DLA goes live with supply chain system
Three Defense Logistics Agency locations are using the first release of the agency's $500 million Business Systems Modernization program to manage 170,000 items for customers.
TSA awaits go-ahead on $1b IT project
Although the Transportation Security Administration last month awarded Unisys Corp. a contract to build and run a systems architecture for the agency, it's unclear what work Unisys will do or how the agency will pay the company.
OMB restricts more IT projects
After halting IT infrastructure efforts last month at agencies tapped to become part of the proposed Homeland Security Department, the Office of Management and Budget now has directed these same agencies to cease work on financial, personnel and procurement system projects.
Agency notebooks on the lam
Despite assurances a year ago from attorney general John Ashcroft that the Justice Department would tighten control of its gear, its agencies continue to misplace notebook computers and weapons.
GSA's e-Buy relaunch puts RFQs online
The General Services Administration's Federal Supply Service last week enhanced its e-Buy portal to let contracting officers and vendors interact more easily online. Agency buyers now can go through the entire request for quotes process electronically, including receiving vendor proposals.
OPM looks for execs to pass on their know-how
The Office of Personnel Management is seeking agency executives and senior managers to serve two-year faculty assignments in its Executives in Residence program.
New low-power, green-design PC doesn't have fan
The NEC PowerMate eco uses less electricity and contains fewer toxic substances than most other desktop systems, touts maker NEC Solutions America Inc.
OMB ties GPEA compliance to e-gov progress
When agencies submit their next Government Paperwork Elimination Act progress reports, they must detail the status of their e-government projects - as requested recently by the Office of Management and Budget.
No mass attacks on the Net in wake of NIPC warning
Large-scale cyberattacks against U.S. targets failed to materialize last week, despite a warning from the FBI's National Infrastructure Protection Center.
Homeland bill includes limited FOIA exemption
Information about IT security that the private sector voluntarily submits to the proposed Homeland Security Department would get limited exemption from the Freedom of Information Act under House and Senate versions of the homeland security bill.
Feds must weigh worth of vendors' CMM claims
Agencies often rely on Capability Maturity Model ratings touted by vendors when deciding whether to hire them for software development jobs. But are the rating claims made by many vendors legit? Maybe, maybe not.
Calendar
<b>6-17 Guidance Software User Conference</b>Chantilly, Va. Contact Guidance Software Inc.; Web: <a href="http://www.thetrainingco.com/html/GuidanceConference.html">www.thetrainingco.com/html/GuidanceConference.html</a>.
Federal Contract Law: On financial statements, who should feds trust?
Federal contracting officials are notoriously risk-averse. Often they will prefer large contractors to small-business competitors because they think size equals dependability.
The lowdown on biometrics
<b>What are biometrics?</b> According to Jeffrey S. Dunn, chairman of the Biometrics Consortium, 'Biometrics are automated methods of recognizing a person based on a physiological or behavioral characteristic. Examples of human traits used for biometric recognition include fingerprints, speech, face, retina, iris, handwritten signature, hand geometry and wrist veins. During enrollment, a sample of the biometric trait is taken, processed by a computer and stored for later comparison.'
Digital security
Tightened security after Sept. 11 has accelerated agencies' exploration of biometrics, but a trend toward greater use of the devices had begun long before the terrorist attacks.
DOD procurement app gets upgrade
The Defense Department has begun using the latest version of the Standard Procurement System, an acquisition application for users to perform speedy contract placements and administration functions.
Incoming
<b>Sub deal.</b> The Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded a 10-year, $392 million systems support contract to Perot Systems Corp. of Plano, Texas. Perot Systems will provide program, logistics, financial management and engineering services to the NAVSEA Submarine Directorate in Washington.
Defense and child health group partner on telemedicine project
The Defense Department is building a virtual hospital in poor countries to link skilled doctors in the United States with children overseas suffering with terminal illnesses.
Internaut: Feds are citizens and e-gov users, too
The federal government is pouring a substantial amount of energy and dollars into e-government service to citizens. But it's not all for private citizens.
NIH chooses vendor for IT planning
The National Institutes of Health has chosen SRA International Inc. for a $7 million, six-year follow-on task order for IT consulting services. The order has a one-year base period and five one-year options.
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