Be more like Land's End, Army chief tells Materiel Command
Let soldiers order their desert camouflage uniforms just like they'd place an order for a parka online with the Land's End clothing company. That's the challenge Gen. Peter Schoomaker, Army chief of staff, has issued to the Materiel Command.
Veterans Affairs says it has turned IT operations around
About two years ago, staff at the Veterans Affairs Department did not have the information they needed, when they needed it. But they did have information they didn't want.
Fitting new IT into architectures proves tough
Here's a new enterprise architecture wrinkle: How, if at all, should agencies incorporate emerging and new technologies?
Bundling rules call for more contract reviews
A new procurement rule will subject more federal contracts to review as the government tries to crack down on the bundling of requirements.<br>
VA says it's turned IT operations around
About two years ago, staff at the Veterans Affairs Department didn't have the information they needed, when they needed it. But they did have information they didn't want. <br>
General to Materiel Command: Be more like Land's End
Gen. Peter Schoomaker, Army chief of staff, has issued the Materiel Command a challenge: Let soldiers order their desert camouflage uniforms just like they'd place an order for a parka online with the Land's End clothing company.<br>
Single small-business contract goal gains support from key agencies
The Defense Department and NASA are backing a plan to create a single small-business contracting goal.<br>
Agencies unsure how to merge new IT into architecture plans
With all the expected benefits of agency enterprise architectures, federal IT officials are wondering how, if at all, to incorporate emerging and new technologies into their infrastructures. <br>
GSA will whack at least six GWACs
After setting up more than 25 governmentwide acquisition contracts over the last decade, the General Services Administration plans to let at least six of the contracts fade away.
Lawmakers prod GSA on license deals
Getting consensus from agencies on enterprise license deals that would serve users governmentwide has slowed the pace of the General Services Administration effort to create such deals.
FirstGov adds a Spanish language portal
FirstGov en Espa'ol, the government's first and only Spanish-language information Web portal, launches next week.
New procurement rules debut
The Defense Department will change the way it buys services, and all federal agencies will be allowed to use share-in-savings contracting for information technology work, according to procurement rule changes announced today.
GSA awards $450 million E-Travel contract to Northrop Grumman, Carson Wagonlit
The General Services Administration this week awarded its E-Travel program contract to two companies, which will now compete to provide online travel management services to federal civilian agencies. <br>
Forman: E-gov is going to continue
The modernization of government operations through better use of information technology will continue in his absence, Mark Forman, the administration's outgoing IT and e-government czar, said today.<br>
Commerce issues new COMMITS RFP
The Commerce Department this week issued the solicitation for Commerce Information Technology Services Next Generation, a small-business governmentwide acquisition contract, which has a ceiling of $8 billion over 10 years.
Lockheed Martin, ACS swap IT units
Lockheed Martin Corp. and Affiliated Computer Services Inc. have agreed to a deal in which Lockheed Martin purchases ACS' federal IT business, and ACS buys Lockheed Martin's commercial IT unit. <br>
One former fed's trials with TSP system
It will take three to four weeks before the new computer system for managing the Thrift Savings Plan is cleaned up, the chairman of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board told lawmakers last month.
Paper backlog dogs retirement system
It will take three to four weeks before the new computer system for managing the Thrift Savings Plan is cleaned up, the chairman of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board told lawmakers last month.
Agency, contractor defend retirement system
Federal officials, testifying today at a congressional hearing, stood behind the Thrift Savings Plan contractor and the computer system it developed.<br>
Evans wants to merge Commerce's tech, telecom administrations
Commerce Department secretary asks Congress to combine into one agency his department's Technology Administration, National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the e-commerce policy functions of the International Trade Administration.<br>
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