Pushing his plan

SRA vet Kriegman wants to meld commercial expertise with government know-how.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Survival guide | You lost. Now what?

We ask two industry veterans what companies should try to learn at the debriefing after losing a contract bid.

DHS issues financials RFI

The Homeland Security Department is seeking a contractor to carry out its program to create a single, unified IT system for some management functions.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Navy picked over industry for VA work

The Veterans Affairs Department has chosen the Navy to develop an automated system that will process claims for educational benefits.

GSA goes green with new MAS vehicle

The vehicle seeks to help agencies strengthen environmental, energy and transportation conservation goals, GSA said.

  • By Mary Mosquera

The greening of government procurement

The greening of government procurement means new opportunities and risks for government contractors.

  • By J. Catherine Kunz

DHS to hold industry day on acquisition

The Homeland Security Department's procurement office will hold an Industry Day on Dec. 3.

  • By William Welsh

Until changes are made, exercise caution with Trade Act

Companies need to take strict control over the way they solicit and manage Trade Agreements Act certifications from suppliers.

  • By Bill Gormley

Texas governor intercedes in IBM contract

Texas Gov. Rick Perry suspended the transfer of state records to an IBM data management program on Tuesday following allegations of lax data backup.

FAR amendment reflects new contractor regulations

President Bush signed the bill, H.R. 2642, June 30, but the FAR Council still has a number or details to work out.

  • By Michael Hardy

Iraq reconstruction contracts get closer look

Contractors doing reconstruction work in Iraq might be subjected to a more rigorous screening process in the months ahead.

Five to vie for Education tasks

Five contractors will compete for task orders to help the Education Department modernize its management of student loan data under a contract worth as much as $300 million.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Cancellation helps geospatial firms, group says

Congress' decision not to fund a proposed satellite imagery program has won praise from a citizens' advocacy group.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

DISA calls on small businesses for spectrum innovation

Providing capabilities such as radio spectrum technology is key for small businesses that want to win DISA contracts, said speakers at an industry-sponsored event.

  • By Doug Beizer

Panel: Cybersecurity tops agencies' wish list

Analysts say federal contracting opportunities will remain strong for cybersecurity, health care and logistics solutions.

  • By David Hubler

Small businesses expected to benefit from geospatial BPA

It is believed that the BPA will provide greater transparency, leverage the government's buying power and reduce administrative costs.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Cisco, GSA fall out over schedule contract

Cisco Systems Inc.'s GSA schedule contract is set to expire as negotiations stall.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Agencies slip up on contract classification

A number of contracts to large businesses were counted as small business awards by government agencies.

DOD contract will coordinate collaboration

The new contract for the Defense Department's high-performance computing program seeks to improve collaboration among government agencies, industry and academia.

  • By Doug Beizer

Input: Fed IT spending up 3.9 percent in '09

The federal government's spending on IT will increase a modest 3.9 percent overall in 2009.

  • By David Hubler
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