Learning about America on the Boston-New York bus

A low-cost bus ride on the East Coast provides blogger Steve Kelman with a unique view of the country.

DOD now required to report bundled contracts, sole-source awards

DOD's contracting now must publish a notification on FedBizOpps.gov or any similar site at least 30 days before releasing a solicitation for a bundled contract, according to a new Federal Register notice.

It's official: Federal Acquisition Service has new commish

Steve Kempf is now the commissioner of the General Services Administration's Federal Acquisition Service, while Jon Jordan has been named deputy FAS commissioner.

BAE wins $31M option for Navy communications

BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services Inc. will provide a broad range of technology services to the Navy under a $31 million modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract.

VA cancels $400M modernization contract

Agency ends financial management modernization effort. See who's getting the money.

The first affliction of the federal workforce: Low expectations

The surest way to nurture mediocrity is to expect mediocrity. That, in a nutshell, is one of the major afflictions of the federal workforce in many offices across the government, according to readers commenting on stories at FCW.com.

SRA continues to support FAA on airport technology research

SRA International Inc. will provide technical support to the Federal Aviation Administration under a five-year contract valued at approximately $57 million.

Harris brings better maps to Navy aircraft

Harris Corp. wins another contract to enhance the mapping capabilities of Navy aircraft, including helicopters and jet fighters.

Forward march: Army e-mail overhaul still a go

Army CIO Jeffrey Sorenson is working with the Defense Information Systems Agency to get enterprise e-mail off the ground.

And the Northrop HQ sweepstakes winner is…

Northrop Grumman Corp. has signed an agreement to purchase an existing building located at 2980 Fairview Park Drive in Falls Church, Va., for its corporate office.

Microsoft pushes new directions at Partner Conference

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Bob Muglia, president of Microsoft's Server and Tools Business, discussed the company's major cloud computing efforts at the opening of Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference.

Are you green enough to win a contract?

Collecting greenhouse gas emissions might become part of the procurement process.

STG to supply IT manpower for DEA

STG Inc. will provide information technology staff and services to the Drug Enforcement Administration under a five-year contract worth more than $43 million.

Harris will build emergency radio network for NY county

Harris Corp. has received a $30 million contract to build a trunked emergency radio communications system and install terminal equipment to support up to 25,000 public-service and public-safety users in Monroe County, in western New York state.

DOD moves to shift $3.9B to pressing wartime needs

Defense Department planners want to shift a significant chunk of funding away from programs that are struggling or of low priority to more pressing needs to support the war effort in Afghanistan, reports Kate Brannan at Defense News.

'Fiscal cancer' threatens government market

Tough times and tough decisions lie ahead as the government begins to wrestle with how to get its soaring budget deficit under control.

Northrop to install infrared warning systems on Marines' choppers

Northrop Grumman Corp. will provide infrared missile warning systems to the Navy under an $80 million contract.

HP gets $3.4B Navy network transition deal

HP Enterprise Services LLC will support the transition from the Navy/Marine Corps Intranet to a next-generation program under a contract potentially worth $3.4 billion over five years.

Boeing snaps up Narus

Boeing continued its expansion into the cybersecurity realm this week with the acquisition of Narus Inc., a provider of real-time network traffic and analytics software.

NSA stakes another claim to cybersecurity leadership

The recent appearance of an article about NSA in the Wall Street Journal could indicate that the spy agency is jockeying for position with DHS, writes blogger Brian Robinson.