Accenture's run as the prime contractor and systems integrator for the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology program will continue beyond May 2009.
AMP and Goldbelt Raven also entered unapproved agreements that would send large portions of their contract proceeds to managers who are not native Alaskans, according to a SBA audit.
<font color="CC0000">(UPDATED)</font color> Authorities have arrested an IBM subcontractor who was providing computer services to the Homeland Security Department on charges that he distributed child pornography on the Internet.
The Professional Services Council and the Information Technology Association of America want contractors to have the same rules as agencies when using E-Verify.
DIA officials plan to release the final RFP in September and award four large-business contracts and four more contracts to small businesses by March 2009.
S. 3384 would require agencies to report their progress on IT investments so that Congress and OMB would have an early warning system to avert problems before they become too big.
Northrop Grumman Corp. and Avue Technologies Corp. recently filed protests with the Government Accountability Office and the Federal Aviation Administration Office of Dispute Resolution for Acquisition concerning contract awards worth a total $3.2 billion.
Other key issues that will influence acquisition within the Homeland Security Department include planning for the presidential transition, addressing potential conflicts of interest, defining inherently governmental functions and managing large programs.
GAO investigators fooled the Small Business Administration by applying for certification for four fake companies under SBA's Historically Underutilized Business Zone program. SBA approved the applications in short order.
