The Transportation Security Administration has announced it will conduct a "full and open competition" for all aspects of the Transportation Worker Identity Card project, including enrollment and data management services.
The Homeland Security Department will award a contract to develop the National Biosurveillance Integration System to provide an early warning system for an outbreak or possible bioterrorism attack.
The Democrats on the House Small Business Committee proposed reauthorization legislation today that would overhaul the Small Business Administration. The bill would increase the federal government's small-business prime contracting goal from 23 percent to 30 percent.
The General Services Administration has named John Johnson as the agency's acting Integrated Technology Solutions assistant commissioner effective June 5, replacing Deidre Lee, who left GSA in March.
The two offices responsible for overseeing the modernization of the country's air traffic control system still face challenges in a number of key areas, according to the Government Accountability Office.
Raytheon Co. has won a contract worth up to $368 million from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for high-performance computing resources to support advances in NOAA's environmental modeling capabilities.
The FBI paid at least $10.1 million in questionable contractor costs related to its controversial Trilogy IT modernization program, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.
The Defense Department late last week officially extended its enterprise software agreement with Telos Corp. for two of its titles to the rest of the federal government, offering discounts between 5 percent and 40 percent off of the General Services Administration's Federal Supply Service schedule.
The Homeland Security Department is defending its small business subcontracting practices against fears that its mentor-protégé program actually may penalize some small businesses.
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is not doing an effective job managing the initial phase of its move from a paper-based filing system to paperless electronic records, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.
The Homeland Security Department will decide in the next few months whether it will use existing legacy systems to establish an enterprisewide financial management system, a DHS procurement official said Thursday.
The Office of Personnel Management is seeking to sign a firm, fixed-price contract that will provide 100 percent coverage of the FEI's three buildings, including bedrooms, classrooms, lounge areas and office areas.
Nothing is final about a proposed sole source contract for an airport industry group to operate a central database for the upcoming Transportation Worker Identification Credential, a Homeland Security Department spokesman said Wednesday.
Embattled Small Business Administration administrator Hector Barreto resigned Tuesday following a five-year tenure that was marked by criticism from members of Congress and small business advocates.
The General Services Administration will release a solicitation in about a month for systems integrators to prepare packaged goods and services to create a federal employee identification card using smart-card technology.
The Homeland Security Department is considering using an identification number, rather than a name, on its new border crossing card as a method to help protect privacy, a top department official said today.
Federal agencies are realizing unprecedented success in improving administration and management, but they still need to apply greater "clarity, transparency and candor" in implementing improvements, said OMB's Clay Johnson.
