People
Common Criteria: Ready for prime time?
Experts question if security requirements should be mandated across government
Acquisition
Structured empowerment
The loosening of the tyranny of rules that has occurred in the procurement system during the past decade has involved a trade-off.
People
Military awards GIG-BE fiber contracts
Defense officials refused to name the winners, citing worries that enemies would cut those companies' lines.
People
Northrop wins DIMHRS contract
The military will pay Northrop Grumman $281 million for the second phase of developing and implementing the Defense Integrated Military Human Resources System.
Acquisition
Congressman sees SmartBuy 'dilemma'
The General Services Administration should get governmentwide software licenses soon or agencies could be forced to spend more money, Rep. Adam Putnam says.
People
Grants awarded for bomb detection
The Transportation Security Administration announced five cooperative agreements to develop systems for airports.
Acquisition
Feds to merge two GWACs, retire others
The General Services Administration will replace two governmentwide acquisition contracts with a single one in 2005.
People
PC Mall Gov wins Va. supplier contract
Virginia agencies will buy all their Microsoft products through PC Mall Gov for the next two years.
Acquisition
Evans touts Energy IT security standard
The benchmark includes more than 250 security configuration recommendations to guide agencies and companies in implementing products.
Acquisition
ITT to run Deep Space Network
NASA will pay ITT up to $580 million over 10 years to support the agency's system of antennas for satellites and interplanetary spacecraft.
People
Forest Service purchase cards under fire
GAO study says cites lax oversight contributed to wasteful spending
Modernization
NASA awards Kennedy telecom pact
InDyne will get $190.7 million to provide communications systems for three programs at Kennedy Space Center.
People
Library of Congress preps financial system
Systems integrator AMS will get $34 million to provide it.
People
Army to get CACI systems
CACI will be paid $155 million for Intelligence and Security Command systems.
People
Air Force awards BMC2 study contracts
Three defense giants each will get $4 million to design command and control for E-10A aircraft.
Acquisition
Gateway supplies DLA computers
The company will provide 25,000 desktop PCs and 12,000 notebook computers to the Defense Logistics Agency.
People
Army awards first ITES contracts
Four vendors won hardware contracts for the Army's Information Technology Enterprise Solutions program.
People
Enigma wins vehicle contract
The Marine Corps awarded the $700,000 deal to provide an electronic technical manual for light armored vehicles.
Acquisition