Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), the new ranking Republican on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, expects the committee will focus on a range of topics, including procurement and contracting issues.
European aerospace and defense giant EADS N.V. withdrew from a major U.S. defense acquisition in late December because its board wanted to preserve cash.
Government contractors should expect more than $350 billion in new contracting opportunities as a result of President-elect Barack Obama’s anticipated economic stimulus package, according to Input Inc.
The government must certify that the chosen companies qualify as small businesses before they can begin bidding for orders on the $15 billion contract.
IAC’s Transition Study Group met Dec. 12 with Obama’s transition team, recommending among other things a modernization of the government’s policies and practices regarding IT.
Rep. Edolphus Towns said he intends to focus on contracting reform, oversight of departments, agencies and the private sector, and the rights and duties of federal employees.
The request was short on details, but did indicate the military wanted units with a variety of tele- and face-to-face psychological and traumatic brain injury treatments.
Congress has moved in the right direction in contractor oversight, but the Obama administration and incoming Congress need to do more, the new report said.
The Justice Department has issued a request for information to obtain input on its strategy for procuring a national system that will contain motor vehicle title information.
GSA plans to award the Alliant Small Business telecommunications contract this month, as it seeks to further evaluate bids on the much larger Alliant contract.
