A bill mandating the creation of a federal contractor misconduct database is one step closer to becoming law, but a lack of support in the Senate has forced Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., its primary ...

Federal contractors behaving badly are nothing new. But a government database to track their misconduct is. Yet only a chosen few will get to use the new Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity ...

Lacking support, Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., agrees to make proposed database available only to government officials. A bill mandating the creation of a federal contractor misconduct database is one ...

Y Combinator-backed BuildZoom, a new service to help homeowners find licensed contractors to help them with their remodeling projects, is today making its public debut. The startup’s database now ...

Contracting officials would be required to check the new Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System before signing high-value deals. The government is developing a comprehensive ...

Increasing government transparency was a big part of President Obama's platform on the campaign trail. He pledged to allow five days of public comment before signing bills, make White House ...

As legislators push for a governmentwide database on contractor performance, a private watchdog group has beefed up its own trove of information on vendor misconduct. The Project on Government ...