Digital Government
BearingPoint gets more USAID work
The new contract includes both IT and non-IT projects in support of an economic modernization effort in Egypt.
Digital Government
New rules will ease health IT adoption
One rule sets forth initial standards for e-prescribing and another makes it easier for hospitals to donate equipment to cash-strapped physicians.
People
Army delays new JNN RFP
The service wants one more month to ensure it buys the right technology.
Acquisition
Safavian indicted
David Safavian, who recently resigned his post as administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, has now been indicted.
People
Microsoft, Motorola team on public safety system
The two companies will focus on interoperable computer-aided dispatch systems with records management systems and mobile devices.
Modernization
Solaris 10 submitted for Common Criteria
Sun Microsystems plans to release a new product next year that will elevate the system to the same level of security as Trusted Solaris.
Modernization
GAO issues acquisition best practices framework
The Government Accountability Office has found that acquisition success depends on instituting best practices in four broad areas, including data management and security.
Modernization
Manassas, Va., delivers broadband over power lines
Virginia telecom company will serve as Internet service provider for 12,500 households and 2,500 businesses.
Modernization
ArcSight upgrades insider threat analysis tools
A new version of the company's enterprise security management software will look for problems by tracking when systems and applications are expected to be used.
People
GSA selects Aquilent for FirstGov.gov refresh project
The General Services Administration has awarded Aquilent Inc. an $836,000 contract to provide services for the design and testing of the rebranded FirstGov.gov, the company said today.
People
Proposed bill would expand OPM's role
The Working for America Act would enable agencies to design their own employee appraisal and pay systems.
Modernization
Next version of Data Reference Model gets down to business
The working group applying the finishing touches to the latest version of the Data Reference Model says this edition will benefit from previous missteps.
People
Army initiates 500-day IT plan
The service wants a net-centric information enterprise to aid U.S. warfighting.
Acquisition
SEC picks Appian for Web-based purchasing
The commission plans a phased deployment with continual feedback from employees to make sure the system meets expectations.
Modernization
The GCN Awards
The stories behind GCN’s 10 award-winning technology programs in the following pages convey a palpable sense of urgency, going a long way toward dispelling the common perception of government as a slow-moving behemoth.
People
Beat the clock
The mounting pressure the IRS faces to modernize how corporations, nonprofits and, eventually, individuals file tax returns isn’t coming from Congress or from impatient taxpayers.
Modernization
Local channels
Every emergency or disaster, whether natural or man-made, is different in how much, if any, warning it gives, how hard it hits and the destruction it leaves in its path.
Digital Government