Digital Government

Details, details

Here are the particulars of some closely watched contracts.

Acquisition

SBA extends comment period

Comments on proposed changes to the small business classification system can now be made until July.

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Committee chairs air SAFETY concerns

The House lawmakers blame bureaucracy for slowing development of anti-terror tech.

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Defense prepares for IPv6

DOD hired SI International to help develop procedures for moving the military to the next Internet Protocol version.

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Anteon gets Navy contract

The company will provide services for evaluating ship survivability.

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PEC hires Schambach

TSA'a soon-to-be-former CIO will lead PEC Solutions' civilian federal business.

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Justice plans info sharing

The proposal will help law enforcement agencies share case data, officials say.

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E-voting probe wanted

Thirteen House members asked the GAO to look into e-voting machines.

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OPM ends diploma mill acceptance

The Office of Personnel Management pulled the plug on using credentials from diploma mills and cut off tuition reimbursements to unaccredited institutions.

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Border UAVs to fly in June

The Border Patrol will start using a pair of unmanned aerial vehicles on the Arizona-Mexico border.

Modernization

Analysts see turbulence ahead for some vendors

Push for better services, cost savings means change for the sellers of management software

Modernization

Standards groups take shape

New organization to help showcase evolving business process sector

Modernization

Marching toward business process transformation

New generations of software are helping major institutions map, manage and streamline operations

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OPM opens bidding for e-learning services

Request for proposals to expand the vendors who can provide online learning services has been in the works since early 2003.

Modernization

Allegany goes wireless

The Md. county has almost finished a broadband network for ISPs.

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Northrop wins support deal

The Defense Department will pay Northrop Grumman up to $220 million over five years for analytical support.

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Defense bill has ASIA minor

But the Defense Authorization bill before the House avoids major controversial aspects of acquisition.

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House Committee approves DOD budget

It would include money for IED jammers, UAVs and $10.5 billion for other science and technology efforts.

Modernization

Symantec boosts firewall management

The company added scalable Web-based management and Java-based remote access to its enterprise firewall.

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GAO to locals: Should have foreseen delays

Local officials hoping to quickly get their hands on first-responder money should have known about longstanding federal guidelines for grants.