House bill targets DHS cybersecurity efforts
05/09/08 -- 11:54 AM A bill introduced this week in the House of Representatives would require DHS to assess the robustness of contractors’ cybersecurity protection before hiring them.
House bill aims to improve airport biometrics
05/08/08 -- 01:18 PM The Homeland Security Department would be required to consult with industry executives on biometric identification for airport security under newly proposed legislation.
OMB’s Johnson cites progress on security clearances
05/07/08 -- 03:07 PM Clay Johnson, deputy director at OMB, cited a steady decline in the average time the clearance process takes in a speech today today.
Experts debate GSA price reduction clause
05/07/08 -- 09:45 AM One important step to improving GSA's multiple award schedule contracts would be to reconsider use of the price reduction clause, said contracting experts who spoke before an advisory panel May 5.
Compiled Logic buys DTS
05/06/08 -- 01:24 PM Municipalities are increasingly outsourcing the management of police-initiated and private automobile towing and tracking. As one indication of the growing market, two providers of such services announced a merger this week.
OMB: Congress to blame for decrease in competitive sourcing
05/05/08 -- 10:58 AM Contractors won 27 percent of the competitions with federal employees in 2007 compared with 13 percent in 2006.
Senators question DHS cybersecurity strategy
05/05/08 -- 09:40 AM DHS' cybersecurity initiative might be relying too much on contractors and might not be providing enough information to the public, according to two key senators.
NATO creates cyberdefense team
05/02/08 -- 12:20 PM NATO has set up a new Cyber Defense Management Authority that will coordinate the safeguarding of its own and member states’ computer infrastructures against cyberattack.
OMB proposes security clearance system reform
05/02/08 -- 09:37 AM The Office of Management and Budget has submitted a proposal to expedite hiring and security clearances for individuals and contractors to work for the government.
Coast Guard plans data center to monitor vessels
05/01/08 -- 02:51 PM The Coast Guard will begin operating a new international data exchange center starting Jan. 1, 2009, to track the positions at sea of about 3,000 ships per day, according to a final rule published.
DOD’s cost-plus contracts misusing taxpayer money
05/01/08 -- 02:42 PM Defense Department officials need to get a better grasp about the validity and specifications for expensive programs, GAO said this week.
NIH seeks comment on new GWACs
05/01/08 -- 12:08 PM The National Institutes of Health wants input from industry and federal agencies as it prepares to revise three governmentwide acquisition contracts in health and research IT.
Report: Small-vessel security to rely on tech tools
04/29/08 -- 12:18 PM Technology will be a key component in reducing the terrorist threat associated with the nation’s recreational and commercial small boats, according to a new DHS strategy.
Unisys to build Maine Medicaid system
04/28/08 -- 12:56 PM Unisys will develop and then manage health care claim processing for Maine’s new MaineCare Information System under a contract that could be worth as much as $180 million.
IG clears spectrum adviser of allegations
04/28/08 -- 10:37 AM An official adviser’s request for millions of dollars in lease payments for a national public safety broadband network probably was not enough to deter prospective bidders.
NTSB laptops lack security features: GAO
04/24/08 -- 01:17 PM Nearly half the laptop PCs at the National Transportation Safety Board do not have the required encryption needed to protect data, according to the Government Accountability Office.
Contracting reform bills make it through House
04/24/08 -- 11:12 AM The Close the Contractor Fraud Loophole Act, the Contractors and Federal Spending Accountability Act and the The Government Contractor Accountability Act were passed by the House yesterday.
GSA releases FAR changes for comment
04/23/08 -- 03:20 PM GSA is seeking public comment on proposed changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulation that would place greater emphasis on government contractors’ past performance when they bid on new awards.
DHS to rebuild Project 28 fence
04/23/08 -- 01:57 PM The mobile border surveillance system deployed as a prototype of SBInet in Arizona is coming down and will be replaced with an updated version with permanent towers.
Bush administration opposes small-biz research bill
04/23/08 -- 11:42 AM The SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act would require agencies to set aside 3 percent of their outside research budgets or $650 million each year.
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