People

eOffer to start May 17

It will let vendors prepare and submit proposals using a Web browser.

Modernization

To make the grade, NRC takes a personal approach

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s systems have a big, red bull’s-eye on them.<@SM><@SM>Every day, the agency’s systems face about 500 attempts at reconnaissance and 100 attempted denial-of-service attacks, CIO Ellis Merschoff said.

Modernization

Agencies falter trying to meet security mandates

Earlier this year, an agency manager stood up during the question-and-answer period at a conference on the Federal Information Security Management Act. He had a gripe about the IT security report cards issued by a House Government Reform subcommittee chaired by <b>Rep. Adam Putnam, R-Fl. </b>

People

President sets goals for e-health initiatives

President Bush has directed the Health and Human Services Department to develop a program that will ensure the use of electronic health records for most Americans within 10 years and electronic prescriptions within five years.

People

GPO wants modernization money

Changes in the printing industry will force the Government Printing Office to reinvent itself, the public printer says.

Modernization

Google-eyed users flood SEC site

Downloading volumes increased tenfold on the SEC's site after Google filed for an IPO.

Modernization

Cisco, IBM team up

They'll produce servers, storage and networking devices that incorporate elements of both companies' technology.

People

IRS audit underscores need to modernize

Integrated financial management can fix control problems -- which are delaying the system in the first place.

People

Reality collides with e-voting

Elections officials find that the main problem is fitting technology into a people-based process.

Acquisition

ASIA specs

The provisions of the Acquisition System Improvement Act would, among other things...

People

CSC finishes its Trilogy part

Only SAIC's work remains to complete the FBI's modernization program.

Modernization

WIN-T work to accelerate

Defense Department and Army officials agreed to speed development of the $10.2 billion Warfighter Information Network-Tactical program.

People

Yoran: Locals must lead IT security

But DHS is ready to help, says the director of the department's National Cyber Security Division.

Acquisition

Safavian stresses human capital, competitive sourcing

David Safavian testified at a Senate hearing on his nomination to be procurement policy chief.

People

Army to outsource knowledge portal

The service plans to issue a solicitation for a lead systems integrator June 15 that would require vendors to submit proposals by Aug. 1.

Digital Government

CSC picks fed IT chief

Computer Sciences Corp. has named Tom Anderson president of its federal sector information technology and science solutions division.

People

Assessing architecture

OMB has a guide for evaluating agencies' IT architectures.

Acquisition

AT&T lands Army deals

Two contracts to develop battlefield training systems could be worth up to $134 million over 42 months.

People

Davis wants TRIP details

Rep. Tom Davis wants specifics on the Transit Rail Inspection Program.

People

Air Force award confirmed for SI

The Small Business Administration denied a protest of an $800 million Air Force contract award to SI International.