Digital Government

Energy, EPA join computing efforts

Supercomputers in North Carolina will be linked with Sandia National Laboratory.

Digital Government

Oracle makes 'final' offer for PeopleSoft

Oracle says it won't go above $26 a share.

Modernization

W3C adopts DARPA language

The standards body for the World Wide Web approved a DARPA-developed markup language as an international standard.

People

OMB names IT policy chief

Schlarman will take post vacated by Chenok

Digital Government

PeopleSoft product passes JFMIP

The company's Enterprise Financial Management 8.8 received the certification required for federal use.

People

First ITES order due by March

The Army expects to announce the first task order in the Information Technology Enterprise Solutions program by March 1.

People

Animal ID bills rustled up

Lawmakers introduced proposals to fund livestock tracking plans.

People

Covansys to build flood insurance system

FEMA awarded a $26.5 million contract to provide a Web-based system and other services for the National Flood Insurance Program.

People

DHS sets tech priorities

Info sharing, security and technology infrastructure are among eight areas targeted by Homeland Security officials.

Acquisition

Project tracker solicitation canceled

'Too rich for our blood,' says the Education Department CIO.

Modernization

Telecom firms air Networx views

Would-be contractors want to know how the upcoming telecom pact will address billing and revenue minimums, among other things.

People

DISA plans joint IT buys

The Defense Information Systems Agency is establishing a unit to handle joint acquisitions for network centricity.

People

DHS cuts seniority raises

Homeland Security Department officials also want to make it harder to appeal disciplinary actions.

People

E-gov faces obstacles, eh?

Many Canadian agencies still lack detailed plans for shifting their processes and services online, according to Ottawa's auditor general.

People

FEMA focuses on enterprise architecture

The Federal Emergency Management Agency's new CIO says his top priority is developing an enterprise architecture program.

Modernization

Air Force seeks industry proposals for JTRS

The request for proposals on the Joint Tactical Radio System for the Air Force and Navy was formally released.

Acquisition

Commerce buys ZyLab software

ZyLab Technologies products will be used for document imaging and full-text retrieval.

Acquisition

Harris to bid on archives work

The company says it will lead a team competing for the National Archives and Records Administration's Electronic Records Archives project.

People

Military looks for joint architecture

Lockheed Martin will develop a framework to meld three key net-centric war programs.

People

CSC barred from tax-compliance work

The company was left out of new bids for tax-enforcement systems because of its failure to meet deadlines for other modernization contracts.