New procurement rules debut
The Defense Department will change the way it buys services, and all federal agencies will be allowed to use share-in-savings contracting for information technology work, according to procurement rule changes announced today.
Grid computing project hones smallpox research
The Smallpox Research Grid Project, a distributed computing project, has identified 44 most-promising drug candidates that could be studied further in traditional lab experiments.<br>
OPM extends deadline for background data
OPM says agencies have not fully complied with a request to report on actions they are taking to improve reporting about personnel and security clearance reviews.<br>
Putnam says e-gov faces a startling array of challenges
Agencies must overcome four challenges to make e-government successful, and none of the four deal with resources, a congressman says.<br>
NIMA deal will assure access to commercial satellite images
Through its NextView program and a new $500 million contract, NIMA wants to influence development of next-generation tools for producing images captured by commercial satellites.
DOD gives workers electronic access to pay info
The Defense Finance and Accounting Service has launched Newswire, a service to deliver information about pay, finance and accounting matters to Defense Department employees' e-mail accounts.
VA medical centers get help desk assist
Three Veterans Affairs Department medical centers soon will use new help desk and asset management software.<br>
DISA deals further information grid efforts
The Defense Information Systems Agency has awarded contracts for pilot work for the Global Information Grid-Enterprise Services initiative.<br>
Forum focuses on the practice of XML
Extensible Markup Language sounds great in theory, but how can agencies get workers to use it? <br>
Board tells GSA to let eight GWACs expire
The General Services Administration is running too many governmentwide acquisition contracts and should let eight of them expire, a panel of GSA officials has recommended. <br>
DOD lauds IT managers and programs
The Defense Department has honored three organizations and three people for outstanding achievement, improved service and cost savings in IT programs. <br>
Homeland Security narrows U.S. Visit bidders to three
The Homeland Security Department has chosen three companies to compete for the systems integration contract for its U.S. VISIT system.<br>
PAC Mate gets two new mates
The maker of PAC Mate, a portable computer for the blind, has added two more devices to its lineup for federal customers. <br>
GAO weighs in on firefighting GIS
Agencies that fight wildfires on public lands suffer from many common incompatibilities among data and systems that could hamper firefighting efforts, according to a new report from the General Accounting Office. <br>
Gateway wins new BPA with DLA
The Defense Logistics Agency has entered a four-year blanket purchasing agreement to buy desktop and notebook PCs from Gateway Inc., an arrangement that already has saved the agency $1.3 million.<br>
System crash slows Rx
Maryland's Medicaid pharmacy claims processing system was shut down for several days this month because of a computer disk failure that corrupted the system's database.
Air Force re-ups Raytheon for wireless work
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded Raytheon Co. a $4 million contract to continue developing technology for the Next Generation Wireless Communications program.
Not spooked, Congress to OK funds till Oct. 31
With work still to be done on the budgets for the new fiscal year that begins Wednesday, Congress late last week was set to pass a continuing resolution to keep the government operating until Oct. 31 at 2003 spending levels.
JFMIP gives nod to four financial apps
The Joint Financial Management Improvement Program has recertified four core financial applications for use by agencies.
CIA program is aimed at project management
BALTIMORE'The CIA is midway through a process to set up an in-house certification program for project managers to improve the success rate for its hundreds of projects.
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