People

A turning point for e-government

Feds express a mixture of optimism, concern in the wake of Forman's departure

Digital Government

the Pipeline

Big Iron rolls on; Testing wireless networks, Software roundup

People

Shareholders approve Veridian sale

Path is now clear for General Dynamics to buy Veridian Corp.

Digital Government

Oracle extends PeopleSoft offer

Oracle Corp. has extended a buyout offer to PeopleSoft Inc. shareholders until midnight Sept. 19.

Digital Government

CDW-G names small-biz team

Government reseller CDW Government Inc. has named a dozen companies to the inaugural group for CDW-G's Small Business Consortium

Acquisition

Small-biz provisions threaten businesses

Small Business authorization bill seeks to boost agency small-biz numbers

Modernization

Telecoms jockeying for federal favor

AT&T and MCI trade barbs, while Sprint comes under GSA scrutiny

People

GAO to study foreign IT outsourcing

The General Accounting Office will study the effects of offshore outsourcing of information technology jobs.

Digital Government

Congressional letter gets sponsor

A lobbying group has signed on to sponsor Congress Online, a nonprofit newsletter for members of Congress.

Acquisition

Peregrine no longer bankrupt

The software vendor has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy and plans a renewed push into the federal market

People

OMB clears up SmartBuy

Federal agencies confused about the government's SmartBuy enterprise licensing program can go online to find out more about it

People

Raytheon, IBM to collaborate on defense

In their new partnership, IBM Corp. provides the chips and software know-how, and Raytheon brings the defense electronics experience

Modernization

MCI denies allegations

MCI said it didn't misroute calls and accused rivals of trying to 'derail' the company's efforts to get out of bankruptcy.

People

Mark Forman to leave OMB

The driving force behind the e-gov initiatives will take a private sector job

People

CIA funds not-so-secret investment operation

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People

Betting on risk

Anne Arundel County, Md., leaders believe they can nurture new ideas for homeland security

Digital Government

Configuresoft powers S.C. National Guard

Software automates the process of making changes to network configuration

Modernization

GSA proposes MCI debarment

No halt to current contracts, but future business uncertain

Modernization

GSA ponders Sprint debarment

MCI's problems may be getting the most attention, but the General Services Administration is also looking at the possibility of barring Sprint from federal contracts.

People

GSA launches citizen information service

USA Services initiative will help e-mailers, callers find answers to their questions