Acquisition
OMB looks to grade agencies on bundling
Newest score card will assess how well agencies break up their contracts.
Modernization
Networx to emphasize fair opportunity
Agencies must decide how to divide requirements for competition.
Modernization
IBM expands its managed security services
Recent buys position Big Blue for new fed security deals.
Modernization
Boucher: Net neutrality stalls broadband measure
A telecommunications reform bill now in Congress would allow government to provide high-speed Internet access where no other services are available.
Modernization
Software smarts
Bob Brown’s efforts to move the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to SOA will mean better software for less money, but getting there will take some savvy salesmanship.
People
Enough of ‘ready, fire, aim’
Colorado legislators get involved in trying to prevent IT projects that misfire and waste millions.
Acquisition
GSA shops for wireless services under strategic sourcing initiative
GSA has launched a strategic sourcing procurement, under which agencies can consolidate their requirements to provide higher volume orders, which in turn allows GSA to negotiate lower prices.
People
EA: Seeking a holistic approach to IT
Proponents see in enterprise architecture a discipline for bringing balance and harmony to IT expenditures.
People
Spending database bill moves to the House floor
House leaders late Friday said they had reached agreement with their Senate counterparts over legislation that would create a searchable Web site tracking all sorts of federal spending and will bring the bill to the House floor this week.<@SM>
Cybersecurity
DHS rule might get industry to open up
Industry has fought DHS on information sharing.
Cybersecurity
Air Force gets WISE on network security
The Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate, has awarded a $9.5 million contract for research in the area of enhanced computer network security.
People
Ideas for managing a multigenerational workforce
Experts say good managers are the key to attracting and keeping talented younger employees.
People
5 lessons from Katrina
Nonprofit group makes management recommendations based on public-sector responses to Hurricane Katrina.
People
Stumbling out of the gate
COMMITS NexGen, the anticipated sequel to a successful small-biz GWAC, is off to a slow start
Acquisition
Lawmakers: Waste not on your IT projects, and we can help
Senators want more oversight of high-risk IT projects
Digital Government
Cybercrime takes on a new guise
An industry report on Justice prosecutions shows an increase in password fraud and endpoint attacks.
People
Editorial: A poor remembrance
We were more than disappointed to hear that the Office of Force Transformation is going to close.
Modernization