Acquisition
GSA nearly delists Sun Microsystems
A spat between GSA and Sun over prices nearly resulted in the Silicon Valley computer giant’s products being pulled from the popular GSA schedule contracts.
People
OPM finalizes rule for IT Exchange program
Three years after the E-Government Act established a program for senior federal IT employees to gain experience in the private sector, the Office of Personnel Management has finalized how the program works.
Digital Government
Gateway wins $25M New York PC contract
The contract for monitors and desktop and notebook PCs is open to state agencies, universities local government and school districts.
Digital Government
Health IT leaders congregate
Upcoming health IT summit brings together federal, state and local stakeholders to discuss the rapidly changing health care and information technology landscape.
Cybersecurity
VeriSign discounts PKI services to higher education
Higher institutions’ open networks are frequently the target of cyberattacks, say VeriSign officials, who manage the Internet dot-edu domain servers.
Modernization
Networx award could be delayed
GSA will give vendors more time to respond to the Networx RFP, but that extension could make it difficult for the agency to award the contracts by April 2006, as originally planned, GSA officials said.
People
New program places fed IT workers in the business world
Federal IT employees can be temporarily assigned to work in a company for up to two years to expand their IT expertise under an exchange program that begins next month.
Acquisition
GSA to examine schedules use
One of the first duties of the reorganized GSA will be to figure out just what agencies are buying through the schedules contracts.
Modernization
MCI announces Networx team
MCI's team includes Anteon, Computer Sciences Corp. and G2 Satellite Solutions.
Acquisition
SmartBuy may get FAR blessing
A forthcoming proposed change to acquisition rules would require agencies to check SmartBuy pricing on relevant software.
Modernization
DHS IT brass push new buying programs
Homeland Security Department officials urged industry and small businesses today to participate in two new information technology procurement programs the department will soon start.
People
Army selects vendors for FCS training
The Future Combat System also passes key program review.
Modernization
Energy acquires Linux supercomputer for basic research
More than 2,000 Energy Department scientists, academics and other institutional researchers will use the computer for basic science research.
People
DOD IG criticizes GSA buys
Contracting officials have wasted money, violated acquisition regulations when making Defense Department purchases through GSA contracts.
People
Software keeps EPA workers informed about chemical risks
MSDS Vault is an online database of regularly-updated chemical information.
Digital Government