People
Inscom picks services' vendors
The Army's Intelligence and Security Command chose four companies to compete for $209 million in task orders for support services.
Modernization
GSA certifies SiteMinder for E-Authentication
The addition of CA's SiteMinder to the approved providers list will give federal agencies a choice among 10 companies' identity management software when they offer e-government services.
Modernization
Clearing the view ahead: Frequently asked questions about Web services
Cut through the fog around Web services to see the future of enterprise software
People
DOD mines data to detect abuse
Officials hope to use data to improve government purchase card policies
People
DOD plans to link pay and performance
Defense Department officials will change their civilian personnel system during the next few years, affecting how hundreds of thousands of civilian workers are hired and paid.
People
EDS takes $200M in eTravel work
The company won five new contracts and an extension of an existing agreement under GSA's eTravel Service contract vehicle.
Digital Government
Intercepts
Computer defense redux. DIA's computer girdle. JTRS jitters. No phoning home.
People
Bates' retirement sparks GSA rumors
As Federal Technology Service Commissioner Sandra Bates prepares to retire, talk is growing about the possibility that FTS and the Federal Supply Service (FSS) could be merged to eliminate redundancies.
Cybersecurity
Critics wary about biometric smart cards
Opponents worry about job loss and invasions of privacy
Acquisition
Flyzik: Try it! It might work
Share-in-savings contracts can help further the cause of performance-based contracting.
People
IRS requests priority help
Tax agency officials ask auditors to rank the urgency of identified problems.
People
Welles: Helping is a way of life
Feds are predisposed to donate their time and money to worthy causes
People
Hutchinson to leave DHS
News reports say the undersecretary of DHS' Border and Transportation Security Directorate will apparently resign March 1.
Digital Government
Comings and goings
News about Michael Chertoff, Kay Coles James, Dave McClure, Shelley Meyers and Ed Schrock.
People
The Davis Plan
Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.) has become one of the most influential people in the information technology community.
Digital Government