Digital Government
Ruling squelches IDI's protest
In a move that could bolster the legal standing of blanket purchase agreements on General Services Administration schedule contracts the General Accounting Office last month refused to reconsider a ruling that upheld a Justice Department purchase of $6 million worth of personal computers from a sch
Digital Government
Industry reacts with mixed reviews to FTS 2001 RFP
Vendors attending a preproposal conference last week for the General Services Administration's multibilliondollar FTS 2001 longdistance contracts privately criticized the agency's solicitation as full of governmentunique requirements and skirting commercially acceptable procurement practices.
Digital Government
AT&T puts Net, intranet on GSA sked
As part of a new strategy to market its services directly to users AT&T has begun beefing up its General Services Administration schedule contracts with new Internet and intranet services.
Digital Government
GAO to examine ways nonfederal groups protect data
The chairman and the minority leader of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee this month asked the General Accounting Office to study the best security measures and policies that nonfederal organizations use to protect their computer systems. Sens. Fred Thompson (RTenn.) and John Glenn (DOhio
Digital Government
FSS, Fedcac go head-to-head with leasing contracts
Sources at the General Services Administration's Federal Supply Service said last week a program announced this month by another GSA component will compete with computer leasing schedule contracts they plan to award as early as next month. FSS sources said officials within their organization were u
Digital Government
House panel seeks 30-day delay in Post-FTS 2000 RFP
Rep. Dan Burton (RInd.) chairman of the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee last week asked the General Services Administration to postpone its solicitation for PostFTS 2000 contracts for 30 days and form a task force to iron out differences between sectors of the telecommunications i
Digital Government
Sprint to offer toll-free features on FTS 2000
ATLANTA Sprint last week unveiled some recent and upcoming modifications to its FTS 2000 contract that will offer users more sophisticated tollfree services and allow them to block calleridentification services. Diana Philbrick a senior program manager for FTS 2000 at Sprint said the company wi
Digital Government
DOD asks buyers to use schedules
The Defense Department this month designated the General Services Administration's multipleaward schedule contracts as "preferred sources of supply" and encouraged DOD customers to take advantage of new program features such as blanket purchase agreements and teaming arrangements among schedule
Digital Government
Video tech aids VA health care
As part of its ongoing efforts to make its medical facilities more competitive with commercial health care providers the Department of Veterans Affairs has installed videoconferencing equipment at hundreds of its medical centers and clinics to run applications ranging from telemedicine to distance
Digital Government
High-risk systems waste billions
At two congressional hearings last week auditors from the General Accounting Office said information technology weaknesses have cost the government billions of dollars in fraud overpayments of benefits and purchases of unnecessary goods. The fraud and waste as well as poor service to citizens occur
Digital Government
GSA defends Post-FTS 2000 revisions
Members of the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee last week challenged the General Services Administration's decision to amend its acquisition strategy for the $5 billion FTS 2000 followon program and questioned why the agency discarded the widely supported previous strategy. Many mem
Digital Government
Cabletron, Bay Networks unveil new switches
Cabletron Systems Inc. and Bay Networks Inc. earlier this month introduced new switches with Cabletron unveiling workgroup and wiring closet Ethernet switches and Bay introducing a routing switch. Cabletron's SmartSwitch 6000 the company's new wiring closet switch supports up to 120 Ethernet ports
Digital Government
CDSI lands $310M tech support pact under FISSP
The General Services Administration last month awarded a fiveyear $310 million technical support services contract to Computer Data Systems Inc. GSA's Greater Southwest Region based in Fort Worth Texas awarded the governmentwide contract to CDSI under the auspices of the Federal Information System
Digital Government
Feds to test security of transactions
The General Services Administration this month kicks off a yearlong test of an encryption project that it hopes will eventually allow participants to conduct secure transactions with the government from personal computers or public kiosks.
Digital Government
GSA preps local service contracts
The General Services Administration last week announced an aggressive schedule for a series of late summer solicitations for governmentwide local telecom service contracts in New York Chicago and San Francisco. In addition GSA expects to issue requests for proposals for service in an additional 10
Digital Government
Critics blast GSA's revised strategy
General Services Administration officials were roundly criticized last week by members of Congress industry and users of its telecommunications services for their revised acquisition strategy for purchasing telecom services after the current FTS 2000 contract expires. GSA issued last month a propos
Digital Government
Treasury delays data services swap until after tax season
The Treasury Department has temporarily given up its yearlong effort to transfer its data services from Sprint's to AT&T's portion of the FTS 2000 network and will run the services on its internal Treasury Communications System at least until after the 1997 tax season. Jim Flyzik acting chief info
Digital Government
Vendors debut videoconferencing, ATM products
Switches videoconferencing gear and network administration tools were among the products announced earlier this month at the ComNet show in Washington D.C. In switching N.E.T. Inc. unveiled a new family of Asynchronous Transfer Mode products representing the company's first major venture into that
Digital Government
Stagnant councils dissolved
In accordance with recommendations included in a strategic review completed late last year the Federation of Government Information Processing Councils has eliminated some of its inactive councils and will focus more of its efforts on state and local government issues. The FGIPC board of directors
Digital Government
Proposed bill will force agencies to outsource
A bill introduced last week would require federal agencies to outsource nearly all activities that the Office of Management and Budget deems inappropriate for government agencies.The bill introduced by Sen. Craig Thomas (RWyo.) also would prohibit agencies from offering services to other agencies
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