Acquisition
DISA awards $22.8M business modernization contract
The agency will use the contract to create an integrated procurement system that is accessible worldwide to authorized users.
Modernization
NARA puts over 400,000 State Department records online
The National Archives and Records Administration is making available online, for the first time, over 400,000 State Department records and telegrams from 1973 and 1974.
People
Employees like IRS remote access project
It also saves the agency money, the associate chief information officer for enterprise networks said.
Cybersecurity
GAO: IRS security is weak
Taxpayers’ financial and personal information remains at risk, a report states.
Modernization
Sourcefire, Check Point drop merger talks
The companies plan to pursue a partnership rather than an acquisition, six months after first announcing plans.
People
Taxpayers move to the Web
Percentage of taxpayers filing electronically is up from last year.
People
Border Patrol to expand UAV usage
A success so far, unmanned aerial vehicles also cause concern for some officials.
Digital Government
Survey: Industry supports federal health IT initiatives
Health opinion leaders say Congress should make health IT a top priority, while hospital and insurance executives favor federal action to standardize claims and payment transactions.
People
DOD issues final rule on non-DOD contracts
The rule clarifies the circumstances under which DOD officials could use contracts that originated in other agencies.
People
Audio archives could become inaccessible, engineers warn
Tapes and records could deteriorate, making audio archives useless, so urgency is needed to transfer them to digital media.
People
SiloSmashers wins OMB lines of business work
The BPA award includes work on managing programs, facilitation services and workforce planning, and IT strategy.
Acquisition
GSA extends comment period for Alliant
Midsize businesses now have more time to tell GSA how the contract could best serve their needs.
Acquisition
Apple to supply 36,000 laptops to Maine schools
Contract also includes software, wireless Internet and help-desk services for middle school students.
Modernization
GSA working on new WITS contract
The telecom vehicle provides local service for agencies in the Washington, D.C., area.
People
FBI CIO: You get what you pay for
The bureau's CIO says there is not enough money to pay for essential IT services such as e-mail.
Modernization
New Orleans wants regional, redundant radio system
Officials hope to have it established before hurricane season starts.
Digital Government
SI, Orizon strike mentor-protg pact
The agreement expands SI's offerings to the State Department, while boosting Orizon's recruiting and business development skills.
Digital Government
HHS rebuts GAO's security assessment
HHS says congressional auditors are off-base when they describe the department’s information systems as riddled with vulnerabilities.
Digital Government