A major effort to upgrade computers that hold the government's master list of terrorist identities is embroiled in controversy about the project's management.
NASA has issued an RFI to get feedback on the scope, schedule, technical requirements and procurement approach for its Information Technology Infrastructure Improvement Program.
The government IT industry is not immune from the larger economy or political changes, but it is more isolated than many industry sectors. What does the mergers and acquisitions environment look like for our sector for the rest of 2008?
Acquisition policy-makers all seem to agree that acquisition planning is the key activity required to make wise procurement decisions, yet the system doesn't measure this activity. Rather, it appears that the more thoroughly it is done - at least for the purchase of technology - the less likely the procurement will be categorized as competitive.
Whether you are buying or selling a company ? and regardless of the size of the transaction, the nature of the parties, the target company's industry or even the deal structure ? the basic architecture of the definitive agreement is generally the same.
