Get To Know FedTedDS: Another Place to Register
All federal agencies would begin distributing sensitive but unclassified contracting information through the Federal Technical Data Solution website, www.fedteds.gov, under a proposed rule issued Nov. 1 by the Federal Acquisition Regulation councils.

President Orders Contracting Push for Service-Disabled Vets
President Bush has ordered GSA to create a governmentwide acquisition contract set aside for businesses owned by service-disabled veterans.

Agencies Will Detail Costs and Savings in Job Competitions
Federal agencies will be required to report on the costs and savings in public-private job competitions and to explain how they chose the winners of the competitions.

Study: Few Jobs Lost in A-76 Competitions
Researchers at the University of Maryland say few federal employees have lost their jobs as a result of competitive sourcing.

Four Keys to Winning Federal Contracts
“Pick your targets. Ignore the rest.”

Many Government Execs Want Subcontracts Counted Toward Small Business Goals
Many top federal acquisition executives favor counting subcontracts as well as prime contracts toward agencies’ small business procurement goals, according to a survey by the Professional Services Council, an industry group, and the consulting firm Grant Thornton.

Homeland Security Dept. Stands Up IT Acquisition Center
The Department of Homeland Security is creating a new Information Technology Acquisition Center that will be responsible for large departmentwide IT procurements.