Let the VA's Acquisition Academy serve other agencies!

Blogger Steve Kelman believes the VA's acquisition program offers an innovative approach not available in other training programs.

Bill would require small-business training for contracting officers

A Senate measure would require a training and certification program to teach the acquisition workforce about small business set-aside programs.

What if Unisys is right to protest the TSA contract?

Editor Nick Wakeman wonders if it is possible that Unisys is fighting for more than just lost work by filing protest after protest over the TSA infrastructure contract.

Studied approach aids Booz Allen success

In 2009, the consulting company combed through the Obama administration's reforms and planned changes to get a firm hold on how to move ahead.

Unisys keeps fighting for TSA contract

Unisys has filed a protest with the GAO over TSA awarding a $500 million contract to CSC to manage the agency's IT infrastructure.

KBR rides ups and downs of market

KBR faces a customer in transition and shifts gears to maintain growth.

KBR, L-3 lock down logistics awards

KBR Inc. and L-3 Communications have nailed down Defense Department logistics contracts with a combined worth of $38.6 million.

Army plans review of what and how it buys

Army officials have tasked an independent panel with an in-depth review of how it buys goods and services and who makes the purchases.

Governmentwide contracting: In praise of duplication and overlap

Blogger Steve Kelman writes that the problem of having different prices for the same item across various contracts is better than having just one bad price everywhere.

CDW-G seeks new small-biz partners

CDW-Government LLC is seeking partnerships with small businesses to go after federal contracting opportunities, issuing an immediate request for proposals soliciting small businesses as partners.

Acquisition 2.0: GSA uncovers the pitfalls and promise of crowdsourcing

Acquisition officials at the General Services Administration have found that it’s not just ethics officers who have concerns about taking the government/industry dialogue onto the Web.

Feds warn contractors to turn in IDs or lose cash

The federal acquisition councils today released a proposed rule that would allow contracting officers to delay final payments until the contractor returns government identification cards.

Networx gets nasty on Capitol Hill

What are members of Congress threatening to do to agencies that fail to meet the Networx deadlines?

Draft RFP released for $22B Eagle contract

DHS proposes dividing contract between service delivery, program support, and verification and validation and says it could have as many as 53 winners.

Senate aims to tighten reins on government IT spending

The Information Technology Investment Oversight Enhancement and Waste Prevention Act would create more scrutiny of IT projects during the planning and implementation phases.

DOD sets rule for overriding arbitration ban

DOD issues interim rule so it can override the ban on employee arbitration agreements in cases of national security.

CSC again wins $500M TSA infrastructure contract

Computer Sciences Corp. again bested Unisys Corp. and General Dynamics Corp. to win the TSA Information Technology Infrastructure Program contract, which has been mired in protest limbo for eight months.

Government urged to stop meddling in hiring practices

An industry group and others are complaining about a proposal to make contractors use employees from incumbent contractors who lose.

Want program staff more involved in contracting? Make their jobs more interesting

Blogger Steve Kelman proposes a way to strengthen the role of the contracting officer's technical representative in the procurement process.

House panel probes causes for lag in switching to Networx

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will hold a hearing May 20 to question agency and industry officials about why the transition to Networx has taken so long.