Other key issues that will influence acquisition within the Homeland Security Department include planning for the presidential transition, addressing potential conflicts of interest, defining inherently governmental functions and managing large programs.
GAO investigators fooled the Small Business Administration by applying for certification for four fake companies under SBA's Historically Underutilized Business Zone program. SBA approved the applications in short order.
Much has been written about capture and proposal management. At most companies it is a well-defined, documented and integrated procedure. Likewise, most business development organizations are well acquainted with the Step, Stage or Gate Review processes.
DHS' inspector general wrote in an Aug. 4 report that legislation that restricts subcontracting by prime contractors could inhibit disaster responses and recovery work.
Recent Small Business Administration actions aimed at substantial increases in contract awards to small businesses are colliding with market realities and, in manyinstances, are counterproductive to the government getting its work done efficiently and cost effectively.
The PC contained unencrypted personal information on 33,000 participants in the Registered Traveler program and has caused TSA to suspend new enrollments for the company.
The House passed a bill that would require a company or agency working on behalf of the VA to give preference to small businesses owned by service-disabled veterans.
The measures are designed to strengthen cyber security, promote greater sharing of unclassified information and prevent the over-classification of information.
