Yoran snares lucrative In-Q-Tel job
In-Q-Tel Inc., the intelligence community's venture capital arm, announced today that Amit Yoran, the Homeland Security Department's former cybersecurity director, has joined the company as president and chief executive officer.
TSA taps Unisys for bridge outsourcing pact
The Homeland Security Department's Transportation Security Administration today unveiled a three-year bridge contract with Unisys Corp. for outsourced IT services that could amount to $750 million over three years.
USDA seeks integrated financial-management system
The Agriculture Department wants to replace its core financial-management system with an updated one that provides general accounting, funds management and financial reports.
Labor to conduct A-76 competition for financial systems operation
The Labor Department will conduct a study to see if certain functions within its financial accounting office, including IT system support, should be outsourced to the private sector or kept in-house.
IRS makes e-improvements for 2006 tax season
The IRS has improved the navigation and search engine at its IRS.gov Web site for better results as part of its kickoff for the 2006 tax filing season.
Virginia signs $300m enterprise apps deal with CGI-AMS
The commonwealth of Virginia has awarded a seven-year contract expected to be worth as much as $300 million to CGI-AMS to implement enterprise applications across the state's business and IT systems.
Microsoft to release fix for WMF vulnerability
Microsoft Corp. announced today that it has developed and is testing a fix for the Windows Meta File vulnerability and that it expects to release it Jan. 10 as part of its regular monthly release of security patches.
Navy modifies surveillance system deal
The Navy has granted Lockheed Martin Corp. a $144.3 million contract modification on a previously awarded deal for the development and demonstration phase of a Navy acoustic undersea surveillance system.
Tomarchio named DHS deputy director of intelligence
In his new role, Jack Thomas Tomarchio will help strengthen DHS' intelligence capabilities and manage intelligence that could be useful to the country in its defense against terrorism and other threats.
Contractors to face same HSPD-12 scrutiny as feds
The Federal Acquisition Regulation Council today issued an interim rule directing agencies to require contractors to submit to the same background investigations federal employees go through under Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12.
DHS' Daconta returns to private sector
Michael Daconta spent a little more than a year in the federal government, but his impact will be felt for years to come.
DHS IG details IT audits for 2006
Information security at the Secret Service and at the Federal Emergency Management Agency will be among the IT programs under continuing review.
Defense inks commissary system deal with IBM
The Defense Department has awarded a 10-year, $370 million contract to IBM Corp. to provide IT support services for DOD's commissary sales worldwide.
Claims court reinstates ousted passport RFID chip vendor
The U.S. Court of Federal Claims has reinstated On Track Innovations Ltd. as a potential provider of contactless ID chips for the federal e-passport project.
OMB issues further guidance on FOIA executive order
Agencies must designate a chief Freedom of Information Act officer and revise their FOIA processing requirements according to the Office of Management and Budget.
Microsoft Windows vulnerability puts Web surfers at risk
Simply opening the wrong Web page or receiving an e-mail with an errant image file could be enough to cripple your computer.
Federal grants sites merge, traffic increases
Two federal Web sites for grant applications merged under the auspices of the Grants.gov e-government project earlier this month.
DOD's GIG-BE reaches full operational capability
With the Global Information Grid-Bandwidth Expansion program in place, one-third of the agency's global network for classified and nonclassified data is complete.
Feds to spend almost $1 billion on new airwaves
It will cost 12 agencies nearly $936 million to move radio communications out of a range of spectrum the FCC plans to auction off; the auction is to pay for the move.
DHS counterpunches after jabs from Congress, IG
Homeland Security Department IT leaders took a combination punch this week in the form of critical reports from Capitol Hill and the department's inspector general.
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