People
IAC corrects SIG chairmen's corporate links
Two of the chairmen were listed with incorrect company affiliations when IAC issued the news release last month.
Acquisition
SARA panel pushes for better procurement data system
Efforts to get usable data from the Federal Procurement Data System-Next Generation were mixed, the panel said.
Cybersecurity
Security grabs attention, but not always dollars
More than 90 percent of executives surveyed in a new Accenture/IDC study said securing data is a priority for the new year.
People
Walker: DOD programs plagued by immature technology
Some Army programs have run ahead of the available technologies, the GAO head told a House subcommittee.
Acquisition
SARA panel draft report critical of small-business acquisition strategies
The panel considered five general areas of small-business concern but chose to focus on only two and avoided an analysis of small-business subcontracting issues.
Acquisition
SARA panel: Parameters needed to guide contract growth
OMB should provide agencies with guidelines for creating and reauthorizing contracts, the panel recommends.
Acquisition
Doan declines Snowe's request for GWAC restriction
The senator wanted the GSA Information Technology Global Operations contract limited to HUBZone businesses.
Digital Government
GIS firm to map Wichita flood areas
The flooding-prone Kansas city will use Merrick’s imagery to create new flood boundaries.
People
CIOs find SLAs effective
A survey finds that most executives believe SLAs provide accurate and useful measurements of IT services, making outsourcing an increasingly viable option.
Digital Government
Software raises hopes of finding sunken ship
Modeling and simulation software from Applied Science Associates could help locate the USS Bonhomme Richard, which sank in the North Sea in 1779.
People
SARA panel: Boost competition through commercial best practices
It recommends moving away from time-and-materials contracts to performance-based acquisitions, setting up a new GSA schedule for professional services and redefining stand-alone commercial services, among other things.
People
GSA IG: Telework policies must be implemented agencywide
GSA's IG finds that agency's telework policies are not consistently implemented, and in some ways conflict with telework guidelines published in the Federal Register.
People
Coast Guard releases work draft on automatic ID system
The Nationwide Automatic Identification System will track vessels equipped with Automatic Identification System technology and transmit relevant security data that could affect the United States’ safety.
Cybersecurity
FAA to block wireless activity near agency networks
It has signed a contract with a small business to install a wireless intrusion-detection system at air traffic control centers, FAA training centers and headquarters.
Modernization
Los Alamos taps Panasas storage for supercomputer
The Roadrunner platform, when completed, aims to run at a sustained performance level of 1 petaflop.
People