Digital Government

thePipeline

Tightening the security belt. Building a better notebook.

Modernization

Linux maker throws Red Hat into ring

Officials at Linux distributor Red Hat believe the federal market will become fertile ground for the open-source operating system.

People

GSA remixed

Bush budget calls for merging of FSS and FTS

Modernization

UK Foreign Office hires HP

They will upgrade the IT infrastructure in Foreign and Commonwealth Office locations worldwide.

Digital Government

SRA works on deadbeat dad system

The Health and Human Services Department has awarded a task order to SRA International for work related to the expanded Federal Parent Locator Service.

Acquisition

GAO upholds COMMITS protest

Government Accountability Office officials ruled that Commerce officials improperly evaluated past performance factors for Mil.

Modernization

Verizon to buy MCI

The deal, rumored for weeks, would add government customers to Verizon's base.

Acquisition

Small biz gets Alliant slice

The governmentwide acquisition contract will be accompanied by a small-business set-aside contract, officials said.

Digital Government

Big Blue's government strategy

IBM has launched a new Global Leadership Initiative geared to helping the public sector improve services to citizens.

People

Former DHS official joins Apogen

Thomas Ragland, the former director of operations at the Homeland Security department, has joined Apogen Technologies.

People

Congressman renews call for voting paper trail

Rep. Rush Holt, who has been pushing a bill that requires all e-voting machines to create paper records, has reintroduced his bill.

Digital Government

FDA selects electronic submissions vendors

GlobalNet Services will help FDA with its Electronic Submissions Gateway project.

People

GSA may reinvent itself

Officials to develop proposals for restructuring the agency.

Modernization

Call to action

Impending telecom RFPs keep company officials busy preparing

People

Budget proposal would merge FSS, FTS

The administration's 2006 budget request would merge the two GSA units that deal with information technology supply into one organization.

People

OPM steps toward e-human resources

E-gov initiative seeks to modernize agency personnel systems

Modernization

Opsware completes Rendition acquisition

Rendition's network automation software complements Opsware's information technology automation, company officials say.

Modernization

Altiris joins IBM scripting kit

Altiris and IBM officials have entered into an agreement that allows IBM to sell Altiris' Deployment Solution for Servers product.

Acquisition

Subcontracting rule delayed

The regulation that would allow agency officials to consider companies' track records when making source selections needs congressional approval.

Digital Government

Red Hat opens fed unit

One of the major Linux distributors has created a federal government division.