CSC wins $21M Alliant task order from EEOC

Computer Sciences Corp. will provide managed services to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under a seven-year, $21 million task order.

Deltek purchases mySBX to strengthen services offerings

Deltek Inc. has acquired mySBX, an online community that helps government contractors to rapidly identify opportunities, manage resources and expand their business. The financial terms were not reported.

New rule on task-order protests not causing problems, panel says

Officials instrumental in the creation of the year-old federal task-order protest rule say the new regulation has caused few problems and resulted in only a small increase in the number of cases sent to the Government Accountability Office for adjudication.

David Drabkin: A trusted voice on procurement matters

Drabkin was recognized for his experience and expertise in federal procurement by receiving the Public Sector Partner award.

Part 1: Business on FTS 2001 grows despite GSA's push for Networx

GSA is pushing hard to get agencies to use Networx, but so far business on FTS 2001 continues to grow.

8 stories to keep watching in 2010

We rank the most important stories that broke during 2009. But the impact of these stories will continue to be felt into 2010 and beyond.

SRA's CEO proposes 6 ways to improve government procurement

Training, education and flexibility are among the proposals for improving government procurement.

DOE plans to retain bulk of contractor IT workforce

Energy CIO Tom Pyke said he intends to maintain the contractor IT workforce at current levels for the most part while insourcing a small portion of the jobs.

Government leads evolution of business networks

Business networks are going through a transformation, and government agencies are at the leading edge.

New OCI rules mean big impact for industry

A long-awaited Defense Department proposal on how to manage organizational conflicts of interest could have an enormous effect across the industry that supports DOD.

Infuse a little holiday spirit into the contracting dispute

The movie "Miracle on 34th Street" offers valuable lessons that can be applied to government contracting.

New ethics policies might hurt competition, industry group says

The Defense Department needs to apply a "balanced approach" to avoid negative impacts from new conflict-of-interest rules, says a contractor group.

Three lessons Harris' FAA troubles should teach us

Harris Corp.'s problems with the FTI contract can be a learning opportunity for other contractors.

NASA starts taking bids on large IT services project

NASA has opened up bidding for the first of five planned information technology services contracts that have been estimated to be worth more than $4 billion total.

GSA wants app to take on transportation management

GSA's goal is to be the provider of choice for all agencies' transportation needs.

MCR, American University form program management training program

MCR and American University join forces to create a new training program aimed at government acquisition professionals.

General Dynamics wins $200M Army combat training contract

General Dynamics C4 Systems will help the Army consolidate and improve the method by which it purchases products essential for combat training systems under a contract potentially worth $200 million over five years.

Vangent to improve ailing DOD health care procurement system

Vangent Inc. will provide a new, improved health care procurement system for the Defense Department under a $6.85 million contract.

Industry's wish list for procurement reform

Now that Daniel Gordon has become the new administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, it's a good time to review what industry wants his agenda to be.

TSA's infrastructure contract enters the ridiculous zone

The back and forth continues as TSA stops work again on its $500 million Information Technology Infrastructure Progtram while a dispute over jurisdiction for bid protests is resolved.