Modernization
Education Dept. taps Perot for IT infrastructure work
The department will move its network infrastructure from a government-owned environment to one owned and operated by a contractor.
People
Emergency responders to have online info source
FEMA awarded a contract to make its Emergency Management Information System a single repository for emergency management information.
Acquisition
USDA first to award SmartBuy encryption contract
The department awarded SafeBoot a $1.8 million contract to provide 180,000 licenses for the company's encryption services and support.
People
Letter: DISA behind the SOA curve
The agency wastes money on testing when industry solutions already exist.
People
Talking across the fence
IT industry groups have complex relationships with the federal agencies and lawmakers they often collaborate with
Acquisition
SBA to focus on women’s centers
Lawmakers are frustrated by SBA’s lack of progress in meeting 5 percent goal
Acquisition
DIA to consolidate intell support
New award would reduce number of vendors so the agency can streamline its oversight
Acquisition
PCs come full circle
Virtual desktop software is the latest spin on server-based PC computing
People
Private-sector info-sharing network in works
The Corporate Crisis Response Officers Association, led by former DHS Undersecretary Asa Hutchinson, is working on a network for use in emergencies.
Acquisition
Meet small-biz goals or face consequences, officials say
That could be one remedy to half of federal departments' missing their small-business contracting goals.
Acquisition
USPS taps Northrop to analyze systems
The Postal Service wants independent verification and validation services for its delivery and retail systems.
Modernization
Bureau of Labor Statistics awards $52M infrastructure support services contract
G&B Solutions will provide technical support, system and network administration and engineering, and network analysis.
People
Army center to get knowledge management help
The Army Defense Ammunition Center has hired SI International to evaluate training courses and develop Web-based processes.
People
GSA tones down request for federal spending database
The agency modified the RFP to ask only for analyzed data, not technical services.
Acquisition
Treasury awards AT&T $270 million Networx task order
The department awarded AT&T a similar contract almost three years ago.
People
DOD failed to stop exploitation
Documents describe human trafficking violations by DOD contractors in Iraq
People
The Buzz Contenders
#2: Karen Evans on securityCan the federal government be shooting itself in the foot by publishing its secure Windows desktop configuration standard and the protocol for automatically monitoring that configuration? Some folks attending the Annual Security Automation Conference and Workshop last week in Gaithersburg, Md., said they were worried about that possibility. But Karen Evans, administrator for e-government and information technology at the Office of Management and Budget, said she had bigger worries. "It is…
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FCW Time Machine: 2002 | A good problem to have
People have plenty to say about the General Services Administration's schedule program, but one thing is for sure: Since procurement reforms kicked in, the schedules have consistently attracted more and more buying from agencies, indicating that GSA must be doing something right. So much so, in fact, that GSA's income from the fees it charges to agencies to buy from the schedules has far surpassed the costs for GSA to run the schedules and manage…
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