Acquisition

COMMITS successor to benefit from lessons learned

Commerce prepares follow-on solicitation for popular small business contract

Modernization

Popkin unveils modeling tool

Many agencies are discovering that their enterprise architecture models can serve as the grist for the business case documents now required for budget approval

Digital Government

Bush backs Senate on security

The White House threw its support behind the Homeland Security bill being discussed in the Senate

People

White House: Agencies moving beyond management basics

Latest score card on the President's Management Agenda shows improvement

Modernization

Commerce aims to merge NTIA, tech division

If the Commerce Department gets its way, a new administration will be formed to handle tech and telecom together

People

IRS smooths online payment

No need to log in more than once to pay the taxman twice.

People

State CIOs, feds talk collaboration

18 state CIOs meet with feds to develop a more collaborative approach for addressing homeland security and other national concerns

People

OPM aims to clear the decks

OPM is moving to modernize and speed up the clearance process

Digital Government

New shoes for the cobbler's kids

Six solutions that can have a big impact for a relatively small investment

Digital Government

Integration reaches new heights with Groove

Online collaboration has quickly become the norm in both the private and public sectors, and there is no shortage of collaboration solutions from which to choose

People

Intercepts

More ITES Delays; UAV on Target; Mining Purchase Card Data; Army is Listening

People

Working together

Items on the agenda when IT officials from federal and state governments met in Washington

Digital Government

Fibre Channel still proving itself

As the storage networking protocol seems to be hitting its stride, new challenges arise

People

OPM to train feds to spot fake credentials

Personnel employees will learn to spot bogus academic credentials

Acquisition

Bill would elevate disabled-veteran firms

Critics question if set-aides actually give companies an edge

Modernization

D.C. readies new telecom network

Washington, D.C., will activate a citywide emergency response network next month as a result of the federal government's concerns about the city's ability to handle emergencies quickly.

People

BearingPoint to get $30 million deal

Can separate command systems be integrated for the Navy?

Digital Government

SNIA helps to fill standards void

Standards are often the last items to be put into place when a new technology gains acceptance

Acquisition

GSA pledges lower fees

GSA finalizes plan to lower fee added to schedule prices

People

Homeland security resource center in the works

Three organizations are developing a resource center designed to help state governments successfully implement homeland security initiatives.