In the search for better, cheaper, more efficient government services, some states and municipalities are turning to asset management, an IT concept that offers an enterprise view of an organization's holdings.
Policymakers in the acquisition community are using the term "big A" acquisition when discussing the need to improve everything from capability analysis to outcome measures, as opposed to contracting ? the "little a" of acquisition.
The ethics scandals that have rumbled through the federal procurement world of late have brought increased attention to numerous statutory restrictions, such as the Procurement Integrity Act, bribery and gratuity statutes, and the Anti-Kickback Act.
Several federal departments?notably Homeland Security and Justice?regularly buy access to personal information databases that do not comply with federal rules for protecting privacy, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.
Aiming to bring more transparency to the federal grant-making process, two top lawmakers have introduced legislation that would create a public database to track government-issued grants.
Private-sector victories in some of the large competitions in 2005, including a 2,500-employee competition at the Federal Aviation Administration, likely contributed to the dip in the federal employee winning percentage last year.
A comprehensive immigration bill approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday would create several major IT programs to register and verify employment status for foreigners seeking to be residents and workers in the United States.
Despite increased spending on security and health IT, the mounting impact of consolidation, budget pressures and the Lines of Business initiatives are dampening growth rates projected for federal IT spending over the next five years.
<font color="CC0000">(Updated)</font> Justice is relying on the "Mega 2" contracts for automated litigation support systems, but seeks to to shift to the "Mega 3" series of multiple award contracts for the litigation case management technology.
The General Services Administration has extended through the end of the month the deadline for comments on how the agency can define and attract medium-sized businesses to its long-awaited Alliant IT services procurement vehicle.
Predictably, the debacle over the Dubai ports deal is having some disquieting ripple effects. Proponents and detractors went nose to nose around the role that was ? or should have been ? played by the Committee on Foreign Investments in the United States or other government reviews, and now we're seeing the fallout from the conflict.
The General Services Administration's reorganization won some much-needed support when a key member of the Senate Appropriations Committee said he was satisfied with the agency's plan.
The recent extension of radio frequency identification testing at border crossings appears to have boosted the technology. But difficult decisions still lay ahead for the Homeland Security Department in integrating RFID applications and standards into a single document.
The General Services Administration plans to release requests for information and hold industry days for the three news lines of business?IT infrastructure, geospatial and budget formulation?in mid-April.
The federal government as a whole continues to struggle with securing its computer networks, according to the latest round of FISMA grades released by the House Government Reform Committee.
For the third year in a row, the Homeland Security Department is expected to receive an "F" grade in protecting its computers and IT networks from security breaches.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released the final standard for securing agency computer systems under the Federal Information Security Management Act.
Version 3.1 addresses architecture gaps between intragovernmental transactions and within environmental safety and occupational health from the earlier 3.0 version.
