Major programs with the Labor Department
<b>Bureau of Labor Statistics host computer processing.</b> The bureau plans to release a request for proposals for a $15 million contract next year for hardware, software, high-speed printing and services to support interactive and batch processing.
Marines name Gen. Thomas CIO
Brig. Gen. John Thomas, the former Marine Corps deputy director for command, control, communications and computers, has been named the service's CIO.
GSA taps Rutherford, Fox for leadership positions
Stephen Perry, administrator of the General Services Administration, today named Boyd Rutherford to be the point man for changes to the Federal Supply Service and the Federal Technology Service.
Marines take on the enterprise
Debra M. Filippi, the Marine Corps' deputy CIO, knows the C4 world from the ground up.
If at first you don't succeed
If senior Air Force officials have learned anything from a highly visible A-76 fiasco at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, it's the importance of training.
With A-76 in flux, what should managers do?
The changes being proposed for A-76 have left agency managers in limbo.
Administration, Congress go'round over plans for a fix
The 36-year struggle between Congress and the White House to tame OMB Circular A-76 is finally coming to a head. Both branches seem primed to make changes to the reviled competitive sourcing process.
Rebuilding
Three months after the Commercial Activities Panel released its final report on the role of Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76, the dust has yet to settle.
Can OMB's rebuilt A-76 find consensus?
The Office of Management and Budget's Circular A-76 may be an oldie, but it's no goodie.
White House's IT strategy emphasizes info sharing; pilot projects named
Information sharing and data mining will be integral IT components of the White House's newly released national strategy for homeland security, said Steve Cooper, CIO of the Homeland Security Office, during a July 16 administration briefing. Cooper also said three new pilot projects have already been identified by the office to ramp up new technologies.
FAA taps Harris for telecom overhaul
The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded a five-year, $1.7 billion contract to Harris Corp. to modernize and manage the telecommunications infrastructure for air traffic control.
Going once, going twice; FirstGov sold on auctions
Watch out eBay, here comes FirstGov. The General Services Administration today added a shopping and auctions section to its FirstGov portal.
New education site targets Hispanics
The Bush administration today launched a new Web site to help Hispanics get information about getting a college education.
OMB gives agency e-gov work a passing grade
In the last four months, 16 agencies, led by the National Science Foundation, have made significant progress toward President Bush's e-government goal, the Office of Management and Budget said today.
The week's top stories forJuly 8 through July 12
<p><a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/19294-1.html">House tinkers with Homeland Security bill</a><p> <a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/19288-1.html">GSA looks at Qwest's fitness</a><p><a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/19248-1.html">Board makes smart-card specifications official</a><p><a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/19246-1.html">FBI names new CIO</a><p> <a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/19245-1.html">DREN work is up in the air again</a><p><a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/19237-1.html">Report: Cyberterrorism still more of a threat than a reality</a>
Packet Rat: Pat solution to PTO's systems headache
The Rat was among the least surprised by the Patent and Trademark Office's announcement that its computer systems are not, to say the least, fault-tolerant. Neither internal nor external customers can trust PTO's automated systems, the agency confessed.
Conference gets down to business
Government and industry leaders focused on the details of doing IT business with the government last month, discussing public-sector best practices at the Fortune One Business conference in Falls Church, Va.
Council is eager for hiring reforms
Projects such as the Integrated Human Resources e-government initiative can't be completed too soon to suit Ira Hobbs.
Troubled WorldCom tries to calm jittery federal customers
Although the General Services Administration is questioning the fitness of troubled WorldCom Inc. for future government business, GSA'and the carrier'are assuring customers that service on existing contracts will not be interrupted.
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