The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, which is investigating allegations of improper contracting practices by the Federal Aviation Administration, has concluded the agency did nothing wrong but may hold hearings on the agency's unique acquisition system. In a July 27 letter to FAA Administrator Jane Garvey, committee Chairman Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, said that while the FAA is exempt from a number of procurement laws generally applicable to other agencies, the goal of competition still applies.
A House committee investigating allegations of improper contracting practices by the Federal Aviation Administration has concluded the agency did nothing wrong, but the committee may hold hearings on the agency's unique acquisition system.
The National Imagery and Mapping Agency this month is expected to sign a controversial 15-year, $2 billion outsourcing deal designed to help Alaskan Native companies.
Science Applications International Corp. and Cap Gemini Ernst & Young have signed preferred provider agreements with the University Healthsystem Consortium to provide consortium members with health insurance services.
The General Accounting Office wants the Commerce Department to beef up its information security by establishing a departmentwide program, along with sufficient resources and authority to implement it.
A few months ago, a major systems integrator put out a request for proposal inviting other companies to bid on the chance to come in and second-guess its work.
The Justice Department has banned contractors from using foreign nationals on projects involving the department's information technology systems unless the workers are granted waivers by the agency.
Interior Looks for Interactive Database, Support: The U.S. Air Force Academy's 34th Operations Group needs a new interactive database. The Interior Department's GovWorks site is helping with the procurement.
Client Network Services Inc. signed a$172 million contract for information technology services with the National Nuclear Security Administration, and a $15 million deal from Maine to develop an e-government program.
Keane Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Metro Information Services Inc. in a stock-for-stock transaction valued at approximately $135 million.
The GSA's Federal Technology Service released guidelines that will allow telecommunications companies to provide the government with both local and long-distance services.
The Defense Information Systems Agency is yanking a $400 million contract from Global Crossing Ltd. after the four losing bidders protested the award, according industry sources.
Winstar Communications Inc. and Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. won contracts to provide local telecommunications services to federal agencies in San Antonio.
For Computer Sciences Corp., winning the National Security Agency's huge Groundbreaker outsourcing contract has been like catching a tiger by the tail.
The Justice Department has banned contractors from using foreign nationals for future work on the agency's information technology systems unless the department chief information officer issues a waiver.
The Federal Aviation Administration is in the homestretch on its multibillion-dollar telecommunications infrastructure contract, and now the challenge may be how to evaluate bids from contractors with significantly different areas of expertise.
The General Accounting Office has found that a Navy agency is regularly buying large numbers of information technology systems in the early stages of contracts and before the systems have completed testing.
