Contractors that conduct background investigations for the federal government will have to report information security incidents to the Office of Personnel Management within half an hour, are required to use smartcards as a second layer of security when logging on...
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FedBizOpps: McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Base Creates Contract For Security Barriers System Maintenance
The United State Air Force has posted solicitation number: FA4484-14-R-0005 to FedBizOpps to find a properly registered government contractor who meets their qualifications. Small businesses that fall under the North American Industry Classification (NAICS) code 811310 - commercial and industrial...
GSA’s SAM Fixes Site Wide Domain Name and Reps & Certs Technical Issues
The GSA’s System for Award Management (SAM) was forced to fix some technical issues with their just over a year old government registration database. SAM is the required database that every contractor must be update in to receive federal contracts and awards....
GovKinex: US Navy Deliberates Over Email Services
The United States Navy has started exploring new options with their email service. The new NGEN (Next Generation Enterprise Network) is planned to provide over 800,000 federal employees with brand new email services. For the past year, HP has been slowly...
Office of Budget and Management Estimates $2 Billion Lost from Government Shutdown
In light of the 16 day government shutdown last month, the Office of Budget and Management (OBM) has estimated over $2 billion lost from furloughed federal employees and contracting projects across the nation, according to a report from the Federal Times on...
BYOD Program Helps Federal Agencies Connect With Available Government Contractors
This year government agencies are allowing their federal employees to use their own personal smartphones and tablets for day-to-day operations. Contracting officers spend an enormous amount of time tracking down potential government contractors to fill their solicitations. Thanks to bring-your-own-device...
US Federal Contractor Registration Registers Over 60,000 Businesses for Government Contracts
After four years of tireless work and creating a new service market US Federal Contractor Registration has registered 60,000 businesses in CCR/ORCA and System for Award Management (SAM) to order to be eligible for government contracts. The United States Federal...
GovKinex Builds Over 200 Government-Formatted Websites in Four Months
In just four short months, GovKinex, a division of US Federal Contractor Registration, has completed over 200 government-formatted websites. Properly registered government contractors use these government-formatted websites to connect with procurement officers around the nation. A government-formatted website can be...
5 Important Small Business Contractor Facts About the Government Shutdown
Aside from the USA mail being delivered, as well as Medicare and Social Security benefits unaltered here are some important small business contracting facts about the government shutdown. 1. GSA announced yesterday that over 1000 solicitations were posted to FedBizOpps....