New SBInet chief has high hopes

Retired Air Force Col. Mark Borkowski believes SBInet is in a better position for a successful deployment than he first assumed.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Panel's conclusions should be the guide

GSA's next administrator should heed the Multiple Awards Schedule Advisory Panel's recommendations.

  • By Peter Ostrow

8(a) companies face new uncertainty

The pressure and uncertainty is increasing for small businesses in the government market.

  • By Bill Scheessele

Stan Soloway | Reforms must follow fact, not fiction

The Obama administration will need to get the facts straight before making acquisition reforms.

  • By Stan Soloway

GAO: Treasury must keep bailout transparent

Treasury has hired PricewaterhouseCoopers to help implement internal controls for the Troubled Assets Relief Program.

  • By Mary Mosquera

Small businesses to get their own EAGLE

The Homeland Security Department is working out details of a small-business version of the Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading Edge Solutions contract.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Input: Cabinet nominees will keep tabs on states' needs

Spending on IT initiatives are likely to increase under the Obama administration, reports market research company Input.

  • By Doug Beizer

Obama to states: Help is on the way

States are planning to move on an array of infrastructure projects if they can get financial assistance from the incoming administration.

Squeeze is on for mid-tier contractors

Panelists agree mid-tier contractors hoping to succeed in the federal marketplace are being squeezed by a number of constraints.

  • By David Hubler

Transition Watch: Napolitano had doubts about Real ID

Gov. Janet Napolitano has signed legislation to ban the program in Arizona but supported the driver's license aspect of Real ID.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Governors to ask for $176B in federal aid

With 43 states facing budget shortfalls, the nation's governors plan to ask President-elect Barack Obama for $176 billion in federal aid.

Transition Watch: Obama opts for centrist national security team

President-elect Barack Obama has selected three experienced centrists to serve as his national security team.

Wanted: Firms to evaluate cargo-screening technologies

The Transportation Security Administration is seeking more companies to participate in its Air Cargo Screening Technology pilot program.

  • By Ben Bain

GSA takes hard line on price negotiations

Government contract specialists are taking a tough stance in price negotiations with many information technology vendors in the wake of several high-profile investigations involving allegations of deceptive pricing.

SSA issues RFI for automated records retrieval

The Social Security Administration wants contractors to offer concepts for a system that would automatically pull information from electronic health records to streamline disability claims.

Transition Watch: Gates likely to continue as defense secretary

Defense Secretary Robert Gates is in the final stages of negotiations with the transition team of President-elect Barack Obama to stay at his post for at least a year.

Transition Watch | Orszag to head OMB under Obama

Peter Orszag, an economist, has directed the Congressional Budget Office since January 2007.

  • By Mary Mosquera

Report: Noncompliant set-aside removal process complex

A new proposal hopes to speed up the difficult process of removing noncompliant companies from a Small Business Administration set-aside program.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Obama singles out TSA contract with Lockheed

President-elect Barack Obama is scolding the Transportation Security Administration for its award four months ago of a $1.2 billion human resources support contract to Lockheed Martin Corp.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

GAO ruling gives HUBzone small businesses a boost

GAO rules that the Federal Acquisition Regulation gives preference to set-asides for HUBZone companies over other small businesses.

  • By Matthew Weigelt
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