Modernization
Davis treasures GSA telecom
The chairman of the House Government Reform Committee says all federal agencies should use GSA's telecom contracts.
People
Navy work goes to CACI
CACI International landed a $73 million contract to provide program management and technical services to the Naval Air Systems Command.
Modernization
FBI counterpunches IT criticism
Stung by criticism of its IT projects, the FBI today denied charges from the press and congressional investigators about the management of its Virtual Case File and Sentinel projects.
People
CIA official to run Sentinel
The FBI has picked a CIA official to run the Sentinel information technology modernization program.
People
Army reaches out to IT workers
Technology personnel should start thinking and operating as an enterprise organization, said Maj. Gen. Dennis Moran.
People
Bush seeks pay changes by 2010
OPM's director tells the House speaker that the White House wants a merit-based system for federal workers.
People
Drug safety reporting system might be national health IT project
HHS secretary Mike Leavitt said a prescription drug adverse-event reporting system could be one of the first projects that a federal advisory group might take on as part of an initiative to build a national health information exchange.
People
WiMax moves (slowly) toward implementation
Many customers may be waiting for assurances of multivendor interoperability before investing in the new wireless equipment.
Digital Government
Pennsylvania CIO gets promoted
Art Stephens, Pennsylvania's chief information officer, was named Gov. Ed Rendel's new deputy chief of staff today.
Digital Government
Gartner: Relax about overhyped security threats
Don’t believe the hype about some of the computer security threats emphasized in industry and the media, two Gartner Research analysts said today.
People
Military stirs NetOps debate
The Joint Task Force for Global Network Operations will publish a key document next week to generate ideas on how to better operate and defend the Global Information Grid.
People
Bermuda buys first bill-tracking system
Bermuda government buys a $64,000 automated law tracking system for its own lawmakers.
People
Customs hopes for better buying
U.S. Customs and Border Protection today unveiled a plan to improve the way the agency buys goods and services.
Acquisition
GSA considers one schedule
GSA's Fox says the agency is looking at consolidating the 43 schedule contracts into a single schedule or a small number of schedule contracts.
People
A JTRS success?
Airborne and shipboard JTRS radios both passed a crucial system design review that keeps program on schedule and under budget.
People
Army adopts bulk buying
After watching the Air Force get great prices and better standardization on hardware using a commodity buying strategy, the Army will start a similar initiative.
People
SAIC's Piatt elected to IAC post
The Industry Advisory Council announced the results of its 2005 executive committee election for six positions with terms beginning July 1.
Digital Government
HHS sees incorporating health care standards into FIPS
HHS anticipates that NIST will incorporate health care standards developed under RFPs released today into Federal Information Processing Standards.
Modernization