Warren Suss | Networx and the Future of GSA
I read with distress Neal Fox's column, 'GSA's Networx'Will it connect with users?" What makes the piece dangerous is that it trashes a program that really represents a wonderful, if imperfect, model for how GSA should address many of the government's most pressing challenges.
House seeks integrator for PeopleSoft implementation
The House of Representatives is seeking an integrator that will help complete the chamber's implementation of Oracle's PeopleSoft financial management software.
Robert Gellman | @Info.Policy:The ills of sharing health network data
One of the big IT projects of the coming decade is the National Health Information Network. No one really knows what NHIN is, what data it will contain or how it will be controlled. It's the details that present tough choices and killer conflicts.
Editor's Desk: Telework temptation
Telework has been one tough sell around Washington. That's not good news. Especially as something of a perfect workforce storm appears to be brewing just outside the Beltway.
Colin Angle | Tuning in to robot wisdom
iRobot Corp. CEO Colin Angle talked with GCN about where most robot researchers went wrong in their development and how the PackBot is used in Iraq.
Incoming
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has signed a five-year, $111 million seat management and services contract with RS Information Systems Inc.
Smart call
Warfighting is not the only military activity that requires great strategy'IT acquisition does, too. That's a view that is increasingly popular under the Defense Department's recently implemented strategic-sourcing initiative, and it is beginning to result in substantial savings.
VA to offer free credit monitoring
The Veterans Affairs Department will provide one year of free credit monitoring to people whose sensitive personal information may have been stolen in the recent theft of sensitive data from a former employee's home.
Emergency data standard ratified
A new open IT standard, capable of facilitating data sharing across local, regional, national and international governments and organizations, has been ratified by the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards.
NOAA awards weather satellite support deal
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded a contract to Nortel Government Solutions Inc. to deliver systems engineering and software development for ground systems that support weather satellites.
Cosgrave named IT commissioner in NYC
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has appointed Paul Cosgrave, a former IRS CIO, to lead the New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications.
The Pipeline
Jack of all scans; Security at the fringes
Safavian found guilty on obstruction of justice charges
A federal jury today convicted former Office of Federal Procurement Policy administrator David Safavian on four counts of obstructing justice and lying under oath for his time spent as chief of staff at the General Services Administration.
Intel CIO shop hosts online forum
In a striking departure from the hush-hush culture of intelligence community IT, the CIO's office for the Director of National Intelligence is running an open online forum about certification and accreditation issues, as well as other technology matters.
Veterans' benefits agency tightens data security
The Veterans Benefits Administration is taking additional steps to ensure that veterans' data is secure.
VA expands online burial data features
The Veterans Affairs Department has made available online the grave locations of more than 3 million veterans and dependents buried in national cemeteries.
DHS Special Report | Component approach aiding IT infrastructure consolidation
Until last October, the Homeland Security Department did not even have a global access directory'a basic requirement for a large organization. Employees couldn't find each other if they were in different DHS directorates. Now, secretary Michael Chertoff can send an all-department e-mail with a few select addresses instead of sending it to each component agency and ordering it to cascade through those organizations.
Dennett promises accountability, better prices
Paul Denett, the nominee to be Office of Federal Procurement Policy administrator, promised to be vigilant in assuring that the government gets the best prices on services it procures.
GCN Insider | The tao of ECM
Last year, the content management field was aflutter over enterprise content management. But this year, at the AIIM Conference and Exposition, the scope of content management seemed to be shrinking.
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