded the Interior Department's National Business Center's highly anticipated contract to provide Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 services.

Bush signature completes GSA reorganization

The General Services Administration's long-awaited reorganization is finally official.

GSA seeks enterprisewide management of IT assets

The General Services Administration has released a highly anticipated draft solicitation for small businesses to help the agency streamline and support its IT infrastructure across the agency.

GSA reorg bill clears Congress, awaits president's signature

The General Services Administration's long-awaited reorganization is just the president's signature away from being complete.

Integic wins OPM pact for final piece of retirement project

Integic of Chantilly, Va., was awarded a contract from the Office of Personnel Management for the last piece of OPM's long-awaited Retirement Systems Modernization (RSM) project to digitize federal employee retirement records.

GAO rejects request to partially dismiss HSPD-12 protests

In the latest turn of events, the Government Accountability Office has rejected a request by the General Services Administration to partially dismiss a protest of its contested contract with BearingPoint Inc. for Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 solutions.

DHS awards Boeing SBI-Net contract

The Homeland Security Department will turn to Boeing Co. to provide the networking backbone for the department's highly anticipated Secure Border Initiative Network.