Digital Government
Volgenau, London win contractor awards
The Greater Washington Government Contractors Awards honored contractor executives from midsize and small companies, one company in each size class, and public-sector partners.
People
VA will centralize IT budget, personnel authority over next year
The Veterans Affairs Department will put control of its IT budget and personnel under the department CIO—a sea change that should prevent future monumental IT system failures.
Modernization
CIO Council wants standards-based best practices
The council's focus over the next year will be on collecting agency and industry examples in telecommunications, IT security, portfolio management, disaster recovery and contingency planning, and the business value of IT.<@SM><@SM><@SM>
Acquisition
Agencies miss small-business goals
House Democrats today released an annual report card showing that federal agencies missed goals for small-business contracts.
People
U.K. ahead of U.S. in pandemic planning
The United Kingdom has released its second influenza pandemic contingency plan since March, while the United States still works to develop and release its plan.
People
VA gives CIO power over budget
VA officials promise lawmakers they will centralize the agency's billion-dollar information technology budget in the CIO's office to control spending.
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RFP checklist
The following is a list of some basic questions your agency can use to develop a request for proposals for a Web content management system.
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Army establishes LandWarNet University
The new structure at the Army Signal Center will prepare soldiers to operate more mobile IP networks.
People
Havekost: E-gov requires muscle
Two CIOs tell AFFIRM lunch that e-government initiatives can be tough to implement.
Cybersecurity
Judge orders Interior IT system shutdown
In a network security tug of war, a judge reclaims ground on a nine-year Indian trust fund lawsuit.
Digital Government
Software maker seeks federal alliances
Softricity has already had some contracting successes, and is looking to reach a wider base of potential customers through partnerships.
Digital Government
NewGov to buy IntelArtisans
NewGov expects the acquisition to strengthen its appeal in the homeland security and law enforcement markets, its CEO said.
Digital Government
EDS challenges North Carolina Medicaid award to ACS
EDS is fighting to continue managing a system it has run for 25 years, arguing that its rival does not meet the state's technical architecture standards.
Modernization
DOD, industry on alert for Wilma
Northern Command orders Army to get service and vendor teams ready to provide communications if monster hurricane hits the United States.
People
Weapons agency finds answers with topic maps
Energy Department officials have discovered that topic maps can be useful in managing the country’s nuclear weapons stockpile.
People
Mass. CIO blames unions for IT hiring woes
But he said unions could play a useful role if they focus on providing training for members.
People
Turco named GSA acting deputy administrator
Kathleen Turco, chief financial officer at the General Services Administration, will become acting deputy administrator effective Nov. 1.
People
VA health IT gets new chief
Craig Luigart named to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs’ health IT programs and services.
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