Amazon already has a deal to supply US local governments with everything from computers to toilet paper. Now, the tech giant is moving to capture federal procurement as well. Amazon’s potential dominance over government procurement has provoked consternation among...
Seeking to reduce oversight and compliance costs, the Defense Department is considering a shift to performance-based payments for all fixed-price contracts. The change should also help contractors manage cashflow and permit better focus on technical and schedule...
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is considering the issuance of a five-year, multiple award IDIQ (indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity) contract that would establish an enterprise approach to data analytics in the cloud and application development....
The General Services Administration’s (GSA) 2nd Generation IT (2GIT) contact will wipe out small businesses alleges Rick Vogel, the federal government sales manager for Coast to Coast Computer Products. Vogel claims that the strategic sourcing initiative for IT will...
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) plans to expand its use of the commercial cloud and the contract to provide those services may hit the 11-figure range. Contracting documents have already been presented to selected tech companies last March. Amazon Web Services...
Small businesses may soon receive a fairer shake from the Pentagon if bipartisan efforts by a couple of senators succeeds. Democratic Senator Martin Henrich of New Mexico and his Republican counterpart Joni Ernst of Iowa have filed a bill to reauthorize and improve...