Military Sealift payroll support deal granted to Unisys
Unisys will provide maintenance and enhancements for the Unified Civilian-Mariner Payroll System, as well as three other systems.
GAO finds faults with new federal procurement-tracking system
A new system that keeps track of the more than $300 billion spent annually by the government for goods and services may not be achieving the efficiencies and accuracy intended, according to government auditors.
Service-oriented components advance transformation
The government's vision for IT architecture that focuses more on citizen services than agency functions will become slightly clearer next week with the release of two new descriptive service components, said Dick Burk, the government's chief architect.
IRS seeks business rules management system
The agency has issued a request for proposals to acquire software, maintenance, and technical support and training to implement a business rules management environment as part of its systems modernization.
Councils propose rules for time-and-materials, labor-hour contracts
Federal officials proposed new rules changing how the government buys and defines time-and-materials and labor-hour contracts.
Auditors link DHS training problems with disparate IT systems
A Government Accountability Office study identifies shortcomings and incompatibility among IT systems throughout the Homeland Security Department.
Census Bureau awards Lockheed Martin deal for 2010 census work
The Census Bureau has awarded a $500 million contract to Lockheed Martin Corp. to develop and operate the information processing system for the 2010 Census.
HHS proposes HIPAA standards for e-health claims attachments
The Health and Human Services Department is proposing the adoption of standards for certain attachments to electronic health care claims under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
Navy awards maintenance system deal to Multimax-led joint venture
Multimax will lead a team that will provide development, implementation, maintenance, training, configuration management and help-desk services to the Navy Systems Support Group's program management responsibility for the Facilities and Equipment Maintenance.
Marine Corps, Northrop Grumman in $125 million radar deal
The Marine Corps has awarded a contract to Northrop Grumman Corp. to provide new ground-based radar that consolidates four different radar mission areas into one.
AIIM sharpens focus on data sharing standards
AIIM International has started a working group to develop standards for tying together enterprise content management systems.
GSA awards Preferred analysis contract to KPMG
The General Services Administration awarded KPMG an analysis contract to gauge how the agency's Preferred program is working.
'Did you hear...'
<b>Perfect cyberstorm</b>. We can now officially retire the phrase 'digital Pearl Harbor.'
GSA looking for cost-effective information-sharing concepts
Got any creative ideas for how the federal government can do a better job of storing, retrieving and sharing its vast amounts of data? If so, the General Services Administration wants to hear from you.
Federal XML group updates guidelines
Three years is a long time in the field of information management.
CMS tests e-records system for use by physicians
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has finally released the much anticipated beta version of its VistA-Office software, which it hopes will push physicians to adopt electronic health records.
Census maps its 2010 population count
The Census Bureau is finding that the best way to get employees to buy into an enterprise architecture is to let them participate in developing it.
Next, agencies must sell non-IT managers on the benefits of EA
Agency IT officials say they are beginning to find value in using enterprise architecture to reduce the number of processes, which they expect will ultimately save them money.
Records management, geospatial profiles on deck for the next inning of the FEA
Agency officials worried about records management are about to get some help from the Federal Enterprise Artchitecture.
People on the Move
Office of Personnel Management director <b>Linda Springer</b> has filled five vacancies within the agency, including chief of staff and executive director.
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