Bollinger Shipyards has filed a lawsuit against Northrop Grumman Ship Systems Inc. seeking $12 million to settle claims associated with Deepwater cutter construction.
Federal contractors are poised to make breakthroughs in identity management, but they need to collaborate more closely on research, according to CAIMR.
The bill, which passed Congress last month, would require contracting officers to follow a stricter rule that enforces competition on task and delivery orders on existing contracts.
As the feds edge closer a $700 billion bailout of financial services companies suffering from bad mortgage loans, agency heads are likely to feel pressure to cut contractor spending.
GAO auditors found that 44 of the 53 agreements that involved the special authority used nontraditional contractors, and about half were small businesses.
