People
DHS releases draft regulations for Real ID
They come a day after Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii) reintroduced a bill to repeal the law, citing the burden on states along with privacy concerns.
Acquisition
Catapult Technology wins big small-biz contract from GSA
Many companies that qualified to compete for the contract passed on the opportunity, believing that GSA asked for more than they could offer.
Cybersecurity
VA said lagging on data security improvements
The agency has taken steps to reduce security weaknesses, but it has not carried out recommendations made by its inspector general or the GAO, House panel told.
People
Rep. Davis pushes for better planning for US-VISIT
In a letter to the DHS secretary, Davis suggested that US-VISIT use fiscal 2008 funding to develop an exit strategy for monitoring visitors leaving the United States at land border crossings.
People
Senators say SBA staffing proposals fall far short
The agency plans to add nine procurement center representatives to its staff this year and next, but Congress is calling for 100 more.
People
Army tries to restore GFEBS funding
Officials are asking Congress for permission to use money from other areas to replace funding cut from the program’s fiscal 2007 budget.
People
New group to coordinate homeland security intelligence
The group's analysts will not generate alerts or warnings, but will provide strategic assessments of threats and disseminate them through established routes.
People
Court rebuffs GSA motion on FedBizOpps protest
A judge with the U.S. Court of Federal Claims tells the government to proceed with fixing problems with the contract to revamp the federal procurement site.
Modernization
Survey: Reliability more important than transportability to feds
Despite the government’s attempts to encourage teleworking, a recent survey of 388 federal IT managers revealed a greater need for network reliability than for transportability.
People
Labor awards software subcontracts to ATS
The Labor Department has awarded ATS Corp. subcontracts totaling $12.1 million for software development on several department projects.
People
Navy Department kicks off planning for NMCI follow-on
The Marines also seek contractor support to help it develop Next Generation Enterprise Network requirements.
People
SmartBuy seeks info on e-records management system
The system must produce queries and reports on the data, index content and archive records, while destroying it when necessary, a FedBizOpps notice states.
People
GPO to look at new composition system technologies
GPO will need technologies that modernize data input, content, formatting and user interfaces, and integrate with its Future Digital System.
Modernization
Walter Reed tenants to get Internet access
An upgrade of the IT infrastructure at the Army medical facility follows an exposé of conditions there.
Digital Government