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GSA to overhaul contractor databases

The General Services Administration has been limping along with a series of databases the government uses to find, register and analyze federal contractors. These databases, currently managed by five

The debut of Recovery.gov

The curtain will rise on the revamped Recovery.gov site on Oct. 15. The Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board said the site will publish contracts issued directly by federal agencies by Oct.

GSA wants bigger piece of the IT pie

The General Services Administration is losing ground as the primary contract vehicle for federal IT work. Although federal agencies still spend $22 billion annually on IT purchases made through the

VA IT shop a mess

The never-ending saga of the troubled Department of Veterans Affairs' IT shop continues. Last week, it was a story of outlandish bonuses to favorite employees, widespread nepotism and abuse of

GSA needs a new crop of federal IT customers

Federal IT managers are looking the other way when it comes to shopping at the General Services Administration's Schedule 70 offerings. The competition is so intense that GSA recorded a 4 percent

Tech titans being investigated for hiring practices

The Justice Department is turning a critical eye at some of the biggest tech companies in the world--Google, Yahoo, Apple, Intel and Microsoft. It is investigating whether these companies violated

Google makes pitch for more Fed business

Google has its eye set on a bigger piece of the federal pie. No surprise here. The feds are the giant player in the IT universe. The government is Microsoft's biggest client in the world. And plenty

Federal database tracks wartime contracts

In a display of collaboration and congeniality, three federal agencies have been using an interagency database that tracks wartime contracts and contractors. The database has been developed for the

GSA picks 59 companies for Alliant contract

The General Services Administration announced last week that it has chosen 59 companies for its $50 billion Alliant information technology contract. AT&T Government Solutions, BearingPoint,