People
Labor seeks HRLOB provider
The Labor Department seeks a public or private shared-services provider for its Human Resources Line of Business to replace its current HR and payroll systems.
Cybersecurity
DOD bars use of HTML e-mail, Outlook Web Access
The department took these measures because of "continuing and sophisticated threats" against DOD networks, according to a message on the Internet from the Defense Security Service.
People
Deputy secretary Law to leave Labor after six years
The head of the President’s Management Council’s E-Government Committee is leaving the federal sector.
Acquisition
SARA panel takes stand against T&M contracts
Panelists also rebuff industry groups that wanted the panel to recommend repealing a provision of SARA that requires competition on some time-and-material contracts.
Acquisition
Large companies get larger, smaller firms smaller
Large information technology companies’ share of federal contracting dollars is increasing, and small and midsize IT firms are losing market share.
Digital Government
Madsen: Acquisition debate is welcome, but let’s stick to the facts
The Acquisition Advisory Panel welcomes debate and expects that reasonable people will disagree on its recommendations, but that debate should be based on the facts.
Digital Government
Doke: Presumptions and evidence of good faith
Steve Kelman's recent column improperly described the SARA panel's recommendation and misstated the law relating to the presumption of good faith.
Digital Government
Treasury cancels TCE procurement
The department has agreed to buy telecommunications services through GSA's Networx program.
Digital Government
GTSI promotes five to VP
The promotions result from a companywide assessment of all employees of the government solutions provider.
Digital Government
The Pipeline
Dell redesigns one of its desktop computers; UniPrint eliminates the need to install specific manufacturers’ printer drivers.
Acquisition
Survey finds support for commercial procurement practices
Government Futures reports that federal procurement is at the crossroads of progress and stagnation.
People
Air Force micro-satellite to test tactical data comms
The TacSat-2 is part of the Joint Warfighting Space initiative, which seeks to develop low cost, rapidly deployable space technologies to support tactical operations.
Modernization