Acquisition
Educating the sellers
HHS could help other federal agencies think about new ways to foster productive exchanges with information technology vendors
People
Budgets cuts to delay new weather satellites
The National Weather Service forecasting will deteriorate if budget cuts lead to a loss of satellite coverage of the earth's surface
People
E-gov makes no gains in new PMA scores
At first glance, agency progress in meeting the e-government goals of the President’s Management Agenda seems to have hit a plateau. On the midyear PMA scorecard released last week, no agency improved its overall e-government status in the three months since the last evaluation.
Digital Government
Primedia adds first-responder training
Satellite-based training is based on guidelines issued by the federal government's Office of Domestic Preparedness
People
Senate seeks TIA halt
The Senate is seeking to prevent DOD from spending further on its controversial Terrorism Information Awareness program.
People
OMB unveils next-generation e-gov strategy
The Office of Management and Budget is gearing up for agencies to submit business cases by Sept. 8 for the second round of e-government initiatives.
Digital Government
Denver Web branding pays off
Marketing campaigns helps drive twofold increase in Web traffic
Digital Government
Edwards joins PeopleSoft
PeopleSoft Inc. today said it has effectively completed its acquisition of J.D. Edwards and Co.
People
Senate passes DOD spending bill
The Senate passes a DOD spending bill that mirrors White House requests.
Digital Government
Kellogg to join Oracle
Retired Army Lt. Gen. Joseph 'Keith' Kellogg will join Oracle Corp. as senior vice president of homeland security
Digital Government
Industry oppose outsourcing ban
Industry advocacy organizations wrote to Congress urging opposition to banning competitive sourcing studies in the Interior Department
People
DHS hires fingerprint expertise
The Homeland Security Department has selected DigitalNet Government Solutions to analyze fingerprints of suspected terrorists
Acquisition
U.S. lags in supercomputing, experts say
House Science Committee calls for interagency coordination required to close gap with Japan
People
Major programs within GSA
<b>Federal Procurement Data System—Next Generation. GSA</b>, as a part of its Integrated Acquisition Environment e-government project, awarded a $24.3 million contract to Global Computer Enterprises Inc. of Gaithersburg, Md., in April. GCE will build a new system to collect and report data in real time through the Web. The system will be more accurate and easier to use than the current FPDS, and provide agencies and vendors with more information than the current system. GSA officials expect to launch the system in October.
People
EPA to spend more for analytics
The Environmental Protection Agency will invest more in IT integration to “better use environmental data to make decisions, set priorities and achieve agency goals,” CIO Kimberly T. Nelson said. <br>
People
IRS's Rothwell moves to DHS
The Homeland Security Department has tapped a career Internal Revenue Service expert to become its top procurement officer.
People
Smythe to OMB: Manage thyself
OMB has named Austin Smythe to spearhead the agency's efforts to implement the President's Management Agenda.
People
Quicksilver team puts pieces together
In some ways, the job facing Teresa Sorrenti and Earl Warrington is like putting together a vast puzzle. The brain-teaser they are working on is the federal government’s new procurement system.
People