Catapult scores GSA's sizable small-biz deal

GSA awarded a sizable set-aside contract for small businesses yesterday that many owners believe is too big for 8(a) firms.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Committee: TWIC encryption ill-advised

DHS should reverse course and not encrypt the TWIC computer chip and reader, a federally chartered maritime advisory group has recommended.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

DHS issues proposed Real ID regs

DHS has proposed standards for state-issued identification cards under the Real ID Act of 2005. The proposal was published in the Federal Register and is open for comment.

  • By Michael Hardy

SBI-Net contracting plan risky: GAO

Possible cost and schedule overruns, as well as performance problems, threaten the program, according to the Government Accountability Office.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

FCC public safety network plan found wanting

The FCC's proposal to create a nationwide broadband public safety network falls short, according to a national public safety organization.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Waxman: Online 'no-fly' list endangers privacy

TSA's recent attempt to fix problems with its "no-fly" list may have put at risk of theft personal information provided by travelers.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

M&A Special Report: New small-biz rule could dampen M&As

New rule may hurt small businesses.

  • By Michael Hardy

M&A Special Report: The art of the deal

To create a masterpiece, dealmakers track rumors, court suitors and put in long hours.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Eligibility outsourcing's tough childhood

Texas and Indiana blaze a tangled trail.

  • By James Schultz

Mixed signals for RFID

Despite Chertoff's rejection, PASS card project moves ahead.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Waxman's accusation puts contractors on defensive

Congressman's calls for increased scrutiny also find eager ears.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

In the current climate, some gain a clear edge

A select group of companies will attract strong buyer interest this year.

  • By Jerry Grossman

To win schedule task orders, learn the ropes

A pair of protests teaches an invaluable lesson in Federal Supply Schedulecontracting

  • By Jonathan Cain

Skinner: DHS needs to shield personal information

DHS is not doing enough to protect personal identifying information within its computer systems, according to a new report.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Unknowns remain in move to IPv6

For the Air Force, the killer application for IPv6 might literally be a killer app.

  • By William Jackson

DHS looking into 'tunnel vision'

The Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency plans to issue contracts or grants this year to advance tunnel detection technology.

  • By Wilson P. Dizard III

ITES renews small business rules questions

When the Army chose GTSI and World Wide Technology as its small-business awardees under the ITES-2H contract, it reinforced concerns of some small business advocates about the fairness of the system.

  • By Michael Hardy

Mocny: U.S. Visit move will improve oversight

Management oversight over DHS' U.S. Visit program will be strengthened as it moves to a new directorate on March 31, said Bob Mocny, the program's acting director.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Ethics rule proposed for federal contractors

DOD, GSA and NASA are calling for public comment on a proposed rule to establish a code of ethics for contractors similar to the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

  • By David Hubler

Control of $1B interoperability fund debated

DHS has no clear authority at this time over a $1 billion fund for public safety agency interoperable communications equipment that it has been publicizing as a first responder grant program.

  • By Alice Lipowicz
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