A controversial amendment has stalled the E-Government Reauthorization Act of 2007 intended, in part, to extend appropriations for programs through 2012.
As the feds edge closer a $700 billion bailout of financial services companies suffering from bad mortgage loans, agency heads are likely to feel pressure to cut contractor spending.
GAO auditors found that 44 of the 53 agreements that involved the special authority used nontraditional contractors, and about half were small businesses.
The FCC plans to put up two valuable chunks of airwaves for sale, but economic turmoil might make it difficult for smaller companies and start-ups to raise adequate financing.
The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command has issued a RFI to determine the technical capabilities and qualifications of companies to support the Navy's Distributed Common Ground System.
