Contractor bonus calls NOAA's oversight into question

Lawmakers would like to know why NOAA awarded a bonus fee to a contractor working on satellite programs that suffer from schedule delays and cost overruns.

Testing delays TWIC card rollout

The Transportation Workers Identification Credential missed its July 1 rollout partly because its systems are undergoing extra testing, a TSA official testified Thursday.

Nortel's Zafirovski named to telecom panel

President Bush has nominated Nortel Networks Corp. President and Chief Executive Mike Zafirovski to the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee.

Agencies can help VETS GWAC succeed

In a July 10 memo, Paul Denett, administrator of OFPP, asked agencies to review their IT requirements and check GSA's Veterans Technology Services Governmentwide Acquisition Contract for services.

Council argues agencies should have final spectrum say

Public safety agencies should have the final word on whether to accept or reject a proposed sharing of a block of radio spectrum expected to be auctioned for use as a national broadband network for public safety, according to a council of public safety communications advocates.

Coalition elevates two

Larry Allen, executive vice president of the Coalition for Government Procurement, will become the group's president on Aug. 15.

ACS settles federal fraud case

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. will pay the federal government $2.6 million to resolve allegations that it had submitted inflated charges for services it provided via programs run by and through several departments and agencies.

GAO: Incentives lacking for infrastructure protection

Despite more than a year of planning and reviews, the nation's critical infrastructure sectors still fall short on providing incentives to private owners to assess vulnerabilities and risks, according to the Government Accountability Office.

Memo to DHS: Fill vacant leadership posts

One of every four senior leadership positions is vacant at the Homeland Security Department, thus presenting a risk to national security, according to a new report from the House Homeland Security Committee.

Crime info trumps terror data at fusion centers

Antiterrorism information-sharing and analysis is taking a back seat to criminal intelligence at the more than 40 state intelligence fusion centers.

More oversight takes market back two steps

Congress should be increasing funding for improvements in the federal acquisition workforce.

The PKI Payoff

Get your customers past the difficult early stages, and then technology will deliver benefits.

A case full of money

A court decision on alleged kickbacks could cost firms millions.

Networx's gravity field

Companies with niche services seek opportunities at the fringes of the huge telecom awards.

Court cuts through fog of clarifications, discussions

The wavering line between clarifications to proposals and discussions concerning proposals is one that frequently results in protests.

Embedded but delicately balanced

Contractors and civil servants work side by side, but each presents distinct management challenges.

New report on contractor workforce rife with flaws

The Progressive Policy Institute's recommendation to slash 750,000 contractor jobs from the government is short-sighted and fatally flawed.

ID theft not common in federal data breaches

Retailers and a credit card processor were responsible for the data breaches that led to identity theft, GAO says.

Report: National security to drive fed hiring

The federal government expects to hire more than 11,000 information technology experts and 8,000 government contracting experts in the next two years, according to a new survey of personnel officials at 34 federal agencies.

NOAA seeks assistance with solar data management

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration seeks a vendor to help the agency study the status of commercial equipment for gathering information about solar flares.