Hot opportunities may leave some contractors in the cold

As agencies deal with austere budgets, opportunities are created for some contractors, while others may only feel the bite.

OFPP's Gordon says goodbye to government service

Obama administration loses strong advocate for open dialogue with industry as Dan Gordon, OFPP administrator, resigns.

Gordon to step down from OFPP

Administrator Dan Gordon is leaving the Office of Federal Procurement Policy later this year.

Air Force suspends three firms for bad, unfinished work

The IT companies are accused of walking off the job, doing shoddy work and not helping their customer fix the problems.

CGI logistics aid will follow Army Reserve to new post

CGI Federal will continue providing logistics services to the Army Reserve as it moves its headquarters to North Carolina thanks to a three-year contract renewal worth $38.36 million.

DHS releases draft RFP for $3B FirstSource contract

Homeland Security intends to issue a final RFP by the end of the year.

VA ignores GAO protest ruling

Agency risks court fight for refusal to reopen two contracts on which veteran-owned businesses won their bid protest.

Budget cuts critical to repeal of withholding

In a bad economy and a desire to support small businesses, the repeal the 3 percent withholding provision has support, but how to offset the lost revenue?

Lockheed unit trims 250 workers amid cuts in other divisions

In one of several measures to increase what it calls operational efficiency, Lockheed Martin Information Systems and Global Solutions has trimmed its employee base by 250.

Obama opposes ban on contracts with tax-delinquent contractors

Administration wants to fight fraud, but warns ban would have unintended consequences.

SAIC upgrades give TSA a closer examination of baggage

Science Applications International Corp. will improve the Transportation Security Administration's baggage-screening capabilities and reduce false alarms with a $25 million order for new imaging equipment.

Can fiscal 2012 budget balance cuts and new IT programs?

Federal IT spending requests are slightly ahead of 2011 levels with continuing resolutions and budget cuts competing with cybersecurity, cloud computing and mobile computing requirements, according to immixGroup.

Was fiscal 2011 the best and worst of times?

Contractors saw a year of uncertainty and challenges, but there's relief that it wasn't worse.

Survey: Expect anemic spending growth through 2017

The federal IT market will remain flat or decline slightly during the next five years. Where will the cuts come from?

GSA ponders reopening e-mail contract

Agency is studying GAO's decision to support the protests filed by two losing bidders.

Agencies increase focus on debarments

More agencies are establishing formal suspension and debarment programs and dedicating more staff to handle referrals and manage cases.

'No Plan B' to sub for expanded entrepreneurship, Case says

“Entrepreneurship is the secret sauce that makes America tick,” Steve Case, founder of AOL and now a venture capitalist, told a Northern Virginia Technology Council breakfast crowd.

What's really behind wasteful contracts?

The Commission on Wartime Contracting thinks a surplus of contractors has led to too much waste in Iraq and Afghanistan, but Stan Soloway offers a different perspective on the issue.

Lawmakers urge supercommittee: Cap contract workers' pay

Proposed law would tie compensation of all contractor employees -- not just executives -- to federal employees' pay.

SBA proposals could make small-biz credit easier to get

Changes in rules would help agencies meet subcontracting goals.