Acquisition
GSA splits security, contracting
The General Services Administration has officially folded the contracting functions of the Federal Technology Service's Office of Information Security into FTS' Office of Information Technology Solutions.
Acquisition
Navy intranet sets sail
The massive Navy intranet project, awarded this month to Electronic Data Systems Corp., could be a model followed by the rest of the Defense Department and federal civilian agencies, Navy and industry officials said.
Acquisition
NASA plans fluid SEWP III contract
The next iteration of NASA's contract is focused on keeping systems interoperable while encouraging the use of emerging systems throughout the life of the contract
Acquisition
FBI exec investigates outsourcing
The FBI's new assistant director for information resources anticipates outsourcing as much as possible to free up bureau resources from business operations
Modernization
DOD dials up phone savings
DOD is expecting to save about $160 million in local phone service over the next eight years, the result of signing up for the WITS2001 contract
Acquisition
N/MCI backup contractor in question
Although Navy officials said Friday that they would name a backup contractor for the Navy/Marine Corps Intranet, they apparently have not yet done so
People
EDS wins Navy intranet deal
The Navy has awarded Electronic Data Systems a $7 billion contract to build the Navy/Marine Corps Intranet
People
Procurement reform leader leaving GSA
Bill Gormley, assistant commissioner at the Office of Acquisition in the General Services Administration's Federal Supply Service, is retiring from government service
People
DFAS mulls outsourcing pay system
The Defense Finance and Accounting Service is testing the outsourcing waters again to determine whether the private sector can more efficiently and more frugally manage the system it uses to processes billions of dollars of payments for military retirees and their family members.
People
Navy open for e-business
With little fanfare but high expectations, the Navy will officially open the doors to its new eBusiness Operations Office this month.
People
Outsourcing: Read between the lines
The ongoing Defense Department effort to determine the feasibility of outsourcing its $400 million printing organization appears, on the surface, to be nothing more than a divestiture of 'old information technology' whose time and value have been superceded by the Internet, email and other stateoftheart information dissemination technologies.
People
N/MCI contract remains adrift
The Navy officials said failure to finalize the $16 billion intranet contract today was of little consequence
Acquisition
Pennsylvania streamlines contracting procedures
New procedures may grease the wheels for Pennsylvania agencies wanting to contract for information technology services
Acquisition
States sign CSC to prevent fraud
A California-based information technology company was recently awarded a five-year, $26.8 million contract to safeguard the Medicare program in several western states
Acquisition
Micron gets $10M VA desktop deal
The VA has selected Micron Government Computer Systems Inc. to supply more than 7,000 desktops in an agreement worth at least $10 million
People
Small firm to deliver DOD system
Science?#038;Engineering Associates earns a $850 million contract to provide DOD with a new system for tracking military members and dependents
Acquisition
NASA picks financial system backbone
NASA will replace its core financial management system with software from SAP Public Sector and Education Inc.
Acquisition
DOD deal secures medical data
The Defense Department has awarded a contract to ensure the privacy and security of patient records in the Military Health System
People