New ID standard is just the first of two-part plan
The debate over specifications for federal and contractor employee identification cards did not end with the Commerce Department's release of the Personal Identity Verification standard late last month. Locked in a small room somewhere are federal and industry experts discussing technical details for biometrics, card interfaces and encryption requirements.
VA to enhance data warehouse report analysis
The Veterans Affairs Department seeks information about industry capabilities to implement and maintain an enterprise data warehouse project.
Navy reins in employee purchases of mobile devices, services
Employees must use the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet or Fleet and Industrial Supply Center San Diego contracts to purchase cell phones and other mobile equipment.
Lawmakers rip DHS grant cuts, consider reorganization
The Senate Homeland Security Committee takes the administration to task for proposed reductions in homeland security grants to state and local governments.
Microsoft to assimilate Groove Networks
Microsoft announced plans to acquire collaboration software vendor Groove Networks Inc. of Beverly, Mass.
Defense Taps SRA for missile defense support
SRA International will provide engineering and IT services to support an enterprise information management system at DOD's Missile Defense Agency.
Start-up debuts holographic storage device
InPhase Technologies has introduced a storage drive that records data on holograms ' a technology long pursued by government labs and companies.
Food supply still open to agro-terrorism
The U.S. food supply is vulnerable to terrorist attack via animal or plant diseases because of weaknesses in vaccine stockpiling and port security.
GSA compiles list of FIPS 201-compliant schedule vendors
The agency is combing the Federal Supply Service's IT schedule for smart-card vendors whose products and services meet the new governmentwide standard.
DOD renews contract with EDS for medical logistics support
The department has renewed a $15 million contract with EDS, enabling the company to continue work on the Defense Medical Logistics Standard Support automated information system.
DHS' Kelly casts wary eye toward national IDs
The chief privacy officer for the Homeland Security Department is not a supporter of a national identification card.
GSA assessing charge card contractors' security policies
GSA will review the security policies of the SmartPay contractors after Bank of America revealed it lost the records of 1.2 million federal employees.
House panel to probe FBI case file system
The head of the House subcommittee with oversight of the FBI's budget has launched an investigation into the bureau's troubled Virtual Case Files program.
OMB to study consolidation of IT security functions
OMB will investigate whether some federal IT security functions could be provided centrally by agencies or commercial vendors.
Topoff 4 to take place in Portland, Phoenix
Portland, Ore., and Phoenix have been identified as sites for the nation's 2007 disaster response drill.
Agencies skip FTS in favor of GWAC vendors
Agencies increasingly are ordering directly from the GSA's governmentwide acquisition contracts instead of going through the Federal Technology Service.
FBI relies on outdated security guides, sources say
One of the FBI's most pressing reasons for seeking a case management system to replace the antiquated Automated Case Support system: Robert Hanssen, the former agent now serving a life sentence for treason.
House eyes DHS shake-up
House panel to weigh merger of the Border and Transportation Security Directorate's Customs and Border Protection agency with its Immigration and Customs Enforcement arm.
Alliant draft RFPs scheduled for release
The GSA will release the draft request for proposals by March 31 for its new Alliant and Alliant small business governmentwide acquisition contracts.
No-bid ANC contracts scrutinized
Reps. Tom Davis and Henry Waxman want GAO to review sole-source small business contracts awarded to Alaska Native Corporations.
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