People
House axes stability ops center
Lawmakers want to cut project’s funding, surprising some.
People
Former Office of Personnel Management employees plead guilty to stealing
Two accounting technicians stole more than $27,500, according to OPM.
People
Air Force stands behind industry code
IG dispute with the service about NetCents coding clouds its small-business set-aside.
People
Watch out, YouTube
More federal agencies take steps to get their message across using online video content.
Digital Government
Circuit
BYOB: Bring your own...bags??? Congratulations to former FCW reporter Frank Tiboni.
Modernization
Talcove: A business case for IPv6
What’s exciting about the transition to IPv6 are the broadband applications it will enable.
Acquisition
Lent: Fixing an image problem
Here’s a novel way for government contractors to have a positive image in the market: Earn it.
People
DOD works communication issues for transformation
Communications among people, not technology, is the key to the successful transformation of Defense Department’s business systems.
Digital Government
County group endorses GIS certification
The National Association of Counties has endorsed a certification program for geographic-information systems (GIS) specialists.
Digital Government
Army extends work on deployment database
The Army intends to award DeticaDFI a sole-source contract for the continued operation and development of a database containing information about all Army deployments since Sept. 11, 2001, according to a notice posted on the Federal Business Opportunities Web site and several service officials.
Digital Government
State interoperability guidelines revised
Only six days before the deadline for applications, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has published revised guidance for states and local agencies to apply for shares of a national $1 billion public safety interoperability fund.
Digital Government
SBA: Half of agencies miss small-business goals
About half of departments and agencies failed to meet their small-business goals in fiscal 2006, according to the Small Business Administration. Moreover, a revision of 2005 data decreased the amount of contract dollars that went to small businesses by $4.6 billion.
Digital Government
State interoperability guidelines revised
States will be eligible to be reimbursed for planning and coordination in addition to funding for software and equipment, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration said.
Acquisition