Congress thwarts set-aside for woman-owned businesses

The fiscal 2009 spending law prohibits the Small Business Administration from using Bush administration regulations.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Auditors declare FEMA acquisition files a disaster

Private auditors could locate only eight of the 24 contracting files they requested in a recent review at the agency's headquarters.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Networx on the brink of transforming federal telecom

With the Networx deadline looming, Verizon Federal's Susan Zeleniak offers her views on how the contract is progressing and its ability to transform government operations.

  • By Sami Lais

Two firms win BPAs for stimulus support services

The General Services Administration is preparing for a massive flood of orders from agencies for help in spending money from the economic stimulus law.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Omnibus bill would halt competitive sourcing

Both houses of Congress have approved a major spending bill for fiscal 2009 that includes a moratorium on new competitive sourcing projects.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

CBP seeks program assistance for SBInet

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is looking for a contractor to help manage the SBInet virtual fence and other border surveillance projects.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Kundra challenges government to lead tech revolution

Tells FOSE audience he will focus on transparency, engagement, innovation and lowering the cost of government in his role as federal CIO.

  • By Nick Wakeman

DHS considers unmanned vehicles for SBInet

DHS is considering using $100 million in stimulus funds to add unmanned aerial vehicles to the SBInet virtual fence system.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

IG: IRS overuses cost-plus contracts

The Internal Revenue Service tends to award cost-reimbursement contracts although some of the work is for routine maintenance, a report says.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Private tax collectors lose IRS work

The tax agency found that federal employees were more cost effective than the debt contractors.

  • By Mary Mosquera

TechAmerica: Education needed on the role of contractors

Association says it needs to explain to White House the important role contractors play in government operations.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Skinner: CBP improperly used award-fee approach

Customs and Border Protection paid $8 million in award fees to an Alaska Native firm on an improperly structured contract, said Homeland Security Inspector General Richard Skinner.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Management Services to assist Navy with computer platform

Management Services Group Inc. will provide software and hardware services to meet new Navy computer platform requirements under a contract worth $95 million.

  • By David Hubler

Audit finds fault with National Communications System

The National Communications System was not prepared to manage procurements for the 2005 hurricane season, according to an audit released by the Homeland Security Department inspector general.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Obama vows to reform government contracting

President Obama wants more oversight of no-bid contracts and to have agencies review their existing contracts to expose waste.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Obama’s memorandum opens a new era of procurement reform

The ideas behind President Barack Obama’s memorandum on government contracting are ones that need to be addressed.

  • By Nick Wakeman

EMC vows to fight GSA pricing allegations

In filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, EMC Corp. said that it is cooperating with a Justice Department investigation of fee arrangements the storage maker has with system integrators in the federal market.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Recovery.gov keeps its eyes on the money

The White House's Recovery.gov Web site for tracking stimulus spending is posting links to federal and state sites.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

No excuse for frivolous protests

The idea of using protests as part of a government sales strategy is a disturbing concept.

  • By Stan Soloway

Woman-owned IT firms seek inclusion

Woman-owned firms look for a spot in SBA contracting programs.

  • By Matthew Weigelt
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