Verizon: Not just a phone company

Verizon uses investment strategy to build its capabilities beyond being just a telephone company.

IG: Tighter guidelines needed for Alliant

Auditors recommend more putting details in the Alliant ordering guide to cut down on the risk of repeating past problems.

MAS panel recommendation meets IG resistance

A GSA official says IG staffers, who opposes dropping the price-reduction clause, is attempting to derail any efforts to carry out the panel’s recommendations.

UPDATED: Powers-King temporarily deputy at GSA

Mary Powers-King is also the director for governmentwide acquisition contracts and Information Technology Schedule 70 programs at ITS.

Powers-King named GSA acting assistant commissioner

Mary Powers-King is also the director for governmentwide acquisition contracts and Information Technology Schedule 70 programs at ITS.

GSA administrator faces many challenges

Assuming Martha Johnson is confirmed, what advice would you give her as she begins her new job?

NetApp settles GSA dispute for $128M

The company has agreed to pay the government $128 million to settle a dispute with the Justice Department and the General Services Administration.

Johnson retires from GSA, joins Deep Water Point

John Johnson, who is retiring from GSA May 2, joins four other partners at consulting firm Deep Water Point, which advises companies seeking business in the federal market.

Qwest asset sale rumors go up in smoke

The rumored sale by Networx contract holder Qwest Communications International of its long-haul network is, as suggested by telecom analyst Warren Suss, “mere speculation.”

Sprint, Qwest get TIC Enterprise greenlight

The Networx contract modification lets agencies order the services that help them comply with the Trusted Internet Connections initiative.

CGI to upgrade GSA billing system

CGI Federal Inc. will modernize the General Services Administration’s billing system under a five-year contract valued at more than $43 million.

Networx hits 165 task orders and counting

Activity on the huge telecommunications contracts ranges from a value of a few thousand to millions of dollars.

GSA announces changes in FAS leadership

The General Services Administration moves its Federal Acquisition Service CIO to an assistant commissioner who oversees many IT programs.

CGI wins GSA accounts receivable work

Company will use its financial management software to upgrade GSA's billing system.

GSA not expecting protests of Alliant Round 2

Decision on the Alliant IT contract is on solid ground, GSA officials said.

Johnson announces retirement from GSA

The assistant commissioner for Integrated Technology Services at the Federal Acquisition Service will retire May 2.

Catapult Technology plans big for the midtier

Catapult Technology Ltd. founder Randy Slager wants to propel his small business into the midtier realm.

59 contractors win spots on Alliant contract

The General Services Administration more than doubles the number of winners compared to its initial attempt to get the contract off the ground.

Lockheed wins $400 million IT support contract

Company will provide GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service with a range of IT support for its business systems.

Alliant winners expected to be named Friday

General Services Administration officials are expected to name the companies that will have places on the $50 billion IT contract.