Modernization
Telecom moves focus on customer
Sprint, WorldCom realignments promise to speed development of new technologies and improve service to customers
Digital Government
Wang takes on Getronics name
Wang Government Services announced it has changed its name to Getronics Government Solutions
Acquisition
Playing by the rules
Deidre Lee, a top government procurement official, is pleased that so many companies are offering electronic procurement solutions. But in the move to egovernment, she doesn't want to leave government contracting rules in the dust.
People
Boeing, Lockheed to study next-gen GPS
The Air Force awards Boeing, Lockheed contracts to study options for the nextgeneration Global Positioning System
Acquisition
Reverse the course
The second experiment in reverse auctions at the General Services Administration is scheduled for Nov. 16. The U.S. Coast Guard's Aircraft Repair and Supply Center will use the auction to buy Falcon Jet aircraft parts and plans to make an award two weeks after the auction date.
Digital Government
ERP Version 2.0
You won't hear many companies talk about enterprise resource planning anymore.
Acquisition
Coast Guard on deck with auction
The General Services Administration is taking reverse auctions for a second test flight on Nov. 16
People
Safety agency expands Web services
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has expanded the services available on its doityourself Web site
Modernization
GSA fetes FTS 2001 early birds
GSA honored 89 small agencies for crossing the finish line early on the transition to the FTS 2001 telecom contract
People
NASA rethinks biz plan
NASA is taking small steps, rather than giant leaps, as it changes the way its research centers across the country do business and streamline operations.
Digital Government
Congress gives nod to nanotechnology
The fate of the president's National Nanotechnology Initiative was uncertain throughout the budget process as the funding for long-term research on ways to control materials on the atomic level came up against near-term problems such as veterans' benefits and housing.
Digital Government
Racing the Olympic clock
With the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games having just crossed the finish line, Olympic officials have passed the baton to the organizing team for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City.
Digital Government
Predicted flavor of budget: 'Vanilla'
A new administration probably will not impact what happens in federal budgeting, spending or the size of the surplus, according to an industry expert
Acquisition
GSA, Gateway settle dispute
A settlement over Gateway Inc.'s alleged failure to extend price reductions to its contract with the General Services Administration has industry groups and analysts calling for removal of the requirement, saying it is out of date.
Acquisition
Sorting keys to reform
The Office of Management and Budget is developing a plan to refine the federal procurement process, keyed to recommendations from a yearlong governmentwide study handed to the agency last month.
Digital Government
Plug and play: Power computing grids
The electric power grid is a commonly accepted technology: Plug an appliance into any wall outlet and you get electricity from the collective generators in the power grid.
Digital Government
GEIA's agency-by-agency five-year federal IT forecast
GEIA forecasts that federal IT spending will rise 1.7 percent annually, from $38.9 billion in 2001 to $42.4 billion by 2005
Digital Government
Going for the gold
Some of the IT logistics for the Olympic Winter Games of 2002 are:
People
The lure of money
Pay is playing an essential role in a NASA pilot program designed to attract information technology workers to its ranks.
Digital Government
The Dara Murray File
Job: Director of Security Programs Staff in the National Science Foundation's Division of Information Systems since Sept. 22.
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