Improvements in R&D center management recommended The Government Accountability Office recommends that agencies establish a forum for sharing best practices on managing federally funded research and development centers. (Posted November 7, 2008)
BPA may shake up GIS industry SmartBuy deal could turn into business bonanza but vendors wary about facing deep discounts. (Posted November 3, 2008)
Is cost-plus debate off point? Procurement experts say the real source of waste is not cost-plus contracting but contract mismanagement. (Posted October 27, 2008)
Petrillo: Did McCain mean it on cost-plus? McCain must know that a ban on cost-plus contracts is impractical and won’t solve the overrun problem. (Posted October 27, 2008)
Proposed rule could hurt IT imports, groups say U.S. Customs and Border Protection is working on a final version of a rule that would require importers and carriers to file additional information electronically about IT shipments before they arrive in the country. (Posted October 23, 2008)
Agencies to launch Geospatial BPA Government procurement executives today listed the benefits of the upcoming SmartBuy Blanket Purchase Order for the federal Geospatial Line of Business. (Posted October 21, 2008)
Editorial: A call for nominations Federal Computer Week begins accepting nominations for the 2009 Federal 100 awards program this week. (Posted October 20, 2008)
Life in the tech age Judy Estrin, former chief technology officer at Cisco Systems, says now that we have a strong information technology framework in place, the interesting work begins. (Posted October 20, 2008)
Advice on renewing innovation Social entrepreneur Judy Estrin says government cannot afford to live off innovation from years past. (Posted October 20, 2008)
Burton: Past performance, future results Agencies should make better use of information on contractors’ previous work, but it starts with better records. (Posted October 20, 2008)
DHS to hold industry day on cyber initiative DHS plans to hold a vendor day to give industry an overview of what the department will be seeking as it implements its parts of the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative. (Posted October 16, 2008)
GAO reveals new authority over protests Congress has given GAO the power to rule on protests of agencies' task and delivery orders, which were once off limits for the auditing agency. (Posted October 16, 2008)
Pointers: Recommended reading 10-06-08 Not business as usual; The privacy dilemma; Mobile phone security worries; Thought Police Version 2.0 (Posted October 6, 2008)
Competition eludes easy fixes Competition for federal contracts has become a political hot button but still defies a quick solution. (Posted October 6, 2008)
FCW's The Week Find links to articles in the Oct. 6, 2008, issue and related items. (Posted October 6, 2008)
Editorial: Security, not secrecy The Bush administration's Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative tapped the expertise of an elite group, but however bright its members might be, they cannot match the collective wisdom of the security industry. (Posted September 29, 2008)
DOD tests contractors’ ID cards The pilot program’s future could hinge on the question of who conducts background checks. (Posted September 22, 2008)
Pointers: Recommended reading 09-22-08 20 ideas worth stealing; How to find poor performers;
California train crash: The online database; A grave turn for Web 2.0 (Posted September 22, 2008)
