Contractor bonus calls NOAA's oversight into question

Lawmakers would like to know why NOAA awarded a bonus fee to a contractor working on satellite programs that suffer from schedule delays and cost overruns.

Testing delays TWIC card rollout

The Transportation Workers Identification Credential missed its July 1 rollout partly because its systems are undergoing extra testing, a TSA official testified Thursday.

Agencies can help VETS GWAC succeed

In a July 10 memo, Paul Denett, administrator of OFPP, asked agencies to review their IT requirements and check GSA's Veterans Technology Services Governmentwide Acquisition Contract for services.

Transportation Command awards multiple IT contracts

The United States Transportation Command has picked 10 companies for a multiple-award IT services contract. The five-year contract could be worth up to $250 million.

Coalition elevates two

Larry Allen, executive vice president of the Coalition for Government Procurement, will become the group's president on Aug. 15.

Memo to DHS: Fill vacant leadership posts

One of every four senior leadership positions is vacant at the Homeland Security Department, thus presenting a risk to national security, according to a new report from the House Homeland Security Committee.

ID theft not common in federal data breaches

Retailers and a credit card processor were responsible for the data breaches that led to identity theft, GAO says.

Report: National security to drive fed hiring

The federal government expects to hire more than 11,000 information technology experts and 8,000 government contracting experts in the next two years, according to a new survey of personnel officials at 34 federal agencies.

NOAA seeks assistance with solar data management

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration seeks a vendor to help the agency study the status of commercial equipment for gathering information about solar flares.

Skinner: DHS cyber security lacks focus

The Homeland Security Department's National Cyber Security Division needs to do a better job of establishing priorities for key programs and managing them effectively, according to a new inspector general report.

FEMA's laptop security ineffective: IG

The Federal Emergency Management Agency does not have effective procedures to protect information contained on its laptop computers, according the Homeland Security inspector general Richard Skinner.

DHS to spend $60m on R&D for new technologies

Research spending could lead to U.S. borders being protected by buried fiber optic tripwires, advanced power sources and high-resolution listening devices.

Nearly half the small businesses with GWAC not renewed

GSA did not renew option years in June for nearly half of the businesses on a GSA governmentwide acquisition contract set aside solely for 8(a) firms.

SRA to oversee health care data banks

SRA International has won a contract worth an estimated $68.6 million from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration to operate the agency's National Practitioner Data Bank and Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank.

DHS directorate beset by management woes: GAO

The Homeland Security Department's directorate of Science and Technology suffers from weak internal management controls and high turnover in its staffing, according to a new GAO report.

Gartner Group to develop federal metrics

The Gartner Group has received a $22 million contract from GSA to develop metrics under the Information Technology Infrastructure and Optimization LOB.

Skinner: DHS struggles to coordinate intel efforts

DHS still faces challenges in defining and integrating its intelligence activities, according to a new report.

Northrop picks team for FBI bid

Northrop Grumman has chosen its partners in its bid for the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services Next Generation Identification contract.

Helping hand

GSA sales facilitator takes charge of contracts for clients.

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