Industry appeals to Rumsfeld on clearance issue
Members of seven industry groups have sent a letter to the Pentagon urging Defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld to reverse the Defense Security Services' decision to stop accepting industry applications for all security clearances.
Acquisition training could go commercial
House Government Reform Committee Chairman Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.) wants the federal government to spend more money on training procurement officials, and suggests the creation of an exchange program in which industry officials help train government employees.
Feds may ask vendors to pay for security checks
<font color="CC0000">(Updated)</font> The federal government may ask contractors to help pay for processing security clearance applications for their workers, industry sources said following DOD's recent decision to temporarily stop processing clearances for contractors.
DHS studies options for enterprise financials
The Homeland Security Department will decide in the next few months whether it will use existing legacy systems to establish an enterprisewide financial management system, according to a DHS procurement official.
Invest more in procurement workforce: Davis
Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.) wants the federal government to spend more money on training procurement officials, and suggests the creation of an exchange program where industry officials help train government-sector employees.
DARPA renews contract with CACI for program management
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded a four-year contract renewal to CACI International Corp. to continue providing acquisition, financial, programmatic and scientific technical assistance to the Information Processing Technology Office.
FTC, Apptis in deal for call center support
Apptis Inc. is expected to announce this week that the Federal Trade Commission has awarded a five-year contract worth more than $16 million to the company for a managed-service call center and related support.
IRS, Thomson Prometic strike deal for exam work
The Internal Revenue Service has awarded a 10-year, $12.5 million contract to Thomson Prometric Inc. to develop and administer the agency's special enrollment exam on a computer-based format.
Missile Defense Agency locks in on Raytheon for radar work
The Missile Defense Agency has tapped Raytheon Co. to upgrade early warning radar in Greenland.
Navy logistics support work to be done by ManTech
The Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet and Industrial Supply Center has awarded ManTech International Corp. a five-year follow-on contract to provide logistics support services and products.
Energy inks $2.5b deal with Northrop Grumman team for test site management
<font color="CC0000">(Updated)</font color> The contracting team will handle everything from remote field experiments to the fabrication and testing of various electronic, mechanical and structural systems at DOE's Nevada Test Site.
Defense agency calls on AT&T for network circuits
AT&T Government Solutions Inc. has won orders totaling $8.2 million to provide 36 secure, high-capacity circuits to the Defense Information Systems Agency.
State turns to CDW-G for major desktop PC refresh
The State Department has awarded CDW Government Inc. three contracts totaling more than $13 million to deliver about 16,000 Lenovo desktop computers and third-party components to the agency.
Pragmatics lands Treasury deal
Pragmatics will provide IT services for the agency's Bank Supervisory Systems division.
Army JAG office to get tech support from IBM
IBM's federal consulting division in Bethesda, Md., will help the Judge Advocate General's office revamp its IT platform to better manage caseloads, improve the speed and quality of legal services, and supply help desk support.
Army picks vendors for huge C4ISR procurement
The Strategic Services Sourcing program will provide cradle-to-grave support to Army command, control, communication, computer, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems.
DISA work goes to AT&T
The Defense Information Systems Agency has tapped AT&T Government Solutions Inc. of Vienna, Va., to provide circuits and manage network bandwidth for the Defense Information Systems Network.
Defense data center taps SRA again for support
The Defense Department has awarded SRA International Inc. a two-year task order contract worth up to $17 million for enterprise architecture and database management to support the Defense Manpower Data Center.
Survey finds federal telework increasing
More federal employees are participating in telework programs this year that provide substantial benefits to both the government and its workers, according to a new study.
When companies merge, agency partners change
Government officials often take the good with the bad when it comes to private-sector mergers and acquisitions.
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