Modernization

Vendors await FAA telecom plan

Contractors say the FAA is delinquent in providing FTI transition plan.

Digital Government

All eyes on London

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People

Public/private team wins Energy IT services deal

DOE has awarded a competitive sourcing contract to a team of feds and small businesses.

People

Monster delivers application data to CBP

Internet hiring company honors QuickHire contract despite being fired by Homeland Security Department.

Modernization

Texas, Accenture ink $840 million outsourcing deal

Under the contract, Accenture will lead a group of companies that will deliver improved technology and business operations services in support of modernization of state social-services programs.

Digital Government

GAO assessing agency architectures

Audits are planned to make sure agencies are on track with enterprise architecture plans.

People

San Antonio hires its first CIO

Michael Armstrong, San Antonio's new hire, directed numerous citywide projects as chief information officer in Des Moines, Iowa.

Modernization

D.C. picks McDonald Bradley for verification services

The company will provide independent verification and validation services to Washington, D.C., which is deploying a new court case management system.

People

ManTech gets Navsea contract

ManTech International has won an $11.4 million to provide modeling and simulation and tactical training applications for Navsea.

Acquisition

GSA seeks ideas for charge card program

The agency wants better means of collecting and evaluating SmartPay purchase data as part of the next round of contracts.

People

Cattle industry rides herd on animal ID

The National Cattlemen's Beef Association has chosen BearingPoint to create a database that will track the movements of all livestock in the U.S.

People

DHS says US-VISIT program is protecting privacy

The Homeland Security Department is enlarging the pool of travelers whose personal data is potentially at risk.

Digital Government

The FCW time machine

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Digital Government

Tennessee backs BlueCross records project

Participation by the state's Medicaid program paves way to provide 4 million Tennessee residents with electronic medical records.

Cybersecurity

IAPP will certify government privacy officials

The association has developed educational and testing standards for the first time for federal, state and local employees.

People

GSA hires new general counsel

Alan Robert Swendiman has been named associate administrator of the Office of General Counsel and will lead GSA's legal department.

People

Vermont gets $1.6 million for IT training initiative

Vermont will use $1.6 million in federal funds to train workers for information technology careers.

Modernization

Marine Corps inks supply chain deal with Accenture

Accenture Ltd. will provide planning and analysis for the Marine Corps’ Global Combat Support System, part of a program designed to modernize the Corps’ logistics, supply chain planning, procurement and maintenance service capabilities.<@SM><@SM><@SM>

Acquisition

California flexes buying muscle

The state expects to save millions with common hardware configurations and volume buying.

Modernization

Fox to leave GSA

Neal Fox, assistant commissioner of the Office of Commercial Acquisition at the General Services Administration, is leaving the agency.