Contracting Resources Group believes that being informed with current events in the world of Federal Contracting is crucial. Knowing the trends in a complicated industry can mean the difference between success and failure.
21 February 2012 DHS Budget Would Double Cyber Spending to $769 Million
The Homeland Security Department nearly doubled its 2013 funding request for cybersecurity in an otherwise slimmed-down budget.
16 February 2012 NIST Solicits Health IT Vendors
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is going straight to the source, health IT vendors, to create a means for evaluating the performance and usability of electronic health records.
13 February 2012 SBA Opens Doors to More Firms by Increasing Size Limits
Federal Agencies soon will have a larger pool to draw from for their small-business procurement programs.
08 February 2012 NIH Considers New Health-Related GWAC
Officials at the National Institutes of Health said they are planning a governmentwide IT contract as a follow-up to the Electronic Commodity Store III contract.
02 February 2012 Bill Pressures Feds to Meet Small-Biz Goals or Else
The chairman of the House Small Business Committee would like to put some sharp teeth into the rules on small-business subcontracting.
30 January 2012 Congress Turns Heat Up on Small-Biz Goals
Under a new bill, a department that misses to set small business subcontracting goals could lose 10 percent of its budget.
25 January 2012 Doing More With Less: Making Your GSA Schedule Contracts More Competitive
Meeting federal agencies' missions with fewer resources has led to an increase in competition and price pressure for GSA Schedule holders.
11 January 2012 GSA Demands IT Companies Provide Security Plans
The General Services Administration (GSA) now is asking companies to submit an IT security plan within 30 days after it is awarded an IT Schedule 70 contract.
09 January 2012 NIST Plans $70M Multi-Award Contract
Sources are being sought for a planned National Institute of Standards and Technology contract with an anticipated worth of $70 million over a one-year base period and four option periods of one year.
03 January 2012 White House Urges Agencies to Remember Small Businesses for Micro Purchases
The White House is reminding agency financial and acquisition officers not to forget small firms when they make credit card purchases below the $3,000 threshold.
21 December 2011 Federal CIO Pushes for New Systems, Shared Services
Agency information technology shops often spend so much time and money trying to get the full value from old investments that there are not enough resources left to try something new.
12 December 2011 Navy Postpones $10B NGEN RFP
The Navy's $10 billion Next Generation Enterprise Network request for proposals has now been put off with no firm release date.
05 December 2011 Contracting Officers Must Be Willing to Take Risks, Panel Says
Smart contracting in a time of tight budgets requires a trained agency acquisition workforce that is willing to take reasonable risks to achieve innovation, specialists say.
01 December 2011 Cyber Opportunities are Hot in 2012
The 2012 Federal IT budget request is $80.9 billion, ahead of 2011 levels, with priorities including telework and mobile computing as well as cloud computing and virtualization.
29 November 2011 Air Force Reinstates Suspended Contractors
A team of three contractors that were suspended by the Air Force have been reinstated and have been removed from the Excluded Parties List System.
14 November 2011 Contract Preferences Proposed for Companies That Hire Vets
A Federal task force has raised the idea of offering special privileges in government contracting to companies with a certain percentage of veteran employees.
10 November 2011 Is Small Business Ready for DHS' $3B FirstSource II?
Homeland Security Department officials unveiled the details of their new seven-year, $3 billion FirstSource II contract.
04 November 2011 New Rule Funnels More Contracts to Small Businesses
Under a proposed new rule, small companies are expected to get more business through multiple-award contracts because that's where the money is going.
28 October 2011 Fraud Continues in Small Business Preference Programs
Contractor fraud in small business set-aside programs is difficult to detect and prove, but damaging to both federal spending and legitimate business entities that deserve the work.
18 October 2011 GAO Wants GSA to Reopen Email Contract
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) wants the General Services Administration (GSA) to reopen competition for its cloud computing contract.
14 October 2011 SBA Proposals Could Make Small-Biz Credit Easier to Get
The Small Business Administration (SBA) is considering changes to its rules that would allow an agency spending its money through a task or delivery order to chalk up the awards to its own subcontracting plans.
07 October 2011 Navy Releases Draft RFP for $14.5B NGEN Contract
The Navy has released a draft request for proposals for its $14.5 billion Next Generation Enterprise Network (NGEN) program.
04 October 2011 OMB Issues Guidance Boosting Interagency Purchasing
The Federal Chief Procurement Officer issued guidance designed to reduce duplication in acquisitions by increasing interagency contracting and information sharing.
27 September 2011 Pentagon Extends Program to Defend Cyber Networks
The Pentagon is extending a pilot program to help protect its prime defense contractors.
23 September 2011 IT Schedule 70 to Get New Director
Kay Ely is coming aboard as the new director of the General Services Administration's largest Multiple Award Schedule, IT Schedule 70.
21 September 2011 SBA Adds Vets, Women to Mentor-Protégé Program
The Small Business Administration (SBA) will expand the reach of its programs as announced during the House Small Business Committee Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce.
16 September 2011 URS Unveils Cloud Portal for GSA Schedule Purchasing
URS-Apptis, the IT business arm of URS Corp., has received federal approval to operate its FedCloud.com as an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) portal.
08 September 2011 $108M Up for Grabs in HHS Health IT Grants
The Health and Human Services Department is distributing $108 million to state and local agencies and rural health providers to push for broader adoption of electronic health records.
26 August 2011 Navy's NGEN Gears Up for New Contract Action
Final Request for Proposal (RFP) expected in December for ambitious follow-on to NMCI.
23 August 2011 GSA Plans Huge BPAs for Laptops, Desktops, and Other Devices
The General Services Administration plans to award a series of blanket purchase agreements through which federal agencies can buy common IT products at the best prices in government.
17 August 2011 VA Adds Tablets to Contracting Vehicle
The Veterans Affairs Department has added specifications for several tablet devices and systems in its upcoming Commodity Enterprise Contract.
15 August 2011 Medicare Agency to Launch Major Contracting Initiative for Virtual Data Center
The Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a pre-solicitation notice for a series of contracts to support the agency's virtual data center project.
8 August 2011 599 Firms Named to $10B Small-Business Contract
The General Services Administration (GSA) has named 599 companies as winners of its $10 billion 8(a) STARS II contract.
2 August 2011 CRG Receives 8(a) STARS II Contract Award
Contracting Resources Group (CRG) has announced that it has received 8(a) STARS II Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) from the General Services Administration (GSA).
1 August 2011 50 Fastest Growing Small Businesses in the Government Market
Washington Technology ranks the 50 fastest growing small businesses in the government market based on annual growth rates from 2006 to 2010.
29 July 2011 Budget Crunch Makes GSA Popular
GSA administrator Martha Johnson reports GSA is right in the middle of the maelstrom of this budget situation.
27 July 2011 Last Quarter Critical for Successful 2011
Will a frenzy of contract activity carry over to next year?
25 July 2011 Is Better IT Spending Data Coming Your Way?
New framework aims to improve accountability and transparency.
22 July 2011 Planning for FOSE 2011? Here's a Primer.
The show floor at FOSE 2011 will be awash with eye-catching displays of many new technologies.
20 July 2011 Do You Know the Three R's of the Government Market?
When you boil it down to the most basic elements, there are Three R's that are the keys to success in this government market.
19 July 2011 DOD to Revamp Acquisition with Cyberspace in Mind
Officials are intent on making the Defense Department agile and swift in the sea of acquisition to secure the world of cyberspace.
18 July 2011 Modernized Chavez Building Taking Shape Through Innovative Approaches
The transformation of the César E. Chavez Memorial Building into an innovative, state-of-the-art, high performing green building is well underway.
14 July 2011 City Pairs Grows to More Than 6,000 Airline Routes
The City Pairs program, operated by the General Services Administration, will expand 7 percent to include 4,374 domestic and 1,783 international city pairs, GSA announced Wednesday.
11 July 2011 VA Awards $12 Billion in IT Contracts
Fourteen contractors will share in a $12 billion Veterans Affairs Department information technology project aimed at improving access to health care and winnowing the backlog of veterans' benefits claims.
28 June 2011 GSA Plans to Split $250M IT Contract
The General Services Administration (GSA) is considering splitting a small-business contract that has brought in $250 million so far, according to a new announcement.
23 June 2011 GSA Allocates Half its FY 2011 Construction Budget for FDA in White Oak
The General Services Administration (GSA) will be allocating $44 million of its Fiscal Year 2011 construction budget for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) project at White Oak in two Maryland counties.
17 June 2011 Pentagon Will Prioritize Energy Use in Acquisition Process
The Pentagon has unveiled a comprehensive strategy that will change the way the Defense Department manages and uses energy on the battlefield.
13 June 2011 Navy Sets Timeline for $16B in IT Projects
Program Managers report progress with both Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) and the Next Generation Enterprise Network (NGEN).
10 June 2011 GSA Schedule Changes May Significantly Increase Small Business Contracting
The Federal Government has not met its goal to send 23% of all federal dollars to small businesses.
9 June 2011 Marines Buying $800 Million Worth of PCs, Laptops, and Tablet Computers
The Marine Corps has kicked off a massive purchase of more than 400,000 computers under a contract that also requires some commercial and rugged tablet computers.
8 June 2011 General Dynamics Snags a $1 Billion Networking Contract for DHS' Consolidated Headquarters
GSA Awarded General Dynamics a $1 billion networking contract for a new Homeland Security Department headquarters facility.
7 June 2011 New Rule Accelerates Green Procurement
The Obama administration announced a new rule requiring agencies to buy energy-efficient and eco-friendly products in at least 95% of new contract actions.
6 June 2011 Airport Body Scans to Get Less Personal by Early 2012
The Transportation Security Administration expects to mask full-body images on about half of its passenger screening machines by the end of next year.
