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Joanne Connelly
Digital Government
Newstrom to leave EDS' Government Industry Group
Electronic Data Systems Corp. today confirmed that George Newstrom, president of EDS' Government Industry Group, will leave his post to run the company's global government business from its Plano, Texas, headquarters.
- By Joanne Connelly
Digital Government
Government group honors EPA, DOJ projects
The Federation of Government Information Processing Councils today awarded the Environmental Protection Agency's EnviroMapper project and the Justice Department's Bulletproof Vest Partnership program with the 1999 Intergovernmental Open Systems Solutions awards for work in intergovernmental service delivery to citizens.
- By Joanne Connelly
Digital Government
GSA awards Millennia pacts
The General Services Administration today awarded information technology services contracts to 12 companies under its estimated $25 billion Millennia program.
- By Joanne Connelly
Digital Government
DOD cautions services to wait on ATM buys
Concerned about incompatible equipment, the Defense Department this month asked the armed services and DOD agencies temporarily to stop buying a highspeed network technology critical to future warfighting strategy pending release of departmentwide standards. This action could slow work on $5 billi
- By Bob Brewin and Joanne Connelly
Digital Government
State to announce electronic buying pilot
The State Department plans to announce next month a limited electronic contracting initiative with the Army Communications and Electronics Command at Fort Monmouth, N.J., as part of its plan to automate the purchase of goods and services for U.S. embassies and posts around the world.
- By Joanne Connelly
Digital Government
Raines, Young win Eagle Awards
Franklin Raines, director of the Office of Management and Budget, and Daniel Young, president of Federal Data Corp., last week won Federal Computer Week's Eagle Awards for outstanding accomplishments in the world of federal information technology. Each year two professional organizations are chosen
- By Joanne Connelly
