People

Fedsim IT manager to lead SmartBuy

Jim Ghiloni next year will replace Emory Miller as head of SmartBuy.

People

Task force to issue program management recommendations

A multiagency task force calls for the creation of a Federal Program Management Office to champion the discipline.

Digital Government

Washington Management buys Federal Sources Inc.

Two powerful consulting firms have combined their strength.

Modernization

the Pipeline

Storing images; A place for your stuff

People

Agencies eye Web privacy

E-Gov Section 208 carries December deadline

Digital Government

Industry groups fear 'Buy America'

Provisions would put burden on companies to not use foreign-made components

Modernization

Judge approves MCI plan

But GSA has not yet ruled on a recommendation that the company be banned from taking new federal contracts.

People

Republican trio signs on to voter verification bill

Reps. Thomas Davis, Christopher Shays and Charles Bass joined 71 others in co-sponsoring a bill to require paper trails for all voting machines.

People

Funding bill restores sourcing teeth

The Treasury spending bill would have softened many competitive sourcing provisions, but that's been rolled into a larger bill that would bring some of them back.

Digital Government

GTSI appoints new VP

GTSI has appointed Richard Deloney Jr., formerly of NCI Information Systems Inc., to be its vice president of business development and program management.

People

GSA names Fedsim director

Lisa Akers was promoted to director of GSA's Federal Systems Integration and Management Center.

Acquisition

Trade group calls for share-in collaboration

The Information Technology Association of America wants rules on so-called share-in savings contracts to allow for collaboration with contractors.

Acquisition

GSA to change corporate schedule program

General Services Administration officials want more vendors using the program, which lets agencies combine multiple purchases into single deals.

People

Competitive sourcing measures go to conference

The Senate easily passed measures intended to restore some rights to federal workers under new competitive sourcing rules.

Digital Government

Washington Management buys Fed Sources

The Washington Management Group, which specializes in the Federal Supply Schedule bought market intelligence provider Federal Sources.

Digital Government

NSA licenses cryptography tech

The National Security Agency has licensed cryptography technology from Certicom Corp., based in Ontario, Canada.

Digital Government

Maryland lawmakers question Diebold voting

Democratic legislators call for additional scrutiny of touch screen voting machines the state bought.

Acquisition

Sandia buys switches for supercomputer

Sandia National Laboratories bought 10 Gigabit Ethernet switches from Foundry.

People

Evans to lead SmartBuy advance

OMB's e-government boss promises an action plan by the end of next month.

Modernization

Sprint reveals two clients for new network

The Army National Guard and the FBI signed up for a 'government-grade' IP network launched by Sprint as a secure alternative to the Internet.