Transition Watch: Obama opts for centrist national security team

President-elect Barack Obama has selected three experienced centrists to serve as his national security team.

Wanted: Firms to evaluate cargo-screening technologies

The Transportation Security Administration is seeking more companies to participate in its Air Cargo Screening Technology pilot program.

  • By Ben Bain

Transition Watch | Orszag to head OMB under Obama

Peter Orszag, an economist, has directed the Congressional Budget Office since January 2007.

  • By Mary Mosquera

Report: Noncompliant set-aside removal process complex

A new proposal hopes to speed up the difficult process of removing noncompliant companies from a Small Business Administration set-aside program.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

GAO ruling gives HUBzone small businesses a boost

GAO rules that the Federal Acquisition Regulation gives preference to set-asides for HUBZone companies over other small businesses.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Transition Watch: Waxman takes Dingell's post

Rep. Henry Waxman won the support of the Democratic caucus and will take over the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

Transition Watch: Waxman takes round one over Dingell

Rep. Henry Waxman narrowly won the first vote to replace Rep. John Dingell as the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

Voluntary cybersecurity approach not good enough

The approach laid out by the Bush administration is missing incentives to encourage companies to invest beyond their corporate interests, according to a new report.

  • By Ben Bain

Transition Watch: Industry gains seen in Obama's tech plans

President-elect Barack Obama's technology plans could be relatively beneficial for U.S. IT companies.

Transition Watch: Dingell, Waxman showdown nears

The battle between Reps. John Dingell and Henry Waxman intensifies this week as the Democratic Party gets set to elect its new leaders for the next Congress.

Transition Watch: Obama will cut outsourcing

President-elect Obama will reduce the number of contracts that outsource government work to private firms.

  • By Brian Robinson

Davis rumored to join Deloitte Consulting

Rep. Tom Davis is rumored to be joining Deloitte Consulting to help out in the federal practice area as a nonlobbyist when he retires from Congress.

Transition Watch: Obama sees tech transforming government

President-elect Barack Obama sees technology as a tool for helping the government lead the country into the future.

Patent rights clause is broad in scope

Contractors performing research or development work for the government are no doubt aware of the standard FAR patent rights clause likely incorporated into their contracts.

  • By C. Joel Van Over

Transition Watch: Analysis CEO rumored as CIA front-runner

John Brennan, chief executive officer of the Analysis Corp., is rumored to be a possible candidate for CIA director in the Obama administration.

Regulators finalize contractor disclosure regulations

Under the code of ethics, government contractors must notify both the agency's IG and contracting officer when credible evidence of a crime related to a government contract is found.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

GAO, Army disagree on procurement protest limits

The Army disagrees with GAO officials' view that contractors can now protest an agency's decision under the fiscal 2008 National Defense Authorization Act.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Rand: Raise small-business threshold at DOD

Rand Corp. says the Defense Department should use a higher threshold when defining small-business contractors.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Northrop files protest over JLTV design awards

Northrop Grumman has filed a protest with the GAO over the process used to select teams for the technology development phase of the Army's Joint Light Tactical Vehicle.

  • By William Welsh

Input: Technology critical to Obama policies

Information technology will play a critical role in President-elect Barack Obama's success in implementing many of his policy priorities.

  • By David Hubler
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