Contracts/Awards
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Coalition for Government Procurement sends a letter to DoD Secretary Gates asking him to stop the military from developing new contracts.
June 24, 2010 -
More data over greater distances. General Dynamics\' John Weidman tells us about a new contract to modernize the ground system and network for NASA\'s Tracking Data and Relay Satellite constellation.
June 24, 2010 -
From “Wartime commission plans for a first hand view” by Suzanne Kubota on FederalNewsRadio.com: “When it comes to security in war zones, what is considered ‘inherently governmental?’ What can be contracted to private businesses? And…
June 23, 2010 -
More and more cases of fraud and corruption by troops and contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan are being investigated. The Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, Stuart Bowen, brings us up to speed.
June 23, 2010 -
White House to give identity management a push
June 23, 2010 -
The proper role and oversight of more than 40,000 private security contractors supporting U.S. operations were examined and debated in two days of hearings by the federal Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan. Michael Thibault, commission co-chair, explains the debate and tells us what\'s next.
June 22, 2010 -
The Department of Health and Human Services has made it possible for vendors to certify that their electronic health records hardware and software meet the definition of meaningful use for health information technology. Dr. John Loonsk, former director of interoperability and standards in the Office of the National Coordinator, explains what this means.
June 21, 2010 -
I had the pleasure of moderating a panel last week… ostensibly on green IT, but it ended up being about the larger issue of green government. The program was sponsored by the Java Team of…
June 21, 2010 -
Amtower interviews Kevin Plexico, Senior VP for Research and Analysis Services at INPUT. June 21, 2010
June 18, 2010 -
GovExec reports that the \"justification and approval\" documents must be made available on an as-yet-undetermined governmentwide website.
June 17, 2010 -
Antennas intended for US e-Passports were being manufactured in Thailand. Were. GPO\'s Steve LeBlanc explains.
June 17, 2010 -
We get update on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services\' responsibilities when it comes to health care reform from the director of the Office of Acquisition and Grants Management, Rod Benson.
June 15, 2010 -
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy is recommending all agencies use only the definition of inherently governmental as defined in the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act, and create a test to determine whether other jobs should be done only by federal employees. OFPP\'s Dan Gordon has details.
June 15, 2010 -
Agency issues RFP for e-mail through software-as-a-service. GSA asks for 39 mandatory services with the hope of reducing the cost and modernizing its systems. The new system could support as many as 30,000 users.
June 15, 2010 -
We get analysis from Washington Business Journal Sarah Krouse.
June 14, 2010