Hot contracts hotly debated

The size and scope of the 20 must-follow contracts is raising questions about whether the government needs so many large procurements.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Get ready for award-fee report cards

A new rule for evaluating performance on award-fee contracts has raised risks for contractors.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Death to fee-for-services?

An Office of Management and Budget official says its "bizarre" for one agency to charge other agencies for services. How would that help anything?

  • By Nick Wakeman

State readies $50B international criminal justice contract

The State Department's $50 billion Criminal Justice Program Support contract will help war-torn nations rebuild court and public safety systems.

  • By Heather Hayes

Strong headwinds forecast for 2010

The administration’s mandate to bring more work in-house will substantially change the acquisition status quo.

  • By Bill Loomis

Big numbers equal lots of attention

Government agencies have several large contracts on the drawing board that will lend themselves to increased competition for information technology work.

  • By Nick Wakeman

5 signs procurement is ready for a revolution

Conditions are ripe for contracting shops to significantly change the way they do business.

  • By Nick Wakeman

OMB pushes agencies to increase contract competition

Civilian agencies must consider new ways to promote more competition in their contracts, the Office of Management and Budget said today.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

VA halts 15 technology projects

Of 45 Veterans Affairs' projects halted in July, 15 have been suspended or had funding cuts.

  • By Doug Beizer

Government bears brunt of bid-protest criticism

Commenters direct most of their frustration at government officials who they say are doing a poor job of explaining their award decisions.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Protests: Step by step

You've filed a protest. Now what?

  • By Matthew Weigelt

The good, bad and ugly of bid protests

Some feel that they are about greed, while others blame the government for poor requirements and incomplete debriefings. Tell us what you think.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Schedule 70 sales flat in 2009

Schedule 70 IT sales remain flat but steady because of many more options for services contracts, experts say.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

What's behind the increasing number of bid protests?

The decision by Unisys and General Dynamics to protest the lost TSA contract has this observer scratching his head. Why so many protests?

  • By Nick Wakeman

Booz Allen wins order for anti-drug work

Booz Allen Hamilton will help federal, state and local law enforcement coordinate efforts to fight drugs and drug-related crimes under a Defense Information Systems Agency's program.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Fed IT budgets flatline through 2015

Federal information technology spending by civilian and defense agencies will remain relatively flat through 2015, according to an annual survey by the TechAmerica Foundation.

  • By David Hubler

Protests halt CSC's work on TSA infrastructure contract

Unisys Corp. and General Dynamics Corp. have filed protests with the Government Accountability Office objecting to the awarding of a $500 million contract to Computer Sciences Corp.

  • By Nick Wakeman

DOD forecast looks grim for new tech

Personnel and equipment costs might cut deeply into key defense acquisition programs over the next several years, reports Michael Bruno at Aviation Week.

  • By William Welsh

Top government IT projects honored

Government Computer News names its top projects and executives for its annual GCN Gala.

  • By Nick Wakeman

General Dynamics to develop secure credentials for DHS

General Dynamics Information Technology will develop secure credentials for immigrants seeking employment within the United States under a new contract with the Homeland Security Department.

  • By Doug Beizer
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