Spending panel reins in e-government projects
The House Appropriations Committee has attached a legislative tether to e-government projects that requires the administration to seek Congress' approval to launch or squelch even minor projects in the e-government sphere.
EPA finds competitive sourcing may compete with Lines of Business
The agency will release a three-year plan soon on how it will expand competitive sourcing to more tasks that the agency previously categorized as inherently governmental.
The line on LOB: Panel breaks down the fundamentals, and the payoff, of Lines of Business
Panel breaks down the fundamentals, and the payoff, of Lines of Business
Frist, Clinton to offer Senate health IT bill
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) plan to introduce 'strong, comprehensive' legislation to encourage development of an interoperable health IT network.
Security gets nFX attention
The latest product from netForensics uses correlation technology to improve risk evaluations.
EDS' fortunes could hinge on option years
Not long after it was awarded in October 2000, the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet contract turned into a financial and practical drag on Electronic Data Systems Corp.
Navy sets up Microsoft license for overseas network
The Navy has signed a three-year enterprise agreement with CDW Government Inc. to deliver Microsoft Corp. software to Navy installations outside the United States.
Army taps DataPath for satellite equipment
The U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command in Fort Monmouth, N.J., has awarded a $17.5 million contract to DataPath Inc. for satellite equipment.
Navy turns to ViaSat for tactical network terminal deal
The Naval Warfare Systems Command has awarded a $60 million task order to ViaSat Inc. to provide airborne and ground-based tactical network terminals.
Forrester study finds slowing e-gov adoption
The Presidential e-Government Initiatives of 2000 have lost much of their steam because people still prefer to interact with federal agencies over the telephone.
Industry asking GSA for more specifics on reorganization plan
With about two months to finalize its reorganization strategy, officials at the General Services Administration today received a resounding message from industry: Tell us more.
DISA releases RFP for transaction monitoring system
The Defense Information Systems Agency is searching for an end-to-end transaction-monitoring tool to remotely track transaction latency and to send captured data to a central collection server.
Forbidden fruit
Apple seeks more federal business, but its strategy remains a mystery.
Army looks for contractors for AKO portal, GFEBS, ITES-2
The contracts represent roughly $1.4 billion in combined procurements and include the Army Knowledge Online enterprise portal and the General Fund Enterprise Business System, a consolidated approach for the service's financial-management systems.
DOD: Business modernization project reviews will happen in 2005
Defense officials promise lawmakers that every business system improvement project worth more than $1 million will be reviewed by the undersecretary for acquisition, technology and logistics.
IG: Homeland Security IT systems not disaster-ready
Fifteen of the 19 IT facilities reviewed at the department either had no recovery sites or their recovery sites were not fully operational, the IG found.
Transportation financial-systems change manager to retire
Deputy CFO Tom Park, a key figure in the Transportation Department's moving to a modernized financial management system, will leave at the end of July.
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