Management

GSA office rebuffed oversight, former official says

A General Services Administration office that was found to have misused tens of millions of dollars in federal funds “pushed the envelope” of appropriate behavior for years, according to a former GSA official.

Management

Contracting abuse, misuse of funds found at GSA unit

An investigation into contracts awarded by an arm of the General Services Administration has revealed “significant inappropriate contracting practices” and “misuse” of federal funds by agency officials, according to a report by the agency’s inspector general.

Tech

Waiting for the attack

The federal government is gearing up for what could be one of the biggest cyberattacks in years.

Magazine

Remaking Iraq

Tech Insider

Tom and Carly: Chief-to-Chief

Tech

GSA bars MCI from federal contracts

The General Services Administration late Thursday moved to bar bankrupt telecommunications company MCI from winning new government contracts. The company has 30 days to respond to GSA’s proposal.

Tech

MCI: Down, but not out

Tech Insider makes its debut as a weekly column, focusing on the latest trends in the federal technology market.

Tech

Spy market

Defense

IRS official to head Homeland Security procurement

A senior procurement official with the Internal Revenue Service has been tapped to become procurement chief of the Homeland Security Department, IRS officials said Tuesday.

Tech

Vying for VISIT

Tech

Hobnobbing at Homeland Security

Defense

Foreign student tracking system called inefficient, intrusive

The Homeland Security Department's difficulties in managing the foreign student tracking system so far have raised questions about its ability to handle broader monitoring programs.