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.
The Homeland Security Department is considering using an identification number, rather than a name, on its new border crossing card as a method to help protect privacy, a top department official said today.
Federal agencies are realizing unprecedented success in improving administration and management, but they still need to apply greater "clarity, transparency and candor" in implementing improvements, said OMB's Clay Johnson.
The General Services Administration earlier this week announced they are close to an enterprisewide software deal with Telos Corp. of Ashburn, Va., for their information assurance and automated message handling system titles.
Congress is considering approving "buy American" provisions for federal procurements that could have negative effects on federal IT contractors, according to the Information Technology Association of America, told Washington Technology.
Although competitive-sourcing efforts during the past three fiscal years will likely save the government more than $5 billion, the Office of Management and Budget contends that legislation Congress passed last calendar year will hamper the net benefits of such competitions.
After a woeful 2005, capped by a $16 million net loss, GTSI Corp. is fiercely fighting its way back to stability and profitability with a turnaround strategy led by its new president and CEO, James Leto, who wants to make GTSI profitable by the end of 2006 and move it way from its profile as a reseller toward that of a solutions provider.
