Modernization
GSA ponders Sprint debarment
MCI's problems may be getting the most attention, but the General Services Administration is also looking at the possibility of barring Sprint from federal contracts.
Digital Government
Bridging the distance
Mature remote-control solutions ease workstation and server management
People
GSA launches citizen information service
USA Services initiative will help e-mailers, callers find answers to their questions
People
Lockheed to design Air Force system
A Lockheed-led industry team will develop architecture for a network of systems for command and control, intelligence and other functions.
Modernization
DOD to take bids on Iraq telecom
Contract, to be awarded in September, will cover two years of development and management
Digital Government
Senate OKs OMB deputy director
The Senate Thursday confirmed Joel David Kaplan as the deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget.
People
Panel slams USPS initiatives
E-commerce ventures have been 'largely disappointing,' a presidential commission concludes
People
Amtrak shortfall puts e-gov fund off track?
Amtrak derailed the $5 million E-Government Fund.<@SM>In the fiscal 2004 Treasury, Transportation and independent agencies appropriations bill, lawmakers late last month slashed the Office of Management and Budget’s e-gov account to $1 million to help make up for a $1.5 billion shortfall for the train service.<@SM>
Digital Government
Lockheed to buy ACS fed biz
Lockheed Martin will buy part of ACS's federal business.
Digital Government
DOD's misguided bet on the future
The economist behind DARPA's terrorism futures contract concept said it could be used to the government's benefit.
People
Senate panel ups Deepwater funding
A Senate committee authorized $702 million for the Coast Guard's Deepwater program
People
Veridian investors to vote on sale
A shareholder vote on the systems integrator's sale to General Dynamics is set for Aug. 7
People
OMB and GAO disagree over privacy compliance
The Office of Management and Budget and the General Accounting Office are butting heads over the ability of agencies to assure the protection of individual privacy rights in agency systems.<br>
People
Army's WIN-T hits milestone
Defense officials approved system development and demonstration for the Army's ambitious system for high-speed communications on the battlefield.
Modernization
Wam!Net sells commercial biz
The network design firm says that the sale of a related commercial business will not affect the company's federal operations.
People
Beverage label filing goes online
Label approval certificates for alcoholic beverages can now be filed over the Web
People