EPA taps CSC for a $285 million data exchange project
The Environmental Protection Agency has negotiated a $285 million, seven-year task order for Computer Science Corp. to operate the Central Data Exchange, an electronic point of entry for environmental information required by EPA.
VA awards Peaches follow-on contracts
The Veterans Affairs Department has tapped four companies to provide departmentwide hardware and software support.
Flyzik will advise Ridge on IT
Starting April 15, James Flyzik will go on detail as the senior adviser for IT on homeland security director Tom Ridge's staff.
The week's top stories for April 1 through April 5
<p><a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/18339-1.html">Postal Service uses private sector for new model</a><p><a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/18338-1.html">WorldCom wins DREN contract</a><p> <a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/18334-1.html>GSA suspends new IT leasing"</a><p><a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/18323-1.html">FirstGov's switch to new search engine delayed</a><p><a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/18322-1.html">First round of NMCI tests will conclude next month</a>
Postal Service uses private sector for new model
The destitute Postal Service has asked Congress to preserve its government status but make it more commercial to improve its competitive stance, postmaster general Jack Potter said today at the National Press Club in Washington.
WorldCom wins DREN contract
The Defense Information Systems Agency yesterday awarded the long-awaited Defense Research and Engineering Network contract to WorldCom Inc.
General Accounting Office warns of XML pitfalls
Incomplete standards for using Extensible Markup Language and the lack of uniform, government-specific data structures are some potential pitfalls awaiting agencies that want to use XML, according to a General Accounting Office report released today.
Hewlett-Packard makes 2.2-pound DLP projector
Hewlett-Packard Co. is broadening its portable product line to include one of the market's lightest digital-light-processing projectors, the 2.2-pound xb21. 'Projectors used to be specialized audio-visual purchases,' said North American marketing manager Anneliese Olson. 'Now they're shifting to the computer channel.'
GSA suspends new IT leasing
Beginning Friday, agencies no longer will be able to place new orders to lease IT equipment from vendors through the General Services Administration's Federal Supply Service schedules. GSA earlier this week announced the policy in a letter to vendors.
FAA accepts new generation of air traffic control displays
The first of 11 limited-production replacement terminals for air traffic controllers became operational last month at two airports.
Use of government sites booms
Sixty-eight million Americans have used government Web sites, according to a survey released yesterday by the Pew Internet and American Life Project in Washington. That's up from 40 million users two years ago.
Raytheon again protests over ERAM
A billion-dollar air traffic modernization project at the Federal Aviation Administration faces its second protest in two years from Raytheon Co.
GSA opens 508 IT center
To encourage agencies to comply with Section 508, the General Services Administration opened its Assistive Technology Showcase yesterday at its Washington headquarters.
CIO Council issues a portfolio management primer
Agencies with established enterprise architectures and agencies that integrate IT management into their budgeting processes are more likely to succeed at IT portfolio management than agencies that do not, according to a recent CIO Council report.
Justice awards INS task order to KPMG
The Justice Department has chosen KPMG Peat Marwick of New York to provide project management office support services for the entry exit data system, the government's proposed system to track information about persons coming in and out of the country.
FCC online filing systems will be shut down this weekend
The Federal Communications Commission will take most of its electronic filing systems offline and telecommunications will be interrupted during the coming weekend while maintenance work is done at the commission's headquarters in Washington.
OMB will soon release requests for e-gov initiatives
Requests for proposals for the Office of Management and Budget's 24 e-government initiatives likely will be issued in the coming months, according to a senior administration official.
FirstGov's switch to new search engine delayed
Equipment problems have delayed <a href="http://FirstGov.gov">FirstGov.gov</a>'s switch to a new search engine, which was scheduled for March 31, and forced the General Services Administration to issue a purchase order to continue with its current engine, a GSA spokesperson said.
First round of NMCI tests will conclude next month
The Navy is shooting to complete testing of the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet next month and receive permission from the Defense Department to add 100,000 more seats to the environment.
The week's top stories from March 25 through March 29
<p><a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/18317-1.html">Navy sets up a network command</a><p><a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/18267-1.html">NASA looks for a new desktop outsourcing metric</a><p><a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/18266-1.html">PKI Steering Committee chooses signature app</a><p><a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/18242-1.html">GPS will be nation's primary navigation tool</a>
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