Tight timetable for tanker bidding gives Boeing pause
At a news conference announcing the draft request for proposal (RFP) covering the tanker contract, a Pentagon spokesperson said that Boeing and its competitor...
District of Columbia overhauls its IT staff procurement process
According to the districts Office of Contracting and Procurement and Office of the Chief Technology Officer, the contract will inaugurate an innovative...
Surveillance cameras boosting security at many public facilities
Cincinnati law enforcement, for instance, will be able to monitor city streets even where they arent patrolling thanks to 120 crime cameras that will...
How to develop high-achieving RFP evaluation committees
Bevis, who is chief procurement officer in the city of Naperville, Ill., noted that RFP evaluation committees are best suited for procurements over $25,000....
Vendors, dont forget: The federal fiscal year ends Sept. 30!
Successful contractors know that now, before Sept. 30, is one of the best times of the year to land government business, and they build on it for the...
Ventura County, Calif., streamlines its records-management processes
The assessors office adheres to California tax laws that designate the inventory and assessment of property for tax purposes. The office maintains public...
Scheduling/resource-management software available through GSA contract
With the addition of PeopleCube to York Telecoms General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule GS-35F-0493K, more than 100 federal agencies and organizations...
Pushing the green envelope at the U.S. Postal Service
In 1992, Tom Kemper, CEO of Dallas-based Dolphin Blue, sorted and collected 350 50-gallon bags at Dallas Shakespeare Festival. No processor or collector...
Michigan school district earns straight As for energy-efficiency plan
The district has approved a bundled energy solutions contract with Farmington Hills, Mich.-based Linc Mechanical. Planned improvements could save the...
Postal Service testing hydrogen-powered fuel-cell vehicle
The U.S. Postal Service recently announced that it intends to replace its fleet of 195,000 neighborhood vehicles with new environmentally friendly models that are less dependent on petroleum-based fuel sources, when the right technology is available....
Army awards $19 million IT services contract to SI International
Under the contract, Reston, Va.-based SI International will provide knowledge management, training development and electronic performance system integration...
Improve your bid specifications and love life with these principles
Youens, speaking to a large audience at the National Institute of Governmental Purchasings 63rd Annual Forum and Products Exposition in Charlotte, N.C.,...
Oil prices fueling cost-cutting creativity among counties
Hennepin County, Minn., which has seen its fuel expenditures jump from roughly $1 million in 2004 to a budget of $3 million for 2009, recently instituted...
California city expects to cut fleet costs with leasing program
Through the leasing initiative, the department will obtain nine marked patrol cars, six detective-staff vehicles, two multipurpose pickups and two motorcycles....
A safe harbor for now
In these rough economic seas, more and more vendors are turning to the government market to stay afloat. Its not hard to understand why: The most recent...
Department of Justice issues revised standard for body armor
The revised standard, which is part of the Justice Departments Body Armor Safety Initiative, now requires rigorous testing that takes into account high...
GSA inspector general praised in watchdog groups report
The report titled Those Who Dared: 30 Officials Who Stood Up for Our Country singles out Miller for helping the federal government win a False Claims...
Utah inks $26 million contract with Granite Construction for road reconstruction
The contract is the fourth and final one awarded to Granite for the project. The four awarded contracts totaled $40 million, according to the company....
Palmetto GBA will continue to service as national supplier clearinghouse for Medicare
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded Palmetto GBA a one-year base contract with four one-year options. If all options are exercised,...
Survey of counties recognizes technology leaders
As part of the 2008 Digital Counties Survey conducted by the Center for Digital Government and the National Association of Counties (NACo), county officials...
Port of Houston Authority purchases situation-planning technology
The deployment of Situator is scheduled to begin in early August, according to Orsus. The project will integrate hundreds of cameras and access points,...
Denver couldnt refuse opportunity to test hybrid-hydraulic trash truck
At a time when city managers across the country are grappling with record-high fuel prices, officials with the city and county of Denver are hopeful that...
Greater Cleveland RTA locks on to fare-box security
The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) recently faced just such a problem. Keys were being lost or stolen, and a review of the collection...
Washington school district gets straight As in energy management
The system, made by Telkonet Inc. of Germantown, Md., maintains energy-efficient temperatures without manual intervention. The district is implementing...
The great drain robbery: Scrappy thieves taking aim at manhole covers
A stagnant economy, coupled with rising prices for scrap metal, is propelling the growing number of thefts. In 2004, scrap steel sold for $353 per ton,...
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