Lockheed wins Texas seat management slot

Lockheed Martin has been selected by the Texas Department of Information Resources as one of the prime contractors qualified for its $400 million seat management program.

Skinner: DHS acquisition management floundering

Semiannual report uncovers poor performance in knowledge management and information systems.

Commerce issues RFI for Shared Service Center

The Commerce Department is exploring the idea of migrating its bureaus to a centralized, contractor-operated e-mail service.

GSA awards Networx Enterprise to five vendors

The award, announced today, completes the contract award phase of the Networx program.

PASS card won't jeopardize privacy: NIST

The planned border-crossing ID card does not require strong privacy protections because the only data it can transmit wirelessly is a reference number, according to the director of NIST.

Lawmakers seek management change at DOD

Senate Armed Services Committee's $648.8 billion Defense authorization bill calls for major management reforms at the Pentagon and sets the stage for a showdown with House lawmakers about funding for the Army's Future Combat Systems.

DHS still faces substantial privacy assessment backlog: GAO

The Homeland Security Department's Privacy Office produced more than double the number of privacy impact assessments in 2006 than it did two years before, but it still has a huge backlog of programs to assess, according to the Government Accountability Office.

Lawmaker seeks contractor employee verification

Rep. Elton Gallegly has introduced a bill that would require federal contractors to use a Social Security Administration program to verify that their employees have a legal right to work in the U.S.

GSA seeks bids for telecom deals worth $93M

GSA is seeking indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity, firm fixed-price bids for six new multiple-award contracts for wireless telecom expense management services not available through its Networx contract.

Whistleblower alleges Lockheed official misled Congress on Deepwater

A senior official at Lockheed Martin in charge of the Deepwater contract refused a meeting with one of his employees to discuss shortcomings in the program's converted patrol boats, charges Deepwater whistleblower Michael DeKort.

Bids & proposals | State & local

The Ohio Job and Family Services Department wants a contractor to create a benefits eligibility network.

News briefs

A House subcommittee approved a $36.3 billion spending bill for DHS, which is $2.1 billion more than the Bush administration requested.

Homeland watch

Sen. Hillary Clinton has reintroduced legislation to restore the Federal Emergency Management Agency to an independent, Cabinet-level agency.

Homeland watch

Sen. Hillary Clinton has reintroduced legislation to restore the Federal Emergency Management Agency to an independent, Cabinet-level agency.

Thinking outside the military box

Last byte | A conversation with John Pike of GlobalSecurity.org.

A strong bench is essential

Prism Pointe stands out in a crowded field.

Real ID, real debate

Sides argue about whether license standardization can or should be done.

Long shots

Small businesses petition hard for Networx slots.

Tax law unfairly targets federal contractors

If the government is preventing money from being spent 10 to 20 times during a 15- to-20-month reconciliation process, isn't it possible that the cost to the economywill outweigh the tax benefit?