Everett to be acting chief of GSA's National Capital Region
The General Services Administration has named Annie Wiggins Everett as acting regional administrator for GSA's National Capital Region (NCR). She will replace Donald Williams, who is scheduled to leave the post Dec. 9.
USAF Materiel Command, MTC in tech support pact
The Air Force Materiel Command has awarded a four-year task order potentially worth $49.6 million to MTC Technologies Inc. for technical and administrative support services.
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Acquisition workforce certification guidelines under final review
The Chief Acquisition Officers Council is reviewing for final approval acquisition workforce certification guidelines for all civilian agencies.
Treasury extends TCE proposal deadline and current contract
The Treasury Department likely will push out re-awarding its controversial 10-year $1 billion Treasury Communications Enterprise contract. It has extended the date proposals are due to Dec. 8.
Chertoff: RFPs pending for border technology
The Homeland Security Department plans to solicit proposals soon for technology to be fielded along the U.S. border with Canada and Mexico as part of the Secure Border Initiative (SBI), according to Homeland Security secretary Michael Chertoff.
HHS, CMS fall short on managing IT investments
A lack of regular reviews by the Health and Human Services Department of HHS agencies' IT investments by the IT investment board leaves 90 percent of the investments without appropriate executive oversight, according to the Government Accountability Office.
OPM makes Flom permanent Management Services Division chief
The Office of Personnel Management has tapped Ronald Flom as its associate director for the Management Services Division, a position he held on an interim basis.
$2b Army IT integration contracts awarded to three firms
The Army has awarded contracts worth more than $2.3 billion to a trio of systems integrator companies to provide omnibus IT services to the Army and other federal agencies.
Air Force locks on to Northrop Grumman for targeting system
Northrop Grumman has won a five-year, $532 million contract for the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System Improvement Program.
Customs turns to Serena Software to manage its security initiatives
The Homeland Security Department's Customs and Border Protection agency has awarded Serena Software Inc. two blanket purchase agreements to help the agency manage its security initiatives.
DOD applications will have to wait for IPv6
The Defense Department is scaling back expectations for its 2008 move to version 6 of the Internet Protocols.
HHS wants automated public health reporting
Health and Human Services secretary Mike Leavitt wants health care providers to have the capability, within one year, to transmit three types of data as part of nationwide public health information reporting.
DARPA taps BBN Technologies for language translation work
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded BBN Technologies a contract to develop a system for transcribing speech and computer-encoded text directly into English.
Nelson leaves EPA CIO post
Kim Nelson, CIO at the Environmental Protection Agency, is leaving government to take a senior position at Microsoft Corp., the company announced today.
OPM issues RFP for Retirement Systems Modernization support
The Office of Personnel Management is seeking a vendor to support the agency's retirement systems modernization program.
Energy awards billion-dollar IT consolidation deal to EES
The Energy Department has awarded a $1 billion competitive sourcing contract to Energy Enterprise Solutions LLC for consolidated IT services.
Military Health System in multiple deals with Apptis
The Defense Department's Military Health System has awarded more than a half-dozen contracts totaling more than $85 million to Apptis Inc. for a variety of services.
DOD, Northrop Grumman sign defense video-teleconferencing pact
The country's military commanders soon will be using new video-teleconferencing hubs for networks that support the Defense Department's missions and operations worldwide as a critical command and control tool.
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