Navy training command tech support deal goes to CSC
The Naval Education and Training Command has awarded a four-year, $100 million contract to Computer Sciences Corp. for IT support services.
Bureau of Prisons calls on Unisys for inmate phone system
The federal Bureau of Prisons has awarded a contract to Unisys Corp. for nationwide deployment and operation of the next-generation federal inmate telephone system.
San Diego County IT-telecom project draws industry heavyweights
San Diego County's lucrative IT and telecommunications outsourcing opportunity recompete, scheduled for award in December, is drawing intense interest from teams led by four powerhouse systems integrator companies.
Ohio taps ACS for electronic benefits transfer
Affiliated Computer Services Inc. will provide the state with transaction processing for electronic benefits transfer and other services.
Army calls in the troops to establish communications in Gulf Coast
CAMP SHELBY, Miss.'The communications architecture in the Gulf region supporting Hurricane Katrina search-and-rescue efforts is larger than what is being used in Iraq, according to the Army.
Mine safety agency secures the tunnel for remote users
The Labor Department's Mine Safety and Health Administration has 1,200 inspectors traveling around the country who rarely work in a MSHA office.
Lessons learned: Web hosting
Redesigning a Web site can be accomplished on a shoestring.
Give it up
Consumers pay a premium for organically grown produce, but in the IT world, organic is not always good.
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Federal Contract Law: New buying regulations: the never-ending story
One of the joys of federal contracting is that there's always something new to learn about and work with.
EDITOR'S DESK: Feds score one
Amid all the recent coverage of government failings, it was easy to miss one piece of promising news where federal IT officials out-managed many of their commercial-world counterparts.
Performance-based gets street cred with feds
Federal IT managers are taking in stride some fairly dramatic changes in the IT contracting process, according to the results of a GCN telephone survey.
Bob Schumm | An insider's thoughts on SOA
Just what the heck is a service-oriented architecture anyway? One of the biggest IT buzzwords today, SOA nonetheless suffers from a lack of formal definition.
MC4's main components
The MC4 program currently uses HP iPAQ 4700 handhelds that synchronize with ruggedized Panasonic Toughbook CF-48 notebook PCs'soon to be replaced by CF-51 notebooks.
A new deal, with no cards
Since World War II, soldiers deployed on contingency operations have carried paper medical cards listing their medical history, immunization records and treatments.
Army explores ground-penetrating imaging technology
When U.S. troops were combing Tora Bora, where Osama bin Laden was reported to be hiding late in 2001, one challenge was not knowing what the rugged terrain concealed.
DOD mandates RFID tags for products sent to distribution depots
The Defense Department finalized the requirement that all products shipped to Defense Distribution Depots must have passive radio frequency identification tags.
Rep. Davis: Real ID 'not an unfunded mandate'
House Government Reform Committee Chairman Tom Davis (R-Va.) insists that the Real ID Act does not amount to an unfunded mandate, despite what state governments may say.
SNIA rolls out storage interoperability specs
The Storage Networking Industry Association has unveiled a new version of its Storage Management Initiative Specification that could help administrators get a better handle on their storage resources.
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