VA needs time to get Peaches 3 right
The Veterans Affairs Department has been wrestling with a final request for proposals for its next-generation department-wide hardware and software contract. VA CIO Robert McFarland wants to get it right, so it may take longer than planned.
HHS awards $65 million outsourcing deal to Unisys
The Health and Human Services Department has hired Unisys Corp. to guide the department toward IT standardization.
Air Force command re-ups DRC for process re-engineering
The Air Force's Air Mobility Command has awarded a $7.9 million contract to Dynamics Research Corp. to continue helping the command improve its air mobility operations worldwide.
Feds prepare for electronics recycling initiative
Government workers soon will have a place to deposit old computer equipment and peripherals, as the Environmental Protection Agency and the Office of the Federal Environmental Executive launch the Electronics Recycling and Reuse Challenge.
USPS may require Parcel Select clients to use e-voucher system
The U.S. Postal Service is weighing whether to require all customers of its Parcel Select program to use an electronic system that the agency hopes will help ease payment and verification for mail acceptance.
Army releases $4 billion infrastructure contract
The Army late last week released a request for proposals for its multiyear, $4 billion Infrastructure Modernization program.
Air Force looks to BearingPoint for modernization work
The Air Force Materiel Command has awarded a contract to BearingPoint Inc. for the ongoing modernization of the service's purchasing and supply chain management program.
Counterterrorism center picks Brock for second in command
The National Counterterrorism Center has tapped Kevin Brock to be principal deputy director, replacing Arthur Cummings.
OFPP to contractors, agencies: Use online reporting system
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy is requiring civilian government contractors to use a new online reporting system for tracking federal subcontracting goals.
DHS releases critical asset protection plan
The Homeland Security Department has released its draft National Infrastructure Protection Plan that establishes a framework for working with the private sector to protect the nation's critical assets and key resources.
FEMA awards flood insurance support deal to CSC
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded a contract potentially worth $35 million to Computer Sciences Corp. to continue supporting FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program.
Air Force awards Pacific region network deal to Apptis
Wired and wireless network components within buildings of the Air Force's Pacific region will be developed under a contract the service has awarded to Apptis Inc.
N.Y. county wants more secure wireless hot spots
A New York county executive wants Internet cafes and other commercial businesses that offer wireless hotspots to better secure their networks so consumers are protected from identity theft and other threats.
The community: IAC and ACT awards
Marcella Banks said she was both surprised and honored last week when she found out she had won the Industry Advisory Council/American Council for Technology award named after her longtime friend, the late Janice Mendenhall. Banks, assistant regional administrator for the Federal Technology Service's Southwest Region, has been in government for 48 years, the first 10 with the Air Force, the last 38 with GSA.
Packet Rat: For this superpower battle, sit back, relax'and keep your head down
Once upon a time, a Silicon Valley start-up company created some software that changed the Internet.
IRS awards TIPSS-3 contracts
The IRS has awarded Total Information Processing Support Services-3 contracts to 21 vendors.
IRS' IT reorg strives for unified view, fast dividends
It may have taken the IRS a long time to improve the way it delivers services to taxpayers, but its recent management reorganization should pay dividends immediately, officials say.
HUD, other agencies worked around Katrina's telecom conundrum
It's no surprise that the scale of destruction from Hurricane Katrina exceeded every agency's worst-case predictions.
DHS, Congress offer border security plans
As the Bush administration introduces new steps to control border security, a GOP congressman is promoting a plan to build a multibillion-dollar fence along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Defense makes data architecture deal with McDonald Bradley
A data architecture project designed to enhance the sharing of intelligence information throughout the Defense Department also is expected to improve analysis of threats to U.S. forces fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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