Modernization
Court group deploys SPSS software
The National Center for State Courts has bought predictive analytics software to examine data on court sentencing, judicial and staff workload, and court performance.
Digital Government
Lawmakers demand answers from Doan on proposed IG cut
Several high-profile members of Congress have denounced her move to cut the IG's budget and send auditing duties to private companies.
People
Army seeks digital coaches
An Army command is doing market research on the availability of firms that can harvest knowledge from top performers and pass it on to less successful employees.
Modernization
FAA awards GTSI $63M contract
Under the five-year contract, GTSI will provide the agency with high-end solutions involving Sun, Cisco and other IT peripheral devices
People
Report: Vendors don’t get your hopes up about IPv6 spending
According to an analysis conducted by Government Insights, IT services vendors should not overestimate the government’s planned spending on pure IPv6 hardware upgrades.
People
Interagency contracts need parameters, officials say
There are 253 interagency contracts throughout the government, according to a recent survey, and that number is cause for concern.
Acquisition
Texas extends ACS contract
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has awarded Affiliated Computer Services a two-year, $230 million contract extension for Medicaid claims processing.
Modernization
U.S. moves to protect spectrum
DOD's Spectrum Summit kicks off as the United States opposes the use of some spectrum eyed for mobile services.
People
Gates to continue Rumsfeld-style transformation
The nominee for secretary of Defense also pledges to review policies related to acquisitions and workforce management.
Digital Government
NASA, space sector throw party for future space leaders
Space agency wants to attract students to work toward 2020 moon missions.
People
DHS' IG office bustles in second half of 2006
It issued 33 management reports and 308 investigative reports between April and the end of September, according to a report to Congress.
Acquisition
ITAA official criticizes SARA panel recommendations
Trey Hodgkins said the Acquisition Advisory Panel’s recommendations for commercial practices "threaten to roll back a decade of procurement reforms."
Digital Government
Nasdaq grants GTSI filing extension
The Nasdaq Listing Qualifications board has granted the company until Jan. 9 to file the paperwork needed to update some recent financial statements.
Cybersecurity
State, OPM team on clearance processing
The agencies are combining their resources to process security clearance applications for overseas DOD installations.
People
Managers don't encourage telework, study finds
A study shows that more than 75 percent of federal employees don't get management support for telework.
People