People

Air Force studies PC costs

Pilot project compares traditional systems with a centralized, managed architecture

Acquisition

A-11 revisions stress planning

Management crucial to IT investments

People

DOD awards sensor-fusion contract

System ties together sensors used to detect nuclear, biological and chemical agents

Acquisition

GSA makes performance progress

However, GAO says agency lacks focused measures for FSS and FTS services

Acquisition

DOT curbs ITOP buys

The Transportation Department's Information Technology Omnibus Procurement, which has handled more than $2 billion in task orders governmentwide, will no longer be open to business from agencies outside the department.

Acquisition

Indus wins $174M IT services pact

The Federal Highway Administration has awarded Indus Corp. a performance-based contract for IT services

Acquisition

DOT switching gears on ITOP

Department is considering using ITOP as a vehicle for the Transportation Security Administration

People

DISA awards BPA for Sun maintenance

Dynamic Systems Inc., an 8(a) business, wins contract to provide services for Sun products

People

Army opening IT contracting center

Agency aims at centralizing procurement of enterprise IT products and services

People

Army preps transformation contracts

The Army is readying a network management contract and is planning for a new enterprisewide IT acquisition vehicle

Acquisition

Letter to the editor

Outsourcing, with care

Acquisition

NASA extends Prisms with CSC

Contract extension means CSC will continue providing IT services to the space agency's centers and facilities

Acquisition

GSA preps security solutions

Patch dissemination, a security knowledge management portal and a security toolkit are on the horizon

People

DOD revising competition rule

DOD is rewriting Section 803 and creating Web site listing all GWAC, multiple-award and IDIQ contracts

People

Certification deadline draws near

Beginning in July, DOD will prohibit the military services from purchasing information assurance products that have not met a third-party security evaluation

Acquisition

New competition process praised

Move to FAR-type process will aid agencies

Acquisition

Lockheed tapped for CMS deal

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded Lockheed Martin a $401 million contract to streamline and operate the agency's computer networks and systems

Acquisition

Competition lives

Commentary: We must call a halt to the efforts to re-regulate government acquisition.

Modernization

State taps CSC for IT services

Contract, potentially worth $160 million, will provide computer and telecom services

People

TSA preps $1B-plus IT buy

Contract would deliver nationwide IT infrastructure for transportation agency