The House of Representatives will consider an amendment this evening to the Defense Authorization Bill that would restart processing on security clearance applications for government contractors, a House Committee on Government Reform spokesman said.
The General Services Administration has named John Johnson as the agency's acting Integrated Technology Solutions assistant commissioner effective June 5, replacing Deidre Lee, who left GSA in March.
The second time around might be the charm for Logistics Applications Inc., which has had to wait more than a year to take over its largest contract win ever.
Personnel in the military services and agencies, as well as representatives from industry and academia, will receive invitations next week to participate in one of two teams that will ultimately make suggestions on overhauling the certification and accreditation processes across the intelligence community.
The Homeland Security Department will issue a scorecard so that states and cities can pinpoint the areas in which they need to improve their interoperable communications programs.
The two offices responsible for overseeing the modernization of the country's air traffic control system still face challenges in a number of key areas, according to the Government Accountability Office.
The FBI paid at least $10.1 million in questionable contractor costs related to its controversial Trilogy IT modernization program, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.
Industry is cranking up the pressure on the Defense Department to resume processing applications for contractor security clearances by appealing directly to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to immediately resolve the issue.
The Defense Department late last week officially extended its enterprise software agreement with Telos Corp. for two of its titles to the rest of the federal government, offering discounts between 5 percent and 40 percent off of the General Services Administration's Federal Supply Service schedule.
The Homeland Security Department is defending its small business subcontracting practices against fears that its mentor-protégé program actually may penalize some small businesses.
Several U.S. biometric ID card companies are urging Congress to overturn a law that would award of a significant part of the upcoming Transportation Workers Identification Credential contract to a company backed by a foreeignentrepreneur and casino owner.
Six months from the deadline for issuing interoperable smart federal ID cards, standards and specifications are in place. Now the heavy lifting is about to begin.
Rep. Tom Davis, said he will work with the House Appropriations Committee to both cut funding for the Treasury Department's controversial standalone Treasury Communications Enterprise solicitation and improve the government's information security law.
Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.) said today that the federal government should spend more money on training procurement officials, and suggested an exchange program where industry officials help train government-sector employees.
JDA Software Group Inc. will retain Manugistics Group Inc.'s clients in the federal government, aerospace and defense sectors after it completes its $211 million cash purchase of the supply-chain management company.
General Dynamics Corp. has extended the deadline for completing its acquisition of Anteon International Corp. by three months, pending the outcome of the Justice Department's review of the deal.
