Army may change policy on IT procurements
The Army has closely followed the Air Force model for quarterly consolidated IT purchases and wants to adapt it to suit the Army culture.
OMB: A-76 competitions to save agencies $1.4 billion over five years
Public-private competitions for agency IT positions garnered expected savings of more than $36,000 per position studied in fiscal 2004, according to the administration's latest report to Congress on competitive sourcing.
Alliant RFPs to be issued in August
The request for proposal for the 10-year, $65 billion Alliant contracts for governmentwide IT services will be issued in August, according to Neal Fox, the General Services Administration's assistant commissioner for commercial acquisitions at the agency's Federal Supply Service.
Need for speed drives new telecom expansion
Networking technologies and the types of data they carry change, but one thing stays the same: 'Speed sells."
Ethernet: It's not just for the LAN any more
Ethernet, developed as a local area networking technology, has begun pushing out to the metro and wide area arenas.
OMB issues draft changes to federal EA
The Office of Management and Budget has given agencies a jump-start in compiling their fiscal 2007 budget requests.
Carriers cooperate to create global interoperability test bed
An international consortium of telecom carriers is hosting the second Worldwide Interoperability Demonstration, a 10-week test of intelligent optical networking standards.
HHS releases health IT network RFPs
The Health and Human Services Department released requests for proposals that will pave the way for developing a national health information network infrastructure that will support the exchange of electronic health records.
Homeland security deals to be scrutinized by IG
The Homeland Security Department's Office of the Inspector General said it will review more than a dozen IT programs involving large contracts, including deals with Northrop Grumman Corp., Accenture Ltd. and Unisys Corp.
Army issues new round of marching orders for Serco Inc.
The Army has awarded a $48 million contract to the company for continued job preparation counseling for servicemen and women, their families and civilian Army personnel.
Report: FBI 'scrambling' to launch case file system
The FBI is hastening to prepare its latest attempt at a case file system and is cutting corners to do so, according to a report released today by the House Appropriations Committee.
Stone leaves TSA
David M. Stone had been acting administrator and assistant secretary of homeland security for the Transportation Security Administration.
Survey: Feds aren t aware of IPv6 benefits
A Juniper survey says feds don't know that IP Version 6 could improve cybersecurity, network management and network quality of service.
Quick Look: The Alienware invasion
The company best known for gaming PCs is infiltrating the government with a series of desktop computers, notebooks and workstations.
Keep on trucking
GPS wireless phones could record truck driver log data required by law.
HHS releases industry strategies to build health IT network
The Health and Human Services Department has released a summary of strategies that industry has agreed on to develop and implement a national health information exchange.
E-gov projects win over doubters as support blooms
Agencies are more willing than ever to take ownership of and devote resources to the Office of Management and Budget-sponsored e-government initiatives.
OMB to agencies: Show me the EA results
Agencies have 10 months to prove to the Office of Management and Budget that their enterprise architectures improve the way program managers invest in IT.
HHS seeks to build a foundation for health IT network
A 4-year-old Denver child who suffers from seizures will receive better care because the doctors and hospitals treating him now have access to his electronic health records.
Top two FSS officials to retire
With the looming consolidation of the Federal Supply Service with the Federal Technology Service, the top two executives for FSS announced they are leaving.
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