07.29.06
Posted in DHS, small business at 3:02 pm by ljones
Are you a small business? Do you want to work with the Department of Homeland Security? DHS offers small business vendor outreach sessions to assist small businesses that are interested in contracting with DHS. The 15-minute informational sessions allow small businesses to present information concerning their services and capabilities to a DHS small business specialist. They can also learn of potential procurement opportunities within DHS.
Vendor Outeach Sessions:
Friday August 25, 2006 Vendor Outreach Sessions with DHS Prime Contractors
Registration Opens Friday August 18, 2006 at 12 noon EST
Monday August 28, 2006 VOS with Small Business Specialists
Registration Opens Monday August 21, 2006 at 12 noon EST
Vendor Outreach Sessions:
Internal Revenue Service
The Constellation Center
6009 Oxon Hill Road 1st Floor
Oxon Hill, MD 20745
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Posted in GSA, Information Technology Services at 2:47 am by ljones
The Acquisition Advisory Panel has recommended that the GSA adopt a new IT services contract schedule and expand the DOD rule of three to the rest of the government. The new schedule would supplement the existing GSA schedule with professionals services. The prices for such orders would be based on competition instead of posted rates. This was just one of ten recommendations proposed by the panel.
Source: Washington Technology
http://www.washingtontechnology.com/news/1_1/daily_news/29036-1.html
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07.28.06
Posted in Intelligence Community, general at 1:40 am by ljones
Mark your calendars now for AFCEA’s Intelligence Symposium., “Intelligence Reform: Assessing and Implementing. This classified event limited to TS/SCI/TK holders will be held October 18-19, 2006 at NRO. Program topics will include:
ODNI One Year: Taking Stock
Transforming Military Intelligence For the Global War on Terrorism
Congressional Report on IC Reform
ISR Achievements and the Challenges Ahead: Implementing the QDR
Contact Phil Jordan to register. pjordan@afcea.org 703-631-6250 (ph)
Source: AFCEA International http://www.afcea.org or http://intel.afcea.org
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07.27.06
Posted in Uncategorized at 12:39 am by ljones
A recent government report slams the IT security at DHS. The report cited the agency’s lack of IT contract oversight as one of the major security issues facing the agency. In addition, the report pointed out that RFID devices collected information that was not configured properly and thus vulnerable to security gaps which could lead to the release of sensitive data and information. However, DHS officials differed with the GAO report and stated that steps to resolve security concerns have already been enacted to ensure that DHS data and information remain safe.
Source: Computerworld
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=it_in_government&articleId=112430&taxonomyId=69
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07.26.06
Posted in Intelligence Community, general at 2:23 am by ljones
OPM has announced that it will be relaxing hiring rules for agencies hiring in nonemergency situations. This initiative will allow the government to hire retirees and allow them to avoid a reduction in their salary. OPM has devised a plan where agencies will be allowed to hire retirees on a case-by-case basis to meet recruitment efforts in critical areas. Some government agencies currently are allowed waivers under a similar program. DNI has designated a National Intelligence Reserve Corps to temporarily hire retirees in case of certain national emergencies.
Source: GOVEXEC.com
http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=34623&dcn=todaysnews
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07.25.06
Posted in architecture, general at 2:28 am by ljones
The 6th Enterprise Architecture Conference & Exhibition will be held September 11-13 at the Ronald Regan Building in Washington, DC. Join the largest Enterprise Architecture conference for the public sector and learn about current practices in the field. Keynore speakers include: The Honorable Dale Meyerrose, DNI, CIO; David Fisher, DOD, and Ted Davies, Unisys Corporation.
Source: FCW.com
http://events.fcw.com/EventOverview.aspx?Event=EA06&NoCache=632847603051125668
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Posted in SBA, small business, solutions, technology at 2:03 am by ljones
A recent Washington Technology article examines the SBA’s claims that small businesses won a record number of contracts in 2006. The article points out that the claims may just be smoke and mirrors. The article also points out that some large contractors may be winning some of the contracts proposed for small businesses. Check out the article and post your comments.
Source: Washington Technology
http://www.washingtontechnology.com/news/21_14/federal/28974-1.html
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Posted in Uncategorized at 1:54 am by ljones
The DOD is expected to increase the number of contracts awarded over the next few months. Many of the contract opportunities are in the Information Technology sector. Competition in the defense contracting arena is fierce and the government will focus on strong IT companies that have a proven track record. Some argue that this could be a drawback to smaller IT firms attempting to bid for DOD contracts. However, many government officials argue that there will be plenty of opportunities for small business firms under the umbrella of bigger contracts reserved for large prime contractors.
Source: Washington Technology
http://www.washingtontechnology.com/news/21_14/cover-stories/28997-1.html
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07.22.06
Posted in Uncategorized at 4:25 pm by ljones
The DSS has resumed processing contractor security clearances. The agency had previously placed a moratorium on processing contractor security clearances in the last couple of months. Security clearances were resumed in May on a case-by-case basis and the agency was only processing exisiting cases. However, the agency recently announced that it has resumed processing contractor security clearances as of this month.
Source: Defense Security Services
http://www.dss.mil/whatsnew/acceptapp.htm
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Posted in Uncategorized at 4:20 pm by ljones
The DOD recently released a report which advocates the use of open-source software. This might allow the DOD to be more flexible and efficient when it comes to the work being performed. The recently released report finds that this new initiative will be extremely helpful in terms of the DOD procurement process.
Please read the report and post your comments.
Source: Department of Defense
http://www.acq.osd.mil/actd/articles/OTDRoadmapFinal.pdf
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