Hardware makes a play

Vendors offer products designed to generate energy savings, reduce carbon.

NIC to design new portal for W.Va.

NIC Inc. won a new contract from the state of West Virginia to operate its official Web site for up to three years.

Online searches may pose security threats

Government agencies may be risking disclosure of sensitive data through desktop and Internet search functions, according to a report from the Civitas Group consulting firm.

Failed FedBizOpps bidders file fourth protest

Losing vendors filed another protest ? their fourth in three years ? to contest GSA's third contract award to Symplicity to revamp FedBizOpps.gov.

C2 lands AF aircrew training mission

C2 Technologies has won a contract from the Air Force to provide aircrew training services, the Defense Department said this week.

General Dynamics wins $300M NSA smartphone deal

General Dynamics Corp. has won a contract from the National Security Agency to deliver secure phones for use by qualified government personnel.

Harvest time

Network vendors ready to reap tasks under huge telecommunications contract.

SRA lands NIH technical services deal

SRA International won a task order to provide a broad range of technical services to the National Institutes of Health's Office of Research Services.

BearingPoint gets Calif. DMV work

BearingPoint has won a $14.1 million contract from the California Department of Motor Vehicles to provide a new Web portal for the department.

CMS grants to help improve state medical care

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has awarded a second round of Medicaid Transformation Grants totaling nearly $52 million to 16 states and Puerto Rico.

Plateau picked for Veterans e-learning

Plateau Systems has won a contract from the Veterans Affairs Department for its electronic learning management system.

Accenture, AF activate new financial system

Accenture Ltd. and Air Force officials have tested and launched a new enterprisewide accounting and fiscal management system for the Air Force.

Perot takes over EdNet

Perot Systems Corp.'s latest contract win is a 10-year, $400 million Department of Education deal for IT infrastructure services.

Picture this | Tough road to health IT

The promise of health information technology is great, but the barriers are many.

No 'Drop and give me 20'

Next IT brings recruit-friendly avatar to Army.

EAC to issue voting-system revision for comment

The Election Assistance Commission, with the release of its voting-system revision, will begin a four-step process for approving a new set of standards that can be used by states.

Accenture to replace USDA financial system

Accenture has received a $102.6 million contract from the Agriculture Department to replace its core financial-management system.

CIOs must focus on e-discovery, NASCIO says

The National Association of State Chief Information Officers wants state CIOs to prepare for e-discovery.

Terrorist Screening Center fails to redress errors, audit says

A DOE audit of the Terrorist Screening Center found that the flaws begin with the fact that the center is maintained on two separate database systems that are supposed to contain identical data but don't.

Apogen to retool IRS chief counsel intranet

Apogen Technologies has won a contract from the IRS to enhance the intranet used by the Office of the Chief Counsel.