Agencies' business apps modernization will be risky
Agencies must determine what applications to maintain, update or drop and make sure that whatever is implemented aligns with the department's enterprise architecture.
DHS unveils massive, fast-track border project
The Homeland Security Department today took the wraps off its ambitious plan to quickly gain control of the U.S. northern and southern borders by hiring a systems integration contract team to carry out the Secure Border Initiative.
EPA IG steps down, raises concern over pay scale
Nikki Tinsley, longtime inspector general at the Environmental Protection Agency, told President Bush she will leave her post in early March.
Johnson: Complexity of Networx led to award date extension
John Johnson, the General Services Administration's assistant commissioner for the Office of Service Development and Delivery, said the $20 billion procurement will require more intensive discussions at the agency to ensure that it can award best value contracts.
Davis suggests establishing a federal CIO
According to Rep. Tom Davis, a designated federal chief information officer would be ideal for implementing and managing governmentwide IT policy.
DOD makes network ops center deal with Wireless Facilities
The Defense Department has awarded a contract to Wireless Facilities Inc.'s subsidiary, WFI Government Services, to manage a WAN operations center supporting more than 12,000 users.
Navy Air Systems Command support services deal goes to Raytheon
The Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Raytheon Co. a one-year option worth up to $70.2 million to continue providing support to the naval aviation customer base.
Agencies need to improve, share money-laundering data
Sixteen agencies and bureaus collaborated on the U.S. Money Laundering Threat Assessment, which determined that additional data must be collected in a more consistent way across agencies to stem the flow of illicit funds.
Garing: DOD should take page from Google's R&D book
A senior Defense leader wants DOD services and agencies to function more like search-engine giant Google Inc.
GSA extends Networx procurement award dates
The changes in the award dates for the 10-year telecommunications and networks contract follows an announcement by GSA Jan. 20 to extend current FTS 2001 contracts with the incumbents for two years.
State, local outsourcing projected to grow 75 percent
State and local governments are expected to increase their spending on IT outsourcing from $10 billion in fiscal 2005 to $18 billion by fiscal 2010, according to a market research firm Input Inc.
Deadline extended for Encore II RFPs
The Defense Information Systems Agency has notified vendors that the deadline to receive proposals for its $13 billion Encore II Information Technology Solutions contracts has been extended indefinitely.
Federal XML group starts strategic markup language
The CIO Council's XML Community of Practice has started building an extensible markup language-based schema that agencies could use to encode their strategic plans.
GPO rallying support, readying RFP for FDsys chief integrator
The Government Printing Office plans on issuing its solicitation for the chief integrator of its massive content management and data storage project by early March, with an award in mid-April.
NSA offers guidance to feds on redactions
The National Security Agency has issued a report recommending ways to improve federal officials' use of redaction in documents being released to the public.
Transportation IG Mead steps down
After serving two presidents, Transportation Department inspector general Kenneth Mead will leave his post next month.
Tech could redefine car talk
If the Federal Highway Administration's research goes well, cars could one-day control traffic signals instead of the other way around.
Meagher to become Interior deputy CIO
Veterans Affairs Department chief technology officer Ed Meagher will become deputy CIO at the Interior Department, effective Feb. 16.
GSA extends FTS contract with Sprint Nextel, MCI
Extending the Federal Telecommunication System 2001 contracts will prevent a break in service to agencies before a new contract is in place.
OMB updates core financial-system requirements
The Office of Management and Budget has updated core financial-system requirements that agencies must fulfill to meet federal guidelines to better manage their programs under the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act.
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