House passes defense bill that would reduce use of contractors

Defense spending bill includes measures to reduce spending on contractor outsourcing and new programs to reduce fraud and abuse.

  • By Amber Corrin

No-bid contracts used too much for stimulus projects, GAO says

SBA, HUD and NASA awarded 35 percent or more of their stimulus law contracts noncompetitively, according to a new GAO report.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Fixed-price contracts increase under stimulus law

The proportion of fixed-price contracts is increasing in the contracts funded under the economic stimulus law, a new report says.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Tech projects to get big splash from second wave of stimulus spending

Technology spending will be a big part of a second wave of spending under the economic stimulus law, according to Edward DeSeve, special advisor to the Office of Management Budget and director for implementation of the Recovery Act.

  • By Doug Beizer

Agencies to spend $15B on health IT by 2014

Federal, state and local governments are projected to spend $15 billion in 2014 for the IT systems that support their public health and health insurance programs.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Senate passes biil that would increase DHS' IT funding

The Senate has passed legislation to fund the Homeland Security Department that would increase spending for major information technology programs. The House also approved the measure.

  • By Ben Bain

Congress once again not doing its most important job

In all but three of the last 30 years, Congress has failed to pass a budget to fund the federal government by the beginning of its new fiscal year. But, no surprise, Congress never fails to fund itself.

  • By Anne Armstrong

The stimulus at a glance: The latest on IT-related proposals

The House and Senate versions of President Barack Obama's economic stimulus package contain more than $70 billion in proposed information technology spending.

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