FDA considers IDIQ for modernizing Safety Reporting Portal

FDA is developing a new contact to operate and modernize the Safety Reporting Portal to collect information on adverse reactions to drugs and medical devices.

How the biggest contractors are preparing for growth

Companies up and down the Top 100 are busy repositioning themselves for expected growth, but they still have to contend with a tight budget environment and customers focused on cost, efficiency and effectiveness.

CSC agrees to $190M fine to settle SEC fraud charges

Computer Sciences Corp. is dishing out $190 million to settle charges that the company and former executives manipulated financial results and concealed problems about the company’s largest contract.

Where best-value meets low price

A recent GAO bid protest decision illustrates the risk companies face when their proposals are technically superior but come with a higher price tag.

GSA adding health IT, cyber to Schedule 70

RFIs are in the works to add special item numbers to the IT schedule for health IT and cybersecurity.

Opinion

Get ready for the end of fiscal year marketing hype

As executives and other professionals across the government contracting market focus on maximizing year-end sales, they are also inundated with marketing pitches. Here are six ways to separate the hype from the help.

GSA set to release agile RFP

The General Services Administration is set to release a request for proposals for a blanket purchasing agreement for agile services delivery vendors in the coming days.

Dovel hires VP for grants management program

Dovel Technologies has hired Mike Atassi as a new vice president and as the products and services director of the team supporting the GrantSolutions.gov

PAE closes A-T Solutions acquisition

PAE has closed its acquisition of A-T Solutions in a move that increases its national security solutions offerings.

Fair Pay rules are 'disaster waiting to happen'

The proposed rules to implement the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces executive order lacks fairness, due process and is of questionable legal standing. In short, they are a disaster waiting to happen.

September release planned for $50B Networx replacement

GSA has pushed to September the release of the solicitation for the $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract, and the agency has cancelled three interim regional contracts.

Fast 50 deadline fast approaching

The deadline for submitting nominations for the 2015 Washington Technology Fast 50 is June 15, so don't miss your chance to be recognized as one of fastest-growing small businesses in the government market.

WT Industry Day: Inside the Commerce Department's IT opportunities

Commerce Department executives share their insights about upcoming opportunities, IT priorities and the procurement culture at the department's largest bureaus.

Boeing creates data analytics group

Boeing Defense, Space & Security has created a data analytics group to help customers leverage IT across their organizations.

Opinion

Make your teaming strategy central to your capture process

Too often, finding teammates is done in a haphazard and inefficient way. But if you have the right data, tools can make teaming a competitive advantage.

ITES-3S moves forward with draft, industry day

The Army has released its draft RFP for the $12.1 billion ITES-3S contract and extended its deadline for questions for its upcoming industry day.

Air Force floats need for earned value management contract

The Air Force Materiel Command is collecting information about earned value management systems as it considers whether to develop an EVM contract.

OFPP opens competition for training, development program pilots

The Office of Federal Procurement Policy is teaming up with the U.S. Digital Service to hold a competition to spur innovation in training and development. The submission period ends June 23, 2015.

Harris-Exelis wins shareholder, DOJ approvals

The $4.75 billion deal will close next Friday now that shareholders and the Justice Department have approved the acquisition. Now, the transformation can begin.

GSA to push back RFP for Networx replacement

GSA likely won't make its July release for the RFP for the $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract.