Archive: August 12, 2007 - August 18, 2007
Small Business Report Cards
Half of the 24 federal agencies examined by the Small Business Administration failed to meet small business contracting goals. That's according to a first-ever report card that will be announced by the agency later today. The Pentagon and General Services Administration were among a dozen agencies that failed to...
By Robert O'Harrow | August 17, 2007; 5:25 AM ET | Comments (5)
Nukes, Monitors and Questions
I have a story in The Post today reporting that tensions continue to simmer between Congress and the Department of Homeland Security over a $1.2 billion contract for new radiation monitors to screen trucks, cars and cargo containers for signs of nuclear weapons. Congress and the department's Domestic Nuclear...
By Robert O'Harrow | August 16, 2007; 5:41 AM ET | Comments (18)
Watching The Guards
The private security industry is fascinating, in part because it plays an important role in protecting nuclear plants, government offices and military bases. Some of these companies have hundreds of millions in federal contracts. Prime contractors on government deals include Alaskan Native Corporations, which the Pentagon and other federal...
By Robert O'Harrow | August 15, 2007; 4:59 AM ET | Comments (6)
Whistleblower Data Under Seal
One of the federal government's data mining contractors has gotten sideways with the Justice Department in a way that companies fear and loathe -- allegations by a whistleblower. Teradata Data Warehousing, which helps customers "reveal patterns within large volumes of data," is poised for a spinoff from parent NCR....
By Robert O'Harrow | August 14, 2007; 4:51 AM ET | Comments (6)
Biosurveillance, Intelligence and Bugs
The House Committee on Energy and Commerce has decided to investigate the creation of the National Biosurveillance Integration System at the Department of Homeland Security. The operation was mandated by Homeland Security Presidential Directive 10. Its mission is to "to provide early detection and situational awareness of biological events...
By Robert O'Harrow | August 13, 2007; 6:53 AM ET | Comments (7)
