Contracts/Awards
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There are still struggles with parts of the DATA Act implementation, but Treasury and Office of Management and Budget officials say they are working with large agencies and federal auditors to problem solve ahead of the May 2017 deadline.
December 08, 2016 -
The federal government has a growing backlog of unawarded contracts. Information technology represents the lion's share of the potential business.
December 07, 2016 -
The Defense Department has taken a lot of heat in recent years from industry critics who charge its procurement officials have been putting too much weight on low prices and not enough on quality.
December 06, 2016 -
Roper Technologies is buying the federal market research and government contractor software firm from private equity firm Thoma Bravo.
December 06, 2016 -
The General Services Administration awarded a $149 million contract to IBM to modernize its HR systems, instead of using a federal shared services provider.
December 05, 2016 -
Young Bang and a team from Booz Allen Strategic Innovation Group join host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to share their expertise on analytics and data science, and how they are being used to better our lives. December 6, 2016
December 04, 2016 -
Like Donald Trump's Boeing 757, the General Service Administration's multiple award schedule flies on and on. Even after so many shiny new vehicles have come onto the scene. Now the GSA is working to revitalize the contracts. Julia Coon, a consultant with the CentreLaw Group, discusses some of the more important changes on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
December 02, 2016 -
This week on Off the Shelf, Jack Midgley, director in Deloitte Consulting LLP’s defense consulting practice, joins host Roger Waldron to discuss the Internet of Things (IOT) Vulnerability Index and its economic, cybersecurity and defense implications across the globe. November 22, 2016
December 01, 2016 -
Companies often challenge contract awards when the people being proposed by the winner don't meet the qualifications the agency set forth in the first place. That's what happened with one services contractor. Procurement attorney Joe Petrillo of Petrillo and Powell tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin the agency's response made things even more drawn out.
December 01, 2016 -
Under a $2 million contract, Synack Government will use ethical hackers for penetration testing of IRS cybersecurity systems.
November 28, 2016 -
The Office of Personnel Management is behind on its background security checks and retirement claims processing for fiscal 2016. In the agency's financial report, OPM acting Director Beth Cobert pledges a continued effort to make up the difference through a variety of efforts like new contracts and using electronic records.
November 28, 2016 -
It may not seem like it given the campaign rhetoric, but Customs and Border Protection does patrol the nation's border with Mexico. One program to support that is called Land Border Integration. CBP awarded a contract to Unisys to update the technology for identifying people and vehicles coming to and leaving the U.S. Amy Rall, group vice president for the homeland security practice at Unisys, shares the details on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
November 28, 2016 -
The Defense Department has cited lower health care costs as one of the benefits of the $58 billion in contract awards it issued in July to manage its TRICARE health care system. But in at least one of the two contracts, price wasn’t the driving factor.
November 28, 2016 -
What are the issues facing small contractors when it comes to marketing and business development? Find out this week when BD professionals Kevin Young and Jim Carroll join host Mark Amtower on Amtower Off Center. November 28, 2016
November 25, 2016 -
The Defense Department's $38.5 billion IT budget in the fiscal 2017 requests is being driven by three major trends contractors should be aware of: cybersecurity, cloud and analytics.
November 24, 2016