The Small Business Administration's attempt to give women who own small businesses better odds of getting a government contract may not help after all, lawmakers say.
Though the White House's primary concerns have little to do with procurement, several acquisition changes are on hold after the president's veto of the Fiscal 2008 Defense Authorization bill.
The stock price of federal biometrics supplier Cogent Inc. is recovering after taking a dip Monday on media speculation that it may have been overvalued.
Accenture, Allied Technology Group and Carahsoft Technology earned places on the HR schedule, 738. X, under a five-year base contract with three five-year options.
BearingPoint announced earlier this week that the Navy Enterprise Resource Planning program is about to go live after about three years of development.
A new bill introduced earlier this week would require agencies to set penalties for vendors on contracts worth $500,000 or more if the company did not implement a comprehensive personal data privacy and security program.
Sen. Hillary Clinton added language to the Senate's Fiscal 2008 Omnibus Appropriations spending package to tighten controls on DHS contractor award fees.
Contractors will find ample opportunities next year for projects that help state and local governments lay a foundation for a robust infrastructure for health IT systems, reports Input.
Point One has been signed by GSA and DOD to the first of what could be many enterprise software license deals for data and records management software.
The omnibus spending bill approved by the House yesterday includes $34.9 billion in baseline funding for DHS in fiscal 2008 and boosts departmental IT contracting efforts focused on U.S. Visit and the Real ID Act.
The Office of Management and Budget's publicly accessible database of government contracts, grants, loans and other transactions is receiving mixed reviews.
Integrating the 22 agencies of DHS into a cohesive department requires the services of a new chief management officer, according to Comptroller General David Walker.
The compromise National Defense Authorization Act includes a measure that allows DOD agencies to continue using time-and-materials contracting, but puts new burdens on contractors.
Information security continues to be a material weakness in the Customs and Border Protection agency's internal controls, according to an independent audit.
DHS released grant guidelines this week to assist states in applying for $35 million to begin implementing Real ID requirements for handling personal data associated with driver's licenses.
The U.S. Agency for International Development plans to solicit information technology support for its humanitarian and foreign disaster assistance programs.
