NTEU keeps Kelley as president

The employee union re-elected its top leaders.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

OMB steps up hunt for fake products

The Obama administration's anti-counterfeit working group is looking for gaps in legal authority and regulation that may undermine how officials can check on the quality of products the government buys.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

DHS, GAO disagree on details of acquisition planning

The Homeland Department said collecting data to decide when to begin planning for a major procurement is a waste of time.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Can you help agency CIOs meet their new job description?

OMB Director Jacob Lew released new marching orders for agency CIOs. What areas does he want them to focus on?

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Too many agencies don't comply with small-business laws, congressman charges

Rep. Mulvaney, chairman of a contracting subcommittee, wants to know why small-business advocate office officials don’t have access to top officials.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

599 winners, but will $10B STARS 2 get much action?

With so many winners, can STARS 2 generate enough competition? Our experts express some doubts.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

New fed awards help ICF International post 25 percent quarterly gain

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  • By Matthew Weigelt

Horowitz picked to be Justice IG

The Obama administration's nominee to be Justice Department inspector general has roots in the department.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

GAO warns of social media risks

Government agencies are turning to social media to get their message out, but their policies are not keeping up, a report says.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

White House names accountability board members

President Obama chooses watchdogs in government to lead his board.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Companies struggle to prepare for default crisis

Our experts offer advice on what might happen next and how to prepare if the debt-ceiling crisis continues.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Tighter DOD purse sends Northrop's 2Q numbers into decline

Northrop Grumman earnings from continuing operations in the second quarter of 2011 dropped by $220 million compared to the same quarter a year ago.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Living in the limelight

Thanks, in part, to the limelight that procurement spending is getting nowadays, small businesses received the largest two-year increase in contracts in more than a decade.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Unisys struggles against a soft federal market

Sluggish government puts damper on company's services business.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Lockheed Martin increases sales in tough quarter

Lockheed was able to increase sales, but its information technology business saw a dip.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Senators, SBA dispute accuracy of small-business credit

Senators question whether small-business contracting goals are an "empty achievement."

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Senate approves measures against charge-card abuses

The bill is based largely on the GAO's recommendations to prevent recurring waste, fraud, and abuse of government credit charges.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Do longer competitions bring better prices?

Single bids on projects just aren't good enough. What's DOD going to do about it?

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Kundra lays out deadlines for data center consolidation

As more data centers close, officials foresee a governmentwide marketplace where an agency can find available space in the remaining centers.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Another 178 data centers slated for shutdown

The Obama administration plans to shut down 178 data centers in 2012.

  • By Matthew Weigelt
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