Modernization
MCI gets Atlantic GIG
The Defense Information Systems Agency awarded two contracts worth $15.3 million for the Atlantic extension of the Defense Department's Global Information Grid to the government markets division of MCI.
People
Five vie for wireless work
Motorola, AT&T, Boeing, Lockheed and General Dynamics are in phase two bidding for the Integrated Wireless Network, sources say.
People
Loy to leave DHS
Adm. James Loy, deputy secretary for homeland security, will leave in March.
People
USPTO to make Freeland CIO
U.S. Patent and Trademark officials are expected to name David Freeland as the agency's new chief information officer.
People
IAC chairman: Examine enterprise architecture
Gaps in the federal enterprise architecture may now be more apparent, Dan Twomey says.
Digital Government
CSC, Raytheon win patent system contracts
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office awarded systems development and integration services contracts worth up to $500 million.
Modernization
Air Force wants net-centric projects
Officials want to focus on prototypes, empirical research, test beds and proof-of-concept demonstrations in four areas.
Cybersecurity
Feds limited on digital signatures
OMB says agencies should stick to government-approved digital signature providers.
People
E-gov matures
E-government initiatives will be judged primarily by the extent of their adoption by agencies and users, OMB says.
Acquisition
Input: Few reversals for IT
About 8 percent to 10 percent of money spent by state governments through reverse auctions went to information technology purchases in fiscal 2004, market researcher Input said last week.
People
Postal Centers elicit privacy fears
EPIC officials criticized the use of digital photography on people using computer kiosks.
Modernization
Army gets serious about paperless operations
Army officials plan to install a solution from IBM and others that will help automate the service's form-based business processes.
Modernization
Storage firm targets government
Clustered storage vendor Isilon Systems has added an ex-agency executive as a director and created a new federal advisory board.
People
Immigration bureau to buy IT services
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement bureau expects to purchase $500 million of IT work.
People
Army turns to e-forms
An industry team received a contract to automate the Army's paper-based transactions.
People
Nonprofit group will evaluate Quicksilver projects
The General Services Administration last week hired a nonprofit group to evaluate the 25 Quicksilver e-government projects.<@SM>
People
AFFIRM details top CIO challenges, critical technologies
Federal CIOs are struggling to align IT and agency mission goals, and to use technology to improve customer service.<@SM>
Modernization
Symantec and Veritas to merge
Symantec's security offerings will be paired with Veritas' storage management products.
Cybersecurity
Military taps NSA for security help
The National Security Agency will develop the Defense Department's information assurance policy
Modernization