Lurita Doan, GSA administrator, has asked the President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency to help sort out a conflict between GSA's IG and Sun Microsystems, saying it is an example of a disturbing trend.
Despite heightened scrutiny of its contracting practices, DHS' chief procurement office has made only modest progress in achieving its objectives, according to a GAO audit.
The new protests on GSA's major IT contract Alliant include a second filed by STG, along with Client Network Services, Nortel Government Solutions, Advanced Technology Systems and Artel, bringing the total to eight.
Agencies sometimes paid significantly more for the same debris removal and demolition work because they didn't share contracting information, an audit has found.
The Defense Department proposed a rule change Aug. 2, governing its payment obligations, that could result in contractors waiting longer for payment under certain cost-reimbursement contracts.
Army Secretary Peter Geren urged Army IT managers and industry executives to remain focused on technology efforts that deliver the right information to the right people in real time.
Army Secretary Peter Geren urged Army IT managers and industry executives to remain focused on technology efforts that deliver the right information to the right people in real time.
The California General Services Department wants a contractor to design and deploy a comprehensive tax collection solution for the state's Employment Development Department.
Three companies have filed bid protests against GSA's $50 billion Alliant contract. A decision by GAO to deny or accept the protests could come as late as early December.
Companies awarding subcontracts to Alaska Native Corporations will soon be able to count the award toward meeting their small business goals, even if the ANC is not a small business.
A new DIA contract could be worth up to $1 billion. Although the agency said an RFP would be released by Aug. 27, no notice has been posted on the Federal Business Opportunities Web site.
A senior DOD procurement official said this week the Pentagon has little appetite for new contracts involving a lead system integrator approach, but stopped short of saying officials will never use the concept again.
The Coast Guard has decided to split into two phases and to initially focus on three geographic sectors in its upcoming Nationwide Automatic Identification System Increment 2 procurement.
Sen. Charles Grassley has been pushing GSA and Sun to address concerns over the vendor's pricing strategy. But Sun has not provided data for an audit, he has asked GSA to cancel the award.
DHS has issued the first large-scale task order under Networx Universal contract. Two of the three Networx vendors will establish its OneNet intranet for sensitive but unclassified data.
