Qwest ducks debarment from federal work
Qwest Communications International Inc. can keep competing for federal work now that the General Services Administration has decided against debarring the company.
PBGC seeks e-records system
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., the nation's pension insurance provider, is seeking information to implement an electronic records management system.
OFPP adopts DOD rules on buying workforce
Uncle Sam's getting definitive about its buyers.
GAO list helps navigate rules for financial IT
The Government Accountability Office last month published a checklist of core financial system requirements to help agencies meet federal mandates.
GAO pans OPM work on retirement system upgrade
The Office of Personnel Management's 7-year-old Retirement Systems Modernization is at risk of failing, according to a new Government Accountability Office report.
Army combines pair of advanced tech programs
The Army has merged its Land Warrior and Future Force Warrior initiatives to speed development of new technologies.
Should the FBI wait for governmentwide case management app?
One of the FBI's options for a case management system is to wait until the Federal Investigative Case Management System comes online.
Cold case
The collapse of the FBI's Virtual Case File project leaves the bureau facing complex choices about how to modernize case management for its workers and how to quell skeptics who question whether the bureau can avoid making the same management missteps.
DHS, Justice launch federal data model
The Homeland Security and Justice departments have unveiled plans to work jointly on a common computer language that could become a model for agencies to use to share information.
Chertoff takes over at DHS
Michael Chertoff is sworn in as the new secretary of Homeland Security.
Retired general joins Anteon's board
The former commanding officer of the Army Materiel Command is now on the board of directors of Anteon International.
ACT/IAC name Allen executive director
A former senior policy analyst for the Office of Management and Budget will lead the American Council for Technology and its sister organization, the Industry Advisory Council.
The lowdown on Linux
<b>What is it?</b> Linux is an open-source operating system that runs on a wide variety of hardware platforms, available in a variety of commercial and free distributions.
Surf's up for Linux
At the 1999 LinuxWorld Expo in San Jose, Calif., Linus Torvalds joked about his goal for the operating system he started: 'Total world domination.'
In search of a better backup solution
Few things are worse than starting your workday with a blue screen of death.
New workgroup printers mean color for all budgets
Government offices can now be a bit more colorful.
Transportation calls for IT support for new hazardous materials agency
The Transportation Department issued a request for program IT support services for its newly formed Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
DOD requests proposals for spectrum center support
The Defense Department is searching for a contractor to provide engineering services to its electromagnetic spectrum management center.
OMB's plans for private financial service centers due soon
The Office of Management and Budget expects to release its plans for vendor-operated federal financial service centers this month.
DHS to organize screening processes
The Homeland Security Department has embarked on a project to organize its screening processes under a single enterprisewide model.
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