DHS alien-tracking system beset by performance, compatibility issues
An IT upgrade in the Homeland Security Department's Detentions and Removal Office has made little progress.
New Jersey awards wireless messaging deal
The state of New Jersey has awarded a contract to Cingular Wireless LLC to furnish advanced wireless messaging services to state employees.
DOD, NewVectors in deal for business transformation support
The Defense Department has awarded a $7.7 million contract to NewVectors LLC that extends and expands the scope of the company's efforts in support of DOD's Business Transformation Agency.
States to assess privacy laws for HHS health IT effort
<font color="CC0000">(Updated)</font> The Health and Human Services Department today announced that RTI International Inc. has subcontracted with 22 states and territories to evaluate their privacy laws and how they may hinder data exchange as part of HHS' health IT efforts.
NASA outer space communications in peril
Managers should be more diligent about maintaining a deteriorating network, auditors find.
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Montana re-ups NIC for portal services
Montana has awarded a five-year contract extension to a subsidiary of NIC Inc. to continue managing e-government services for the Treasure State.
N.J. Turnpike Authority taps Hansen IT for asset management
The New Jersey Turnpike Authority has awarded a contract to Hansen Technologies Inc. of Rancho Cordoba, Calif., to install an enterprise asset management software system to help maintain both the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway.
Doan: GSA will be 'turned around'
Lurita Alexis Doan told senators today that she will turn around the General Services Administration if confirmed as the agency's new administrator.
OMB to agencies: Review personal data protections
The Office of Management and Budget has directed agencies' senior privacy officials to review and correct any policies and processes to ensure that they protect against misuse of or unauthorized access to personally identifiable information.
When you take work home, make sure security goes with it
As too many agencies have learned, if you don't absolutely need to take sensitive data with you, then don't.
Treasury picks Convera for search
Integration with Microsoft portal is a key aspect of Convera's strategy.
New Jersey picks Cingular
The wireless provider has signed a three-year deal with the Garden State.
U.S. attorneys to receive secure remote access
The Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA), a Department of Justice agency, has awarded a five-year, blanket purchase contract for Virtual Private Network services that will support remote access for some 14,000 users.
VA data files on millions of veterans stolen
<font color="CC0000">(Updated)</font> The Veterans Affairs Department today revealed that personal, identifying data for as many as 26 million American veterans was stolen from a VA employee's home in May.
NARA sets ERA release date
The National Archives and Records Administration expects to unveil initial capabilities of its Electronic Records Archive in September 2007.
Neal Fox | Contracting in Perspective: GSA's Networx'Will it connect with users?
GSA Networx, the next-generation telecom and networking contract from the General Services Administration, has garnered its share of news. That's good for magazine sales, but bad for GSA, which announced a surprising eight-month delay in the contract award shortly after proposals were received.
Senate delays border-crossing card because of privacy concerns
The Homeland Security Department's controversial new border-crossing identification card initiative would be postponed for 17 months under an amendment adopted by the Senate this week as part of the immigration reform package.
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