As contractor and government teams prepare and evaluate proposals, we are reminded that federal agencies increasingly depend on contractors to fulfill their missions. But what can be done when the contract isn't going well, and the contractor and government teams find themselves in situations that aren't working?
A top House lawmaker is pressing the General Services Administration to move forward with the SmartBuy enterprisewide software licensing program. The Office of Management and Budget has said SmartBuy will save more than $100 million annually, but GSA faces resistance from agencies and contractors that question how the program will work and whether they will benefit from it.
After the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, when authorities learned that seven of the 19 hijackers held Virginia driver's licenses, the state immediately moved to crack down on loopholes. Other states followed suit, and it appeared for a time that Congress would take steps to ensure the states could collaborate in preventing driver's license fraud.
The Senate moves to require that new Iraqi construction contracts be awarded competitively, unless the contracting agency publicly justifies a sole source or limited-bid contract.
The General Services Administration has decided to reopen the solicitation for its E-Travel initiative rather than defend its actions to the General Accounting Office.
The Defense Department will change the way it buys services, and all federal agencies will be allowed to use share-in-savings contracting for information technology work, according to procurement rule changes announced today.
By Nick Wakeman, Jason Miller and Gail Repsher Emery
In an effort to better protect personal data collected by the federal government, the Office of Management and Budget orders privacy assessments on all new IT systems and those undergoing major changes.<br>
The General Services Administration has put together a four-step plan to improve procurement oversight and training at regional Federal Technology Service offices.
Rep. Adam Putnam is questioning the General Services Administration about why it is taking so long to get the SmartBuy enterprisewide software license buying initiative under way.
Contracts for rebuilding Iraq would have to be awarded through full and open competition, according to an amendment lawmakers said they plan to add to an upcoming supplemental appropriations bill.
Although agencies are deploying geospatial information systems to help battle wildlife fires, more interagency communications are needed to get their full value, according to a new federal report.
Proposed legislation would require federal agencies to protect their computers and information from the security risks of peer-to-peer file sharing programs.
Federal agencies have embraced the President's Management Agenda to the point that "it's almost gone from the President's Management Agenda to the Agencies' Management Agenda," said Clay Johnson III, deputy director for management in the Office of Management and Budget.
Federal agencies have embraced the President's Management Agenda to the point that "it's almost gone from the President's Management Agenda to the Agencies' Management Agenda," said Clay Johnson III, deputy director for management in the Office of Management and Budget.
The Common Criteria for security software evaluation are not a panacea for assuring government IT systems, government and industry officials told a House panel Sept. 17.
A top White House official predicts that Congress ultimately will back the administration's new policy for public-private competitions of federal jobs, despite signs of growing opposition among lawmakers.
