Geospatial agency taps BAE for enterprise deal
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has awarded a $17 million contract to BAE Systems to implement a program that supports the agency in furnishing the military with precision geospatial imagery and products.
Airplane bombing plot spurs targeting technology
Technologies for pinpointing risky passengers drew renewed attention from Homeland Security Department officials following the recent terrorist airliner bombing plot.But wrangling over privacy policy remained a pivotal factor in evaluation of the data-mining technology.
CDW-G networks Calif. library district
The company is using Cisco Systems-based technology to boost citizen services while ensuring security.
FirstGov, USDA portals rank as top government sites
Web sites operated by the General Services Administration and the Agriculture Department topped a recent Brown University analysis.
Air Force to do more with less
The Air Force is reducing its total head count by more than 40,000 over the next 15 months, with at least 8,000 of that number coming from communications and information functions.
And another thing...
The recent story out of the Garden Street Garage in Hoboken, N.J., could serve as a cautionary tale for government program managers on the importance of having good contracts.
The Packet Rat | Black Hat doings fill the Rat's paranoia to the brim
Black Hat conferences are always good times for the Rat. The cyberrodent enjoys having his inborn paranoia fed with tangible examples, and nothing feeds that paranoia like watching someone hack a WiFi-connected computer to root, or clone and alter, data from an e-Passport RFID chip.
THE COMMUNITY: Fleet service
Bob Ernst, chief of the Naval Air Systems Command's Aging Aircraft Integrated Product Team, was recently named the Navy 2005 Small Business Program Manager of the Year.
Who's who in an emergency
Credentialing efforts for emergency responders are branching out to include telecommunications and utilities specialists, nurses and other private-sector workers. But questions remain about who will pay for the initiatives and how extensive they will be.
Jeff Raikes | Office 2007 (almost) ready to open
Jeff Raikes is bummed, but it's not because Microsoft Office 2007 has slipped more than a lumberjack in a log-rolling contest (in June, Microsoft confirmed the volume shipment date had slipped again'until next year).
25 recommendations for improving acquisition
The Acquisition Panel approved 25 recommendations to improve how the government buys services and tracks procurement data. These suggestions will be submitted to the Office of Federal Procurement Policy in the fall in the panel's final report.
Agencies halt decline of acquisition workers
Agencies are starting to have success in increasing the number of contracting officers, known under the General Schedule code as 1102s, to offset impending retirements.
Opsware readies application mapping tool
Visual Application Manager combines mapping and change automation capabilities.
Air Force moving into 'Net communities
MONTGOMERY, Ala.'The Air Force is establishing Internet "communities of practice," where Web sites will bring together widely dispersed groups to share information and solve problems.
FAA awards sole-source contract for air traffic support, maintenance
The Federal Aviation Administration said it plans on awarding a private firm a sole-source contract to provide program development, computer programming and engineering support services for its air traffic management division.
Army to replace batteries in 150,000 Dell laptop PCs
By Bob Brewin The key Army enterprise information technolgy orgamization said it will have to replace batteries in 150,000 Dell laptop computers due to the voluntary recall of batteries announced the company and the Consumer Product Safety Commission this Monday (Aug. 14).
Eight vendors to provide services to the Air Force
The Air Force has awarded eight companies a five-year, $800 million blanket purchase agreement to provide management, operational and support services, studies, analyses and evaluation, and engineering and technical services.
GSA awards deal for crop insurance system
The General Services Administration awarded a $121 million task order to Science Applications International Corp. of San Diego for IT support services for the Agriculture Department to improve its national crop insurance program.
Spending database would cost $15 million over five years
Establishing and maintaining a searchable database containing information on all sorts of federal spending would cost about $15 million over the next five years, congressional auditors have said.
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