Obama to wield scalpel not hatchet for budget

President Obama has proposed across-the-board spending cuts tied to the debt, but left unclear the impacts on IT, workforce and other programs.

New Navy review board will stand watch for fraudulent contract behavior

Charges of alleged bribery of a public official in connection with a kickback scandal involving millions of dollars in Navy funds have prompted the creation of a contract review board.

IRS' lips sealed on globetrotting State contractors with big tax bills, GAO says

A GAO investigation of tax delinquents who travel on U.S. passports has uncovered the case of two State Department contractors who owe more than $100,000 in unpaid taxes.

Shutdown update: What's the impact?

Editor Nick Wakeman wonders what impact, if any, the shutdown's near miss will have on the market.

Bill would put job creation pressure on contractors

A group of House members wants companies to estimate the number of jobs they would create when they win a new contract.

GSA plans would ease effects of shutdown, administrator says

GSA Administrator Martha Johnson tells anxious contractors that a government shutdown "would be a real disrupter" but the agency has had plans in place since the last shutdown in 1995 to ease the effects of any new closure.

Alaska natives defend set-aside program before Senate committee

Advocates say the program is successing and building businesses, which doesn't mean the program should end.

Contractors brace for shutdown

Companies have options on what to do if the government closes, but a shutdown carries many unknowns.

What your customers face if the shutdown comes

Although President Barack Obama has repeatedly denounced a government shutdown in recent weeks, officials in his administration say they are cognizant that funding for the government expires April 8 and contingency plans are being prepared.

Top 20 civilian contracts for 2011

We rank the largest contract opportunities coming out of civilian agencies in 2011. Are you positioned to chase $29 billion in task orders?

SBA launches contracting program for women

Contracting officers can now set-aside contracts for woman-owned small businesses, under an interim rule issued April 1.

E-mail snafu no reason to disqualify company's bid

The Federal Claims Court ruled that a company's bid proposal was not late because it "was both reached and received by the government's e-mail servers before the due date."

HP ramps up data center services for Special Ops Command

Hewlett-Packard Co. has won a four-year, $68.1 million data center services contract from the U.S. Special Operations Command to support its worldwide missions.

Due process for contractors under attack

Are you guilty until proven innocent? Columnist and PSC President Stan Soloway argues that too many people and groups want to slap contractors with a debarment without considering due process rights.

ICF in winning trio for new DOT environmental work

ICF International Corp., PB America and CDM, a consulting and engineering company, have won a five-year contract worth up to $40 million from the Transportation Department for environmental work.

New contracting era begins for U.S. Army

New policies are starting to be felt across the Army as the service adopts more cloud computing, mobile technology and social media to gain efficiencies and save money.

DOD revises cyber budget upward by $1 billion

To buoy network security adequately, the Defense Department is requesting another $1 billion to cover activities previously left out.

GSA plans BPAs with green IT in mind

Several blanket purchase agreements for IT products also will push contractors to be more green.

Government officials need to think, then speak

Too many government officials espouse solutions that don't consider the complexity of the problem.

Boeing's $323M intell system stalled by protests

Alleged missteps in the selection of Boeing Co. as prime contractor for a new intelligence-gathering aircraft system bound for Afghanistan have grounded the project until the Army can redress the issues.