Three agencies must account for missed E-Travel deadline
Three agencies have until March 30 to explain why they did not meet the Dec. 31, 2004, deadline to award an E-Travel contract.
The great PeopleSoft migration
If all goes according to schedule, the Defense Department will complete the Defense Integrated Military Human Resources System'estimated to be the world's largest human resources program'in 2013.
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Federal contract law: Bush should go to market in his second term
As President George W. Bush looks forward to a second term with Republican majorities in both houses of Congress, he is in a good position to reshape the procurement system.
EDITOR'S DESK: Bon voyage to a special colleague
In 13 years at the helm of GCN, I've rarely used this space to talk about our own people. But this column will be an exception.
Major programs within the Marines
<b>Marine Corps Enterprise Network</b>: MCEN is the Marine component of FORCEnet, the Navy's operational and architectural framework connection to the Defense Department's Global Information Grid.
Command unites Marines' IT operations
The military's smallest service branch has become the first to house network management, operations, system defense and its own Computer Emergency Response Team all under one roof.
Can you hear me now? In Senate buildings, the answer is yes
The Senate has turned on an in-house cellular network that lets government employees place and receive calls, as well as check BlackBerry devices, from the bowels of various buildings.
Border and transportation official Verdery leaving DHS
C. Stewart Verdery Jr., assistant secretary for border and transportation security policy and planning at the Homeland Security Department, will leave DHS Friday.
IRS e-filing hits a midpoint record
Taxpayers are e-filing at a record rate, the IRS said today at the midpoint of the tax filing season.
Air Force taps NCI for medical IT work
The service has awarded NCI Information Systems a $4.3 million contract for IT support for its 10th Medical Group.
Collaboration tools are ready for the battlefield
When U.S. tanks rolled into Baghdad during the invasion of Iraq, one of the command vehicles was outfitted with high-speed antennas to establish a link with orbiting satellites.
DOD will check out more questionable contracts in wake of Air Force scandal
The Defense Department inspector general will take a closer look at eight contracts, including several IT deals, that fell under the authority of Darleen Druyun, the recently convicted former Air Force acquisition manager.
Incoming
<b>Training deal</b>. The Defense Department has awarded SI International Inc. a $1.9 million contract to help users learn the new National Security Personnel System.
Marine Corps joins Army in rolling out personnel tracking application
Keeping track of Marines in far-flung theaters of operation is about to get easier, thanks to software that has earned high marks from the Army.
GAO faults OPM management of retirement systems upgrade
The 7-year-old Retirement Systems Modernization is at risk of becoming a federal systems failure, auditors say.
Army orders $21 million worth of rugged computers
The service has placed a new order with DRS Technologies for battlefield computers, many of which will support users in Iraq.
Digital preservation group seeks agency feedback
The Government Information Preservation Working Group wants to hear from agencies about their recordable CD and DVD needs.
New buzz around NIST environmental software
The National Institute of Standards and Technology's so-called BEES software will help agencies comply with USDA reqirements to buy environmentally friendly products.
Vendor unveils streaming database
StreamBase Systems Inc. has released a new type of database that eliminates the need to index and commit data to storage before it can be queried.
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