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.
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.
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