The settlement resolves a False Claims Act lawsuit that alleges Oracle intentionally gave GSA inaccurate information about discounts it gave to commercial customers and failed to pass those discounts on to the government.
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Oracle settles $200M claim of failing to offer government best price
- By Ali Cheung · October 7th, 2011
DHS first agency to go to the cloud for web content services
- By Travis Wheeler · September 30th, 2011
The contract was awarded under the U.S. General Services Administration’s (GSA) $76 million Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA). CGI was granted approval to deliver certified, secure government cloud services under the IaaS BPA following a rigorous accreditation process.
Federal IT top worries: complex attacks, inside threats
- By Travis Wheeler · September 22nd, 2011
Government IT professionals also say that long waits for approvals are hindering their ability to secure networks, according to a new study.
IT Schedule 70 to get new director
- By Ali Cheung · September 20th, 2011
Kay Ely will start on September 25 as the new director of the General Services Administration’s largest Multiple Award Schedule, IT Schedule 70.
Navy CIO envisions Defensewide software buys
- By Travis Wheeler · August 25th, 2011
This approach would allow Defense to drive economies of scale as one of the largest enterprises in the world using Microsoft operating systems and application software.
Public or private cloud? Balancing security, cost savings and efficiencies for government agencies
- By Travis Wheeler · August 23rd, 2011
How are government CIOs and IT managers choosing the types of cloud services they will use, and for which pieces of their infrastructure?
Green IT initiatives need stricter standards
- By Travis Wheeler · August 10th, 2011
The government has made important strides in lowering the carbon footprint of its information technology enterprise in recent years, but responsible agencies haven’t set up reliable metrics to gauge how much good those initiatives have done.
599 firms named to $10B small-business contract
- By Ali Cheung · August 4th, 2011
GSA named 599 companies as winners on its huge STARS II contract for IT services. Winners are part of the government 8(a) small business set aside program.
Money crunch will change the way federal agencies acquire IT
- By Travis Wheeler · July 20th, 2011
To meet our $6 billion reduction goal, agencies will buy smarter and buy less. They will still look to contractors for a wide range of professional and technical needs, but in a more prudent, cost-effective manner
DOD to revamp acquisition with cyberspace in mind
- By Travis Wheeler · July 18th, 2011
Officials recognized speed as a priority if they want to keep up with how quickly the technological world revolutionizes itself. Acquisition processes and regulations need to match the developmental life cycle.
