June and July saw several changes in the Multiple Award Schedule program. The General Services Administration expanded its schedule offerings, the GSA Board of Contract Appeals issued an important decision, and the General Accounting Office resolved a question that has confused contractors and agencies alike for years.
After watching from the sidelines as the General Services Administration awarded the first in a series of local telephone contracts, US West Federal Services of Washington is preparing to fight for the next group of contracts in its own back yard.
Kathleen Adams, assistant deputy commissioner for systems at the Social Security Administration, is leaving government service to join SRA International Inc. of Fairfax, Va., as vice president of strategic accounts in the government sector. She will begin her new position Sept. 27.
Kathleen Adams, assistant deputy commissioner for systems at the Social Security Administration, is leaving government service to join SRA International Inc. of Fairfax, Va., as vice president of strategic accounts in the government sector. She will begin her new position Sept. 27.
During the next three years, the Army, Navy and Air Force are planning to compete about $2 billion worth of information technology functions, but many of those contests will pit government entities against private companies.
Bid protests are a fact of life in the federal marketplace. The government, quite naturally, dislikes protests because they can be expensive and disruptive to the procurement process. Many contractors agree and are hesitant to sue a customer over a lost opportunity.
Bid protests are a fact of life in the federal marketplace. The government, quite naturally, dislikes protests because they can be expensive and disruptive to the procurement process. Many contractors agree and are hesitant to sue a customer over a lost opportunity.
The next wave in business software for the federal government will focus on the interface between agencies and citizens and integrators are racing to assemble partnerships and business units to prepare for the rush.
Legislation that could remove an obstacle to electronic commerce, along with a host of other information technology-related bills, will move to the front burner when Congress returns in September from its monthlong recess.
The Small Business Administration's new program to foster growth in economically depressed areas holds promise for information technology companies, but adjustments will be needed to widen participation in the effort, government and industry officials said.
The Safeguard Program, a General Services Administration blanket purchase agreement with 27 prime contractors, is expected to be the contract vehicle of choice as agencies begin protecting their critical infrastructures.
One of the major challenges in today's high-tech federal marketplace is forming the right team when it comes to contracts involving multiple competencies.
One of the major challenges in today's high-tech federal marketplace is forming the right team when it comes to contracts involving multiple competencies.
A $248 million contract win from the Defense Department signals a rebirth of Symbol Technologies Inc.'s government unit and upswing in business for companies that can cash in on the mobile computing craze.
House defense and intelligence committees have amended the Security and Freedom Through Encryption Act (HR 850) governing export of encryption technology.
The dogfight over issues related to injecting competition into the Internet domain name process spilled into public at a hearing last month, where House lawmakers probed the doings of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.
