When the Army chose GTSI and World Wide Technology as its small-business awardees under the ITES-2H contract, it reinforced concerns of some small business advocates about the fairness of the system.
DOD, GSA and NASA are calling for public comment on a proposed rule to establish a code of ethics for contractors similar to the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
The long-awaited Veterans Technology Services governmentwide acquisition contract is open for business. GSA announced today that agencies can place orders through VETS.
CGI Federal Inc. has received an award from the EPA to be its shared-services provider for its Financial System Modernization Project. EPA is the first large agency to migrate to a shared provider under the Financial Management Line of Business.
DHS's goal of consolidating procurement vehicles across its panoply of agencies came closer as the department chose 11 vendors to receive contracts under the First Source procurement.
Small defense contractors with the right management team are inherently set up for success ? they can adapt more quickly than larger businesses can to market conditions, share the business risk with their customers and attract top talent.
It's a depressing sign of getting old: You witness the discrediting of a bad idea, then, after a period of dormancy, its resurrection as the new best thing. It's happened with fondue, leggings, open classrooms and now, in the procurement arena, fixed-price development contracting.
The Treasury and Homeland Security departments likely will be the first customers out of the gate when the General Services Administration awards its $20 billion Networx telecommunications contract.
