Postal service upgrading address recognition systems
The U.S. Postal Service has hired Lockheed Martin Corp. to introduce address recognition capability earlier in the mail processing cycle to help speed delivery.
OPM going online to promote telework
The Office of Personnel Management will hold a Web seminar to teach agency managers how to become effective teleworkers.
DHS officials stand by big Accenture award
Hours before the House Appropriations Committee took action to block Accenture Ltd. from getting the U.S. Visit contract, Homeland Security Department officials were on the offensive.
Army prepares ITES2 with higher ceilings
ITES 2 would be a five-year contract that could possibly be five times larger than the first contract.
Defense broadens hardware buying program
Enterprise Software Initiative begins a hardware pilot with the Air Force Information Technology Commodity Council to open enterprisewide hardware purchases to the Army, Navy and Marine Corps.
Boutelle: Justify IT programs, or cuts loom
Any Army IT program faces billions of dollars in cuts if it is found to be inconsistent with the Army's goal to extend the line of communications as the service adds additional brigades.
House panel votes to block Accenture's U.S. Visit pact
A House committee voted today to prevent Accenture Ltd. from holding the prime contract for the Homeland Security Department's U.S. Visit system because it is a tax exile.
GSA moving to bring procurement systems under one portal
The General Services Administration by the end of the month will issue a request for proposals to integrate all federal acquisition systems.
IRS renews electronic-payments contract
Official Payments Corp. will continue to collect and process individual federal income tax payments.
Northrop Grumman snares Treasury E-Travel work
The Treasury Department, first of 24 federal agencies that will choose an E-Travel provider this year, selects Northrop Grumman Corp. system.
Cameraless device offered for security-conscious customers
Sprint Communications Inc., responding to security concerns of government and corporate customers, offers a smartphone without a built-in camera.
Price threshold lowered for Army computer buys
Next month, the Army will lower the $100,000 IT services and hardware threshold to $25,000 to lure more customers to the small-computer buying vehicle.
Surveillance airship prepped for Iraq
The Army will soon test a 56,000-cubic-foot tethered aerostat surveillance system designed to provide constant monitoring of troops in Iraq.
Communications upgrades continue in Iraq
Hundreds of Army civilians and contractors are in Iraq upgrading satellite terminals for better security and transmission capabilities, bringing wireless technologies to the fight.
DISA picks Linux vendor
Defense agency hires DLT Solutions Inc. to provide Red Hat Linux open-source software to the Defense Department in support of its Enterprise Software Initiative.
GSA trying to get ahead of congressional scrutiny
Agency to seek input from industry and agencies on how to address buying of services in federal acquisition rules.
NIH IT help desk in A-76 competition
The Health and Human Services Department is starting a competition for IT help desk services at the National Institutes of Health.
Major weaknesses still dog IRS modernization
While IRS and contractor CSC have made progress on business systems modernization, schedule delays and cost increases continue, according to an inspector general report.
IRS, states expand efforts to fight money laundering
The IRS and states will cooperate to reduce duplication, improve taxpayer service and intensify the fight against noncompliance with tax systems.
Records management gets a little attention and respect
Ed McCeney is on a mission. He wants records management to become a hot topic in the eyes of federal employees. Mostly, he sees their eyes glaze over at its mention.
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