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Senate accedes to Pentagon budget request
This sets up a showdown on the military's IT budget when House and Senate lawmakers meet in conference set for this summer.
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Committee approves competitive sourcing caps
A House Appropriations Committee subcommittee approved limits on the amount that Interior and the Forest Service can spend on competitive sourcing in fiscal 2006.
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SAIC wins preparedness work
DHS will pay the company up to $20 million to enhance infrastructure preparedness at the state and local levels.
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House passes DHS budget
The Homeland Security Department would get more than $34 billion in fiscal 2006.
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White House urges full competitive sourcing, e-gov funding
Congress and the Bush administration are renewing their battle over competitive sourcing and e-gov funding.
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Port security clearance lags for non-feds
GAO says the Coast Guard doesn't process security clearances quickly enough because it doesn't understand its role in educating stakeholders.
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Army robotics program keeps rollin’ along
The Army is continuing to invest in next-generation robotic ground vehicles as part of its Future Combat Systems project.
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Big buy planned for GIG-BE
The Defense Information Systems Network Access Transport Services acquisition could include contracts worth up to $500 million.
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GCN INSIDER: Trends and technologies that affect the way government does IT
Agency users wanting to test out applications before buying can do so online at the new Microsoft TestDrive Center.
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Grimes eyed for DOD job
Raytheon executive John Grimes has emerged as a candidate for nomination as the permanent assistant secretary of defense for command, control, communications and intelligence.
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Army general joins Battelle
Paul Kern will be a company vice president and senior adviser on homeland security and national defense.
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GAO: Federal agencies lack basic wireless security
More than two years after the NIST warned of security risks posed by wireless networks, many government agencies have done little to improve wireless security.
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Virginia Beach CIO to step down
The position has evolved to a job that requires more general management responsibilities.
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CSC beats NASA workers for shared services
The A-76 award for the NASA Shared Services Center went to CSC for $230 million.
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Unions riled by Pentagon
Unions representing 100,000 workers withdrew from talks on the National Security Personnel System even as another union requested delays on base closures.
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Labs help military make right tech choices
One lab allows the Navy to test commercial software, while four others provide rapid prototyping and collaboration for network-centric warfare projects.
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Policy office keeps shedding workers
Twenty-two workers at the Office of Governmentwide Policy have accepted buyouts. Forty-five have transferred to other GSA units. Twenty-five remain up in the air.
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Another approach to warfighting integration
Air Force office signals a new era of IT convergence and efficiency.
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