InfoReliance to build competitive-sourcing database for OFPP
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy finally will have an easier way to collect data to see whether the Bush administration's competitive-sourcing initiative is living up to its claims of saving billions of dollars and improving efficiencies.
GSA, Symantec negotiating final stages of SmartBuy deal
The General Services Administration has told agencies to postpone purchases from Symantec Corp. for antivirus software in anticipation of reaching an enterprisewide agreement with the company.
GSA closes in on SmartBuy deal with McAfee
The General Services Administration has asked agencies to postpone purchases from McAfee Inc. for anti-virus software, in anticipation of reaching an agreement with the company under the government's SmartBuy enterprise software licensing program.
GSA preparing satellite contract follow-on RFP
The General Services Administration's Federal Acquisition Service is gearing up for a busy winter.
GSA's handbook provides road map to PIV I compliance
With the third iteration of its Identity Management Handbook, the General Services Administration has made it easier for agencies to meet the quickly approaching first requirement of Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12.
OFPP to create interagency contracting working group
OFPP deputy administrator Robert Burton today said his office will lead a working group made up of agency chief acquisition officers in looking at how to improve this type of contracting.
OMB releases competitive-sourcing report guidance
Agencies have until Nov. 10 to detail the public-private competitions they held in fiscal 2005 and the potential savings they hope to achieve under the administration's competitive sourcing initiative.
Federal, private-sector CIOs share most duties: GAO
Of the 12 functional areas that federal CIOs are responsible for, their private-sector counterparts share eight of them, including systems acquisition and information security, according to the Government Accountability Office.
OMB's Evans: Agencies will meet PIV I by Oct. 27
Agencies have less than three weeks to make sure their processes to issue federal ID cards and register employees meet the requirements outlined in Federal Information Processing Standard 201-Personal Identity Verification I.
Broader implementation of HSPD-12 could boost PKI use
Government implementation of Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 could spur more effective use of digital certificates by agencies.
DHS names Armstrong deputy CIO
The Homeland Security Department has tapped Charlie Armstrong, the former CIO of the Border and Transportation Directorate, to be the department's deputy CIO.
GSA prepares for a changing of the guard
Stephen Perry's decision to leave as administrator of the General Services Administration comes at a time when the agency is in flux.
IT security requirement baked into FAR
One of the final pieces to improved agency IT security across government finally is in place: As of Sept. 30, contracting officers must include cybersecurity requirements in acquisition planning.
GAO issues acquisition best practices framework
The Government Accountability Office has found that acquisition success depends on instituting best practices in four broad areas, including data management and security.
Next version of Data Reference Model gets down to business
The working group applying the finishing touches to the latest version of the Data Reference Model says this edition will benefit from previous missteps.
Beat the clock
The mounting pressure the IRS faces to modernize how corporations, nonprofits and, eventually, individuals file tax returns isn't coming from Congress or from impatient taxpayers.
GSA Administrator Perry resigns
Stephen Perry, General Services Administration administrator, has resigned after four years of leading the federal government's procurement arm.
Congress passes bill to keep government open until November
With fiscal 2005 quickly coming to a close, the House and Senate passed a resolution keeping the federal government open for another six weeks.
IT security requirements now part of the FAR
Starting today, government contracting officers must include cybersecurity requirements in acquisition planning.
Democrats want probe of Safavian's work at OFPP
Rep. Chris Van Hollen is leading the charge calling for the Government Accountability Office to probe whether David Safavian broke the law or violated any regulations during his 11 months as administrator for the Office of Federal Procurement Policy.
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