Report: DHS contracting lacks accountability, controls
Reps. Tom Davis (R-Va.) and Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) released a report detailing contract mismanagement that included awarding too many sole-source contracts, having too few qualified contracting personnel, and constant cost, schedule and performance shortfalls.
And another thing...
n the grand scheme of government spending, it's not a lot of money, but the Homeland Security Department took a hit recently from the Government Accountability Office for blowing hundreds of thousands of dollars on some curious items after Hurricane Katrina last year.
Some of these summertime ideas just aren't so hot
It all started as a typical summer week for the Rat: cooling systems failing, racks overheating, systems tripping offline, wailing and gnashing of teeth. And that was just at home.
OMB updates financial-reporting guidance
The Office of Management and Budget has updated guidance for governmentwide financial reporting required under OMB Circular A-136.
GCN recognized for editorial excellence
Government Computer News was named one of the top 10 business magazines of the year in its circulation class and won eight other awards for editorial excellence at the 28th Annual Azbee Awards of Excellence presented July 20 by the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE).
GCN debuts audio service using new tool
Government Computer News has introduced a new service to readers, using a technology tool that automatically converts text stories into audible .MP3 files. The new tool lets GCN make virtually all of its daily news and other stories available as audio files that can be listened to online at <a href="http://www.GCN.com"><u>GCN.com</u></a>.
U.S. Visit to expand border screening
Legal permanent residents and some other foreigners would be added to the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology program's border screening process under a newly proposed regulation.
Spending database bill clears first hurdle
A key Senate committee approved legislation requiring the Office of Management and Budget to develop and maintain a massive database to track all kinds of federal spending.
Panel: ATF not required to pay teleworkers broadband costs
The Federal Services Impasses Panel rejected NTEU arguments that the costs of teleworkers' broadband could be offset by potential savings in office space.
Senate panel OKs Denett as OFPP chief
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has approved Paul Denett to lead the Office of Federal Procurement Policy.
Special Report | 'Live' forensics is the future for law enforcement
Until recently, users of computer forensics were concerned primarily with post-mortem analysis of digital media, looking for evidence of past actions. But forensics is going 'live.' In the post-Sept. 11 world, with intelligence and counterintelligence agencies trying to spot trouble before it happens, collecting forensic evidence in real time can boost efforts to protect citizens.
Hill studies spending database
Few technical experts doubt the feasibility of establishing a central, searchable database that can track all types of federal spending. But whether such an idea is politically feasible is something else entirely.
Senate bill backs OPM modernization
Senate lawmakers restored funding for a major retirement systems upgrade that the House zeroed out.
Defense maps out an open-source approach
The Defense Department has a practical reason for using more open-source software and incorporating open source into its procurement cycle. DOD can save money by promoting reuse of software across its agencies, according to a recently released report on technology development methodologies.
GSA to put procurement database through its paces
The General Services Administration's chief acquisition officer wants customers to try the agency's Federal Procurement Data System and determine whether improvements are necessary.
How big companies get on SBA's list
The federal government has a congressionally mandated goal of awarding 23 percent of federal prime contracts to small companies, and former SBA administrator Hector Barreto said that 2005 marked the third straight year the agency had met that goal. But Barreto's assertions have come under sharp attack from congressional leaders, as well as SBA's inspector general and the Government Accountability Office.
New database lets IT purchasers buy 'green'
An environmental consortium was scheduled to unveil a federally funded database last week listing computer hardware products that meet relatively new environmentally friendly standards.
GAO rejects protest of DHS Eagle contract award
The Government Accountability Office earlier this month closed Indus Corp.'s bid protest over the Homeland Security Department's multibillion-dollar Eagle contract for IT services.
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