People
JFCOM, Lockheed Martin sign R&D agreement
They will work together on future battle command technologies.
People
OPM tackles retirement systems
Congressional auditors said earlier this year that the agency's $294 million retirement systems modernization effort was at risk.
People
Corda gets text technology patent
It can be used in text-to-speech applications for people with visual impairments.
People
Telework could ease pandemic fears
Telework would enable people to keep working without face-to-face contact.
Modernization
Auditor faults OPM accounting system
OPM’s financial accounting is not properly configured to provide intragovernmental balances, according to KPMG auditors.
Digital Government
Report: Small biz struggles with contracting, capital
A congressional report states that contracting projects and accessing venture capital are two major hindrances to small businesses.
People
Searching cyberspace for history
Historians and the National Archives and Records Administration are collaborating to monitor auction house Web sites to find missing and stolen government records.
People
OMB policy on posting information sparks debate
The new policy asking agencies to improve how they disseminate public information is at the heart of a larger battle over how much categorization is needed to make data publicly accessible.
People
VA expands online grave site locator
The Veterans Affairs Department has significantly increased its online list of burial locations and information inscribed on the markers to more than 5 million.
Digital Government
Draft street address standard up for public comment
The proposed standard would update diverse and outdated systems but would not be mandatory for state and local jurisidictions.
People
DHS extends First Source deadline
Proposals for the $3 billion IT procurement vehicle are now due Jan. 23, 2006.
Digital Government
CACI to buy IT provider
CACI International plans to acquire the assets of Information Systems Support.
People
Military tests software streaming
A new platform will allow U.S. Air Forces in Europe to centralize IT management, lower costs and improve security.
People
Flu drug liability attached to DOD spending bill
Congress tacked liability protection for companies developing avian flu vaccines onto the fiscal 2006 Defense appropriations bill.
Digital Government
GSA calls for help in analyzing procurement services
Contractor will analyze agency's assisted services and make recommendations about how to maintain them in the reorganization process.
People
Hite says lack of EA no barrier to Sentinel
GAO's Randy Hite said the FBI should proceed with building its data management system even though its new enterprise architecture is not complete.
People
DiPentima joins SRA board
Gail Wilensky, a senior fellow at an international health education foundation, was also elected to the board.
Modernization