Another View: Sad state of affairs for small business
Congress has set agencies the goal of contracting 23 percent of their business with small entities, but in 2002, only 19.3 percent of government work went to small businesses, 3.5 percent less than in 2001.
Selling e-gov
The Office of Management and Budget has hired a high-powered public relations company to market federal online services.
Sharing-in-savings leaves many in the dark
There's been much talk this year about the potential in government for share-in-savings contracting, in which a vendor provides some or all development funds for a project and gets paid out of the resulting savings.
AF faces integration challenge
For four years, Air Force Maj. Gen. Paul D. Nielsen handled an annual science and technology budget of more than $3 billion as the service's chief technology officer.
State lines
<b>More on the Web</b>. Maine has expanded its Web site to offer services from local governments at <a href= "http://www.Maine.gov">www.Maine.gov</a>, the site's fourth upgrade in four years.
FirstGov launching site to help federal webmasters
The Firstgov.gov team at the General Services Administration on Sept. 29 will launch a portal with information to help federal webmasters improve their sites.
GAO: Networx strategy still risky
In addition to improving contract transition management, GSA also must be able to measure Networx program performance and resolve concerns about billing data, a GAO executive says.
Apps help citizens get back to work
As the federal government pressures states to better integrate their training and workforce development programs, state workers are finding a greater need to consolidate the information they send to federal agencies.
Input sought on governmentwide case management system
The Office of Management and Budget and the Justice and Homeland Security departments are asking for vendor input on how to develop a governmentwide investigative case management system.
E-mail authentication summit planned
The Commerce Department wants to spur development and adoption of e-mail authentication technology that could help reduce the amount of spam.
Competitive sourcing fight continues on the Hill
The House is debating an amendment that would restrict use of the revised OMB A-76 Circular.
Senate committee limits A-76 in Treasury, Transportation spending
The Senate Appropriations Committee retained language that limits privatization of federal jobs when it approved a spending bill. Also trimmed: IRS modernization funds.
Commerce awards small-business IT contract
Fifty-one small businesses won spots on the Commerce Information Technology Services Next Generation, a small-business, 10-year GWAC.
Army goes with two WIN-T contractors
Revised acquisition strategy for $10 billion Warfighter Information Network-Tactical program names General Dynamics Corp. as the prime contractor and Lockheed Martin Corp. as major subcontractor.
Assistant secretary for cybersecurity proposed
Two amendments to the Homeland Security Act have been proposed to raise the profile of cybersecurity within the Homeland Security Department and speed development and adoption of new technologies.
Transportation awards Northrop Grumman security contract
The Transportation Department awarded Northrop Grumman Corp. a contract to compete for task orders to upgrade the security of its physical assets and electronic systems.
NASCIO gets grant for enterprise architecture work
The National Association of State CIOs received a $500,000 grant from the Justice Department to continue development of enterprise architecture to improve interoperability among state, local and federal government law enforcement agencies.
FAA's FTI has hurricane backup plan
If Hurricane Ivan makes an unexpected turn toward Florida, an FAA network operations center will be prepared to switch at a few hours' notice to a backup location.
Army picks 'Air Warrior' contractor
The Army has awarded a contract to General Dynamics Corp. to develop and integrate the Air Warrior Block 3 system.
NIH to provide $144 million for cancer nanotechnology
The National Institutes of Health's National Cancer Institute announced today a $144.3 million, five-year initiative to develop and apply nanotechnology to cancer research.
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