Acquisition
Missouri contracts with World Wide on IT deal
Also, West Virginia last month tapped 22 contractors to provide IT services.
People
SI adds FBI, NSA veteran to board
Maureen Baginski previously was the FBI’s executive assistant director for intelligence.
People
Report: NASA needs new tools to garner mission support among young people
The space agency should use MySpace, YouTube and other social networking applications to catch the attention of the younger generation, according to George Mason University researchers.
People
Air National Guard taps Serco for recruiting support
The Army’s Human Resources Solutions Recruiting and Retention base contract is the first recruiting support contract win for Serco.
Modernization
Pandemic prospect complicates COOP
Even organizations that have developed continuity-of-operations plans should re-examine them in light of a possible disease outbreak, according to a panel of experts.
People
OFPP, acquisition chiefs to study e-procurement
The federal government again will review the advantages and disadvantages of online procurement services.<@SM>
Cybersecurity
Most campuses report security breaches
The majority of higher education managers experienced at least one IT security incident last year and one-third reported a data loss or theft, a report states.
People
IT improvements key to trimming tax gap
The IRS can improve tax collection efforts and free up more resources for enforcement by investing in key systems, according to a strategy the Treasury Department recently published.
People
Accenture completes first phase of new Army financial system
The General Fund Enterprise Business System is designed to help the Army standardize and streamline its financial business processes servicewide.
People
Guident adds intelligence pro as adviser
Tracy Graves-Stevens, president of ManTech's security services practice, is joining Guident's Federal Advisory Board.
Acquisition
Government uses outdated acquisition processes, panel finds
Increasing dependence on contractors demands that agency officials look at updating how the government does business, a GAO report states.
People
White House fact sheet tries to address PMA criticisms
The White House is trying to answer critics of the President’s Management Agenda by dispelling some “myths” in a fact sheet.
Cybersecurity
IRS' modernization needs better tracking, IG says
The IRS is not checking audit trails on the Customer Account Data Engine because only a limited number of users have permission to access the system, a report states.
Modernization
Craig Larscheid: The energy manager
An environmentally conscious manager of midrange computer operations at the U.S. Postal Service made numerous “green” decisions that reduced costly power consumption.
Modernization
Verizon to continue as USPS' managed network provider
The Postal Service awarded Verizon a two-year extension to its current contract, with options that could carry the deal into 2012.
People