Spending database bill moves to the House floor
House leaders late Friday said they had reached agreement with their Senate counterparts over legislation that would create a searchable Web site tracking all sorts of federal spending and will bring the bill to the House floor this week.
Carranza nominated to be SBA deputy administrator
The Bush administration will nominate Jovita Carranza as the new deputy administrator of the Small Business Administration.
GSA's ability to provide services to meet HSPD-12 endangered
Contract protests may jeopardize the General Services Administration's ability to help agencies meet an Oct. 27 Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 deadline to begin issuing Personal Identity Verfication Cards.
Acquisition councils alter regs to account for IPv6
Federal acquisition councils have proposed changes to existing contracting regulations to ensure that the IT products agencies purchase are compliant with Internet Protocol version 6.
After holds dropped, Senate clears database bill
Legislation to create a central database that will track all sorts of federal spending passed the Senate last night, ending a dizzying turn of events in which a handful of senators placed and removed opposition to the bill since it cleared a committee in late July.
SSA seeks another piece for its HSPD-12 solution
The Social Security Administration is putting the pieces together as it tries to meet the upcoming Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 requirement to begin issuing Personal Identity Verification cards by Oct. 27.
Senate finally clears GSA reorg bill
The General Services Administration's long-standing reorganization effort to establish the Federal Acquisition Service finally won the Senate's blessing after lawmakers cleared legislation formally recognizing the new division.
OMB mulls strengthening IT project oversight
The Office of Management and Budget is open to considering how they can strengthen and improve their oversight of major federal IT projects.
Procurement database bill still not in the clear
<font color="CC0000">(UPDATED) </font color>Legislation that would create a centralized database tracking all sorts of federal spending still is having a rough go as another hold is placed after Sen. Stevens dropped his objections.
Karen Evans | Communication concerns hit home
<font color="CC0000">9/11 Personal Views'</font>For Karen Evans, the need for communication, whether between and within agencies, among state and local governments, and, most importantly, within the family, was the primary lesson learned in the aftermath of Sept. 11.
Lee Hamilton | Good intentions don't deliver progress
<font color="CC0000">9/11 Personal Views'</font>Lee Hamilton, vice chairman of the 9/11 commission, recalls exactly where he was on Sept. 11, 2001'sitting in an airplane at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, bound for his home state of Indiana.
GSA to agencies: Think ahead to Networx transition
Agencies interested in using the Networx telecommunications vehicle would be wise to start planning their transition now, General Services Administration officials say.
Protests lodged against HSPD-12 services deal
Lockheed Martin Corp. and two other companies have protested the General Services Administration's decision to award BearingPoint a contract to provide turnkey solutions to help agencies comply with Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12.
Dorrell is new GSA deputy communications officer
The General Services Administration has tapped Claire Dorrell as its new deputy associate administrator for communications within the agency's Office of Citizen Services and Communications.
Senator holds up database spending bill
Legislation that would establish a massive database to track all kinds of federal spending is running into political roadblocks.
EPA flies solo on HSPD-12
The Environmental Protection Agency is continuing to piece together its effort to meet the upcoming Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 deadline for agencies to begin issuing Personal Identity Verification cards.
GSA makes deals for credit protection services
The General Services Administration has awarded blanket-purchase agreements to three credit monitoring firms.
OMB wants updated agency HSPD-12 implementation plans
The Office of Management and Budget will be gauging agencies' preparedness to begin issuing Personal Identity Verification cards.
EPA, GPO move on HSPD-12 deadline
The Environmental Protection Agency and the Government Printing Office are moving closer on meeting the October mandate to begin issuing Personal Identity Verification cards.
OMB seeks FOIA info as part of annual e-gov update
Agencies must update the Office of Management and Budget on their progress in implementing recent changes to the Freedom of Information Act.
Do Not Sell My Personal Information
When you visit our website, we store cookies on your browser to collect information. The information collected might relate to you, your preferences or your device, and is mostly used to make the site work as you expect it to and to provide a more personalized web experience. However, you can choose not to allow certain types of cookies, which may impact your experience of the site and the services we are able to offer. Click on the different category headings to find out more and change our default settings according to your preference. You cannot opt-out of our First Party Strictly Necessary Cookies as they are deployed in order to ensure the proper functioning of our website (such as prompting the cookie banner and remembering your settings, to log into your account, to redirect you when you log out, etc.). For more information about the First and Third Party Cookies used please follow this link.
Manage Consent Preferences
Strictly Necessary Cookies - Always Active
We do not allow you to opt-out of our certain cookies, as they are necessary to ensure the proper functioning of our website (such as prompting our cookie banner and remembering your privacy choices) and/or to monitor site performance. These cookies are not used in a way that constitutes a “sale” of your data under the CCPA. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not work as intended if you do so. You can usually find these settings in the Options or Preferences menu of your browser. Visit www.allaboutcookies.org to learn more.
Sale of Personal Data, Targeting & Social Media Cookies
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act, you have the right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information to third parties. These cookies collect information for analytics and to personalize your experience with targeted ads. You may exercise your right to opt out of the sale of personal information by using this toggle switch. If you opt out we will not be able to offer you personalised ads and will not hand over your personal information to any third parties. Additionally, you may contact our legal department for further clarification about your rights as a California consumer by using this Exercise My Rights link
If you have enabled privacy controls on your browser (such as a plugin), we have to take that as a valid request to opt-out. Therefore we would not be able to track your activity through the web. This may affect our ability to personalize ads according to your preferences.
Targeting cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.
Social media cookies are set by a range of social media services that we have added to the site to enable you to share our content with your friends and networks. They are capable of tracking your browser across other sites and building up a profile of your interests. This may impact the content and messages you see on other websites you visit. If you do not allow these cookies you may not be able to use or see these sharing tools.
If you want to opt out of all of our lead reports and lists, please submit a privacy request at our Do Not Sell page.
Cookie List
A cookie is a small piece of data (text file) that a website – when visited by a user – asks your browser to store on your device in order to remember information about you, such as your language preference or login information. Those cookies are set by us and called first-party cookies. We also use third-party cookies – which are cookies from a domain different than the domain of the website you are visiting – for our advertising and marketing efforts. More specifically, we use cookies and other tracking technologies for the following purposes:
Strictly Necessary Cookies
We do not allow you to opt-out of our certain cookies, as they are necessary to ensure the proper functioning of our website (such as prompting our cookie banner and remembering your privacy choices) and/or to monitor site performance. These cookies are not used in a way that constitutes a “sale” of your data under the CCPA. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not work as intended if you do so. You can usually find these settings in the Options or Preferences menu of your browser. Visit www.allaboutcookies.org to learn more.
Functional Cookies
We do not allow you to opt-out of our certain cookies, as they are necessary to ensure the proper functioning of our website (such as prompting our cookie banner and remembering your privacy choices) and/or to monitor site performance. These cookies are not used in a way that constitutes a “sale” of your data under the CCPA. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not work as intended if you do so. You can usually find these settings in the Options or Preferences menu of your browser. Visit www.allaboutcookies.org to learn more.
Performance Cookies
We do not allow you to opt-out of our certain cookies, as they are necessary to ensure the proper functioning of our website (such as prompting our cookie banner and remembering your privacy choices) and/or to monitor site performance. These cookies are not used in a way that constitutes a “sale” of your data under the CCPA. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not work as intended if you do so. You can usually find these settings in the Options or Preferences menu of your browser. Visit www.allaboutcookies.org to learn more.
Sale of Personal Data
We also use cookies to personalize your experience on our websites, including by determining the most relevant content and advertisements to show you, and to monitor site traffic and performance, so that we may improve our websites and your experience. You may opt out of our use of such cookies (and the associated “sale” of your Personal Information) by using this toggle switch. You will still see some advertising, regardless of your selection. Because we do not track you across different devices, browsers and GEMG properties, your selection will take effect only on this browser, this device and this website.
Social Media Cookies
We also use cookies to personalize your experience on our websites, including by determining the most relevant content and advertisements to show you, and to monitor site traffic and performance, so that we may improve our websites and your experience. You may opt out of our use of such cookies (and the associated “sale” of your Personal Information) by using this toggle switch. You will still see some advertising, regardless of your selection. Because we do not track you across different devices, browsers and GEMG properties, your selection will take effect only on this browser, this device and this website.
Targeting Cookies
We also use cookies to personalize your experience on our websites, including by determining the most relevant content and advertisements to show you, and to monitor site traffic and performance, so that we may improve our websites and your experience. You may opt out of our use of such cookies (and the associated “sale” of your Personal Information) by using this toggle switch. You will still see some advertising, regardless of your selection. Because we do not track you across different devices, browsers and GEMG properties, your selection will take effect only on this browser, this device and this website.
Help us tailor content specifically for you: