Military taps L-3 for dual simulation, training contracts
Two military simulation and training deals for the U.S. Army totaling $70.3 million have been awarded to L-3 Communications Corp.
DOD science, tech program deal goes to ITS
The Defense Department has awarded ITS Corp. a contract to deliver administrative and analytical support to the Office of Naval Research under a DOD initiative.
OPM, GSA issue HR Line of Business information request
The Office of Personnel Management, through GSA, said it outlined the initial requirements for vendors to be human resources shared-services providers.
Navy signs SAIC for IT services
Navy Personnel Command will receive IT support services from Science Applications International Corp. through a five-year, $52.9 million contract.
HHS funds $103M in Medicaid efficiency grants
The Health and Human Services Department has awarded $103 million to 27 states to fund new ways to improve Medicaid efficiency, economy and quality of care.
IRS awards General Dynamics support contract
The IRS awarded General Dynamics Corp. a contract to provide systems support for the Software Development Life Cycle project for its tax administration applications.
CIO Council's plan details milestones
The CIO Council yesterday issued a strategic plan for 2007 to 2009 outlining four major goals, 19 milestones and key performance indicators for every goal.
NSF TeraGrid to carry astronomy data
The National Science Foundation is partnering with the Cornell Theory Center to provide data from the Arecibo Observatory to the national astrophysical community via the NSF TeraGrid.
HHS seeks trial health IT network
The Health and Human Services Department will seek proposals in March or April for a contract to develop a trial implementation of core elements of a nationwide health information network.
Army strikes a deal for more Cubic training systems
The Army's Program Executive Office, Simulation Training and Instrumentation Command has awarded Cubic Corp. a contract for its battlefield simulation training system.
Sources: TWIC flaws could endanger program
The government's plan for secure transportation worker identity cards could founder as a result of penny-pinching in the card production process.
Bush order tightens IT environmental practices
An executive order Bush issued after his State of the Union address requires agencies to buy and use IT in an environmentally-responsible manner.
N.Y. issues ID management guides
The New York State Office for Technology has issued a best practices guideline to help state agencies and local governments manage employee and citizen access to online applications and transactions.
Sindelar heading to EDS Corp.
Sindelar, who in November announced he would retire from GSA, will be a client industry executive working in EDS' global government industry program.
Hill to consider boosting DOD's acquisition workforce
The Defense Department's acquisition workforce is too small because Congress reduced it too much, a House Armed Services Committee staff member said.
Lieberman expands Homeland panel oversight
Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) today named subcommittee heads and the formation of two new subcommittees.
Bush directs feds to be energy-efficient
Agencies should use environmentally sound and energy-efficient policies when they acquire electronic products under an order issued by the President today.
Sun pitches Project Blackbox to feds
Sun Microsystems is offering their Blackbox as a possible backup or primary for IT systems for use in disaster recovery and consolidation.
Google tailors Earth for DOD users
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