GSA supervises Recovery.gov contract

In an unusual move, the General Services Administration will supervise the recently awarded contract to overhaul the Recovery.gov Web site, rather than handing off the contract management duties to the oversight board that maintains the site, officials with the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board said, according to Nextgov.

"GSA will be the contracting office for the project" and will perform all contract administration duties, such as monitoring and evaluating performance, issuing modifications and ensuring prompt payment of invoices, GSA spokeswoman Maryanne Beatty said.

The contracting strategy for Recovery.gov is uncommon in government. Typically, after GSA awards a contract on behalf of an agency, it turns most of the day-to-day management duties over to the agency where the contractor will work.

Mobile network operator Orange Business Services has signed a five-year EUR100m global networking deal with French oil company Total, reports ComputerWeekly.

Orange Business Services will assist Total with operational and contract management of third-party suppliers and project management.

The company has set up a dedicated unit that will be responsible for the integration, operation and optimisation of Total's wide area networks at more than 1 000 sites in 100-plus countries.

Enrich IT has partnered with Oracle to develop a cost transformation solution aimed at medium to large companies, says Earth Times.

Arul Murugan, president and CEO of Enrich IT, notes: “Our integrated source to pay solution provides spend classification, spend analysis, sourcing and contract management.”

The new solution assists companies to reduce costs, improve efficiencies and maximise compliance without any upfront capital expenditure.