Wagner to replace Shelton as FAS commissioner
The General Services Administration has tapped Marty Wagner to be acting commissioner of the agency's new Federal Acquisition Service after Barbara Shelton steps down from the post next month.
DOD seeks telepharmacy system
The Defense Department is conducting research on commercially available technology products for a telepharmacy application for its Military Health System.
New VA CFO Henke faces major management challenge
One of Robert Henke's biggest tasks will be to determine how to implement an integrated financial management system after the abandonment of the CoreFLS system.
BlueCat offers help with network chores
The Proteus appliance is designed to streamline and centralize many time-consuming but vital network maintenance tasks.
NASCIO offers communications interoperability model
A research brief published recently by the National Association of State Chief Information Officers highlights the interoperability problems facing federal, state and local officials, and offers a map toward improved communication.
New York state makes public housing outsourcing deal with CGI
The Housing Trust Fund Corporation of New York has awarded CGI Group Inc. a five-year contract to run a segment of the state's Housing and Urban Development program.
NFC director, CIO on continuity-of-operations planning
National Finance Center Director <b>Jerry Lohfink</b> and NFC CIO <b>Gil Hawk</b> will be online from <b>3 p.m. to 4 p.m. EST today </b>, to discuss how New Orleans-based NFC handled last-minute payroll processing and moved its operations to alternate locations in the face of Hurricane Katrina. Click <a href="http://appserv.gcn.com/forum/qna_forum/37622-2.html">here</a> to submit questions and read the transcript of the forum in real time.
DISA ready to issue RFP for multibillion-dollar Net-Centric project
The Defense Department will release as early as Monday the request for proposals for converting its legacy systems to the Network Centric Enterprise Services program.
Interior wants OMB to referee dispute over its IT security
Interior secretary Gale Norton disagrees with the inspector general's security assessement and has asked the Office of Management and Budget to clarify security requirements.
EU official urges halt of European passenger data transfer to DHS
The European Union's advocate general says the legal basis for the data transfers of passenger information is inadequate.
GPO considers CIO Council request to create XML template
Under the plan, GPO would develop a standard Extensible Markup Language vocabulary that all agencies can use to disseminate information online.
Labor seeks a vendor to host GovBenefits portals
The Labor Department is looking for offers to host Web sites and components related to its GovBenefits program.
Justice CIO gets control over information-sharing systems funding
Congress earlier this month directed the Justice Department's CIO to take financial control over the agency's information-sharing systems.
Hackers take '90-degree-turn' in their attacks
A new SANS Institute study finds that applications, rather than servers, are increasingly coming under attack.
Congress yanks purse strings on GSA reorganization
Although GSA is ready to merge the Federal Supply and Federal Technology services into the new Federal Acquisition Service, Congress isn't ready to give its imprimatur.
Microsoft opens Office formats
Microsoft Corp. plans to submit its Microsoft Office file formats to an international standards body, the company announced yesterday.
Portfolio management data can drive budget decisions
When a department's enterprise architecture identifies duplicate projects, portfolio management data plays a significant role in determining which project gets funded.
Army wants any time, anywhere RFID tag
By Bob Brewin The Army wants some help in developing next generation radio frequency identification (RFID) tags with built in global wireless connectivity that will allow the service to locate shipping containers any time, anywhere.
Army recruits KEI Pearson for support services
The Army has awarded KEI Pearson Inc. a four-year, $4.2 million contract for a range of technical and administrative services to support the global war on terrorism and other Army programs.
GSA taps Telos for information security support
Under the $3 million, five-year agreement, Federal Acquisition Service team members will work with Telos to protect and ensure the security of the agency's enterprise infrastructure.
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