DOE not meeting small business contracting goals
The Energy Department has fallen short of its small business prime contracting goals in four of the last five years and should take prompt action to improve its small business program management, according to the Government Accountability Office.
GAO finds Alaska Native contracting advantages problematic
Alaska Native corporations are taking advantage of Small Business Administration regulations that allow them to land no-bid, multimillion-dollar government contracts, according to a draft report being prepared by the Government Accountability Office.
Storage on the quick
Step-by-step guide to buying the right entry-level network-attached storage system
DHS focuses on single biometric ID card, reader
According to Homeland Security secretary Michael Chertoff, the goal is to harmonize the upcoming People Access Security Service card, known as PASS, for frequent border crossers with existing trusted traveler programs.
GAO seeks data on commercial budget software
The Government Accountability Office is asking industry for information about commercial software that could assist legislative agencies in formulating annual personnel budget requests to Congress.
Missile Defense Agency locks in on Raytheon for radar work
The Missile Defense Agency has tapped Raytheon Co. to upgrade early warning radar in Greenland.
Army issues statement of work for ITES-2
The Army today released a draft statement of work for its $10 billion Information Technology Enterprise Solutions-2 Hardware program.
Lenovo ThinkPads get jazzed up
It's not black! That was our first thought when we unpacked Lenovo's ThinkPad Z60t, one of a new line of ThinkPads that departs from the traditional all-black color scheme for the first time.
New Transportation CIO Mintz to start May 1
The Transportation Department has tapped Dan Mintz of Sun Microsystems Inc. as its new CIO, replacing Dan Matthews.
DHS releases RFP for Secure Border Initiative-Net
The 144-page document outlines the purpose and scope of the border surveillance technology program, which supplements other efforts to control the border and enforce immigration laws.
The Pipeline
Word up; Without a trace
EPA taps Alion for support services
The Environmental Protection Agency will rely on Alion Science and Technology Corp. for a variety of services to support the operations of the agency's environmental services assistance team for Region 7.
Army wireless communications deal goes to Arinc, Impeva
A next-generation wireless communications project for Army logistics applications will be developed and demonstrated under a new contract awarded to Arinc Engineering Services LLC and Impeva Labs Inc.
N.J. Transit turns to ACS for fare collection system update
The New Jersey Transit agency has awarded a five-year, $76 million contract to Affiliated Computer Services for a refresh of the technology that runs the agency's fare collection system.
Feldner elevated to CIO in North Dakota
As CIO, Lisa Feldner will help advance North Dakota's comprehensive technology plan.
Colo. children's health care deal awarded to Maximus
The Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing has awarded Maximus Inc. a contract that may be worth as much as $6 million to conduct outreach and education for child care within the state.
Navy logistics support work to be done by ManTech
The Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet and Industrial Supply Center has awarded ManTech International Corp. a five-year follow-on contract to provide logistics support services and products.
DOT: Help us save money
Virtualization will enable the Transportation Department to consolidate separate applications and servers in a virtual data center.
Phoenix claims 500 partners
Company says solution providers and resellers have responded quickly to two-month-old effort to attract partners.
Military branches can now IM
The U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force now have secure enterprisewide instant messaging (IM) between the three branches, officials from the company providing the technology said today.
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