News briefs

Army Secretary Peter Geren urged Army IT managers and industry executives to remain focused on technology efforts that deliver the right information to the right people in real time.

News briefs

Army Secretary Peter Geren urged Army IT managers and industry executives to remain focused on technology efforts that deliver the right information to the right people in real time.

Bids & proposals

The California General Services Department wants a contractor to design and deploy a comprehensive tax collection solution for the state's Employment Development Department.

Report: DOD needs WMD databases

DOD needs a database of potential locations of terrorist activity related to Weapons of Mass Destruction, according to a new Defense Science Board report.

Three file Alliant disputes

Three companies have filed bid protests against GSA's $50 billion Alliant contract. A decision by GAO to deny or accept the protests could come as late as early December.

ANC size rule to change

Companies awarding subcontracts to Alaska Native Corporations will soon be able to count the award toward meeting their small business goals, even if the ANC is not a small business.

New DIA award will seek intel support

A new DIA contract could be worth up to $1 billion. Although the agency said an RFP would be released by Aug. 27, no notice has been posted on the Federal Business Opportunities Web site.

Northrop tops lobbying expenditure list

Northrop Grumman spent $5.6 million to lobby the federal government in the first six months of 2007, the most spent among the largest federal IT contractors, according to the latest disclosure forms filed with the Senate.

DOD backs away from use of lead system integrators

A senior DOD procurement official said this week the Pentagon has little appetite for new contracts involving a lead system integrator approach, but stopped short of saying officials will never use the concept again.

Coast Guard divides vessel tracking project

The Coast Guard has decided to split into two phases and to initially focus on three geographic sectors in its upcoming Nationwide Automatic Identification System Increment 2 procurement.

Grassley to GSA: Nix Sun deal

Sen. Charles Grassley has been pushing GSA and Sun to address concerns over the vendor's pricing strategy. But Sun has not provided data for an audit, he has asked GSA to cancel the award.

Networx vendors vie for OneNet spots

DHS has issued the first large-scale task order under Networx Universal contract. Two of the three Networx vendors will establish its OneNet intranet for sensitive but unclassified data.

Arizona adopts hybrid ID approach

Arizona became the third state today to volunteer for a DHS program in which it will develop a hybrid ID card that combines a state driver's license with a U.S. border-crossing card.

FCC accepts build-out advice

The FCC has adopted a build-out schedule recommended by public safety groups in its recent order authorizing a national wireless broadband network for first responders.

Forest Service to issue customer service center RFP

The Forest Service want to develop a single call center to resolve IT, radio and phone problems for its offices. Proposals are due Oct. 12.

NASCIO study: Merging data facilities among vital tasks

The National Association of State CIOs study reported a strong trend toward "states consolidating their computing assets into raised-floor, secured, centralized data center facilities."

FedSpending.org award is no longer sole-source

Instead of awarding a sole-source contract to Eagle Eye for the first phase of the Federal Financial Accountability and Transparency Act, GSA issued an RFP for data and software that would list grant and contract award info from fiscal 2000-07. The small-business set-aside contract is for 19 months.

GSA begins Phase 2 of MAS Express

A test of GSA's program to speed the award process for schedule contracts is moving into its second phase, as agency officials see successes and the potential for more.

Agencies' scores reflect failure to meet small-biz goals

In its first score cards, SBA handed out 12 red scores, which show that agencies did not reach their annual small-business goals for 2006. There were five yellows and seven green scores.

Companies make first Alliant moves

Contract winners set out to capture market share.