“We must keep adapting to these changing terrorist threats, to stay one step ahead of those who would do us harm,” FBI Director Robert S. Mueller said Thursday. Mueller made these remarks on the country’s national security landscape at a luncheon at the Commonwealth Club of California‘s offices in San Francisco. During the speech, he [...]

Congress avoided the drama of earlier disputes on the federal budget by passing a continuing resolution Thursday to ensure the federal government remains open through mid-December. President Obama signed the legislation Friday, as reported by Reuters, which keeps the government operating through Dec. 16. The House approved the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act by [...]

Often overlooked, members of the acquisition workforce play an important role in handling government contracting as they serve as the first set of eyes to analyze and digest government contracts before anything is settled. As massive cutting of federal spending is the talk of Washington, Dan Gordon, administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, [...]

Information technology industry groups are saying the outcome of the supercommittee’s deal on the deficit will have no effect on federal technology spending. They think funding for replacing old hardware and software will be cut slightly, while funds for IT investments will stay intact, according to Nextgov.com. “The need for technology, whether it’s refreshments or [...]

A recently proposed bill would stop cable and phone company complaints from being swept under the rug. In fact, complaints would be front and center, published online if Rep. Henry Waxman‘s (D-Calif.) proposal gets passed. Waxman, a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, proposal would lead to the Federal Communication Commission posting thousands of consumer complaints online, according [...]

The much-maligned contractor withholding tax that never was, thanks to multiple delays, is set to be no more. The House voted 422-0 Wednesday to repeal a requirement that the federal government, plus state and local governments withhold 3 percent of all government contracts. This unanimous approval comes six days after the Senate approved the repeal [...]

A recent bill that would limit contractors’ from completing work that is considered an inherently governmental job “sweeps away sensible and thoughtful,” Office of Federal Procurement Policy Administrator Dan Gordon said to Federal Computer Week. The bill that Gordon, senators and White House officials seem to be disagreeing on is now a part of a [...]

Aligning federal acquisition rules to better serve cloud services procurements “is a problem,” according to Steve Cooper, the Federal Aviation Administration‘s acting chief information officer. He spoke on the issue at a recent AFCEA Bethesda event and added, “we do not have an answer yet,” according to a report in Federal Computer Week. David McClure, [...]

Debate in the Senate over cybersecurity legislation will begin in early 2012, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said late Wednesday.. In a letter to Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Reid said the Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act will be brought to the floor during the Senate’s first work week of 2012. “Given the magnitude [...]

Excess equipment and personnel may be a new resource to the Department of Homeland Security for stateside border control, according to a NextGov report. Customs and Border Protection is seeing the influx of returning veterans as an opportunity to place additional personnel at the southwest border. However timely it may be, a House subcommittee also [...]