TSA to use maritime spec for worker ID

TSA announced it has adopted a maritime industry specification for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential biometric reader and the contactless smart card.

G&B Solutions to support HUD program management

G&B Solutions has received a contract from the Housing and Urban Development Department to provide program management services and institutionalize program management approaches departmentwide.

Velazquez: Weed out HUBZone's bad apples

SBA's program to develop businesses in underutilized business districts is riddled with holes, Rep. Nydia Velazquez, chairwoman of the House Small Business Committee, said Sept. 19.

FBI picks Lockheed for HP upgrades

Lockheed Martin will increase the processing power of FBI computers under a new contract that could be worth up to $16 million over five years.

Input: State and locals gradually warm to Schedule 70

State and local government purchasing through the GSA Schedule 70 is steadily increasing and may lead the governments to use other federal schedules when allowed to do so, reports Input Inc.

Nortel gets Courts messaging deal

Nortel Government Solutions has won a contract from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts to support messaging and collaboration services.

Group of 16 wins $4B CMS deal

A group of 16 contractors were awarded the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' $4 billion Enterprise System Development contract.

ATS to continue FHFB applications work

ATS Corp. won a five-year contract from the Federal Housing Finance Board for application and development services.

Alliance: Pass card deadline impractical

DHS is running out of time to test and deploy a new technology solution in a proposed passport-alternative identification card by summer 2008, according to an industry expert.

GSA greenlights Verizon systems

Verizon Business has cleared the final hurdle needed to start selling through the Networx Universal contract.

Be prepared

Q&A | Most emergency alert opportunities will lie with the states, FEMA's Martha Rainville says.

2007 Small Business Report | Learning tree

Mentor/protégé programs can help fledgling firms, but small companies need to be smart about using them.

Speaking the same language

Standards are critical for information sharing to work.

Steve Charles | Competition advocates take center stage

One of the all-encompassing, farthest-reaching questions in the world of public contracting is how to create meaningful competition within the procurement system and measure the results in a transparent way.

Richard Rector | Prepare now to avoid conflicts

It's protest season again. It comes around at the end of the government fiscal year when a spike in the number of new contracts inevitably is followed by a wave of bid protests.

Sun withdraws from GSA Schedule

Sun Microsystems Inc. is canceling its General Services Administration schedule contract, the company has confirmed.

Guidelines set top homeland security investment priorities

National Preparedness Guidelines, released by DHS, list the top eight priorities that should guide national preparedness investments in the coming years.

Testimony: Clock ticking on Real ID compliance

States will have four more months to request additional time to implement the Real ID Act national identity management program, DHS Michael Chertoff told a Senate committee this week.

Doan requests Integrity Committee step in on Sun conflict

Lurita Doan, GSA administrator, has asked the President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency to help sort out a conflict between GSA's IG and Sun Microsystems, saying it is an example of a disturbing trend.

DHS tech work force plan deemed deficient: GAO

DHS is making limited progress in hiring of key IT staff, according to a new GAO report.