Digital Government
Feds to conduct first cybercrime survey
The Justice and Homeland Security departments will conduct a comprehensive survey beginning this month to create the first national baseline to measure cybercrime on businesses
Digital Government
Gartner analyst moves to Input
Paul Schmitz will serve as vice president of the Input Executive Program.
People
Associations call for workforce assistance
They recommend that the government beef up training for health IT specialists and systems users.
Cybersecurity
DHS evaluates global cybersecurity exercise
Cyber Storm aims to determine how well public and private organizations worked together in a simulated attack.
Modernization
GSA issues satellite RFP
The General Services Administration is accepting bids on Satcom-II, a new contract that will replace the existing GSA Satellite Services program.
People
OPM workers win another A-76 bid
In competitions for IT jobs, employees have won by wide margins, Office of Personnel Management officials said.
Digital Government
Bush proposes cuts for 141 programs
An Office of Management and Budget document details which face the chopping block.
Digital Government
Budget slashes first responder programs
Several federal grant programs would be eliminated in President Bush's fiscal 2007 budget.
People
VHA taps CareFusion for bar code software
The product reads bar codes on medication and software modules, such as those that verify and label lab specimens.
People
Senate approves USPS overhaul
The Senate passed a bill today after more than a decade of debate and compromise on changes to overhaul the U.S. Postal Service.
People
Passenger screening programs come under fire
GAO and industry representatives say programs are poorly managed and likely to be ineffective.
Digital Government
Unisys gets boost from TSA
The integrator leads the FCW Tech Index, with its stock rising 8.25 percent during the two-week snapshot.
Digital Government
SI attains Zen
SI International will acquire Zen Technology for $60 million in cash.
Digital Government
NASA to archive airlines' flight safety data
Battelle Memorial Institute will develop the distributed archive of airline flight data and safety reports.
People
Bush budget seeks $459.4M for NIST labs
Congress appropriated $387.4 million for NIST’s eight research laboratories to operate in fiscal 2006.
Modernization
Military to get mobile comms
Americom Government Services and ViaSat have signed a deal to combine their infrastructure and technologies.
Modernization
Qwest to connect NASA centers
Qwest will provide end-to-end wavelength services using its QWave optical communications technology.
Acquisition