Feeling the need for speed

More agencies kick tires on in-memory technologies that boost database efficiency.

A school without borders

Blackboard and National Defense University team to provide training anywhere.

Skire to 'unify' Ohio agency, college software

Skire Inc. has announced an enterprise agreement valued at $3.5 million to provide its Unifier software to all of Ohio's state agencies, colleges and universities.

California initiatives in full bloom

Long-overdue modernizations create wealth of opportunities.

ACS to continue Idaho retirement program work

ACS won a contract renewal from the Idaho Public Employee Retirement System to continue providing a wide array of outsourced services.

Proposal would require specific subcontracts be made public

Under a newly proposed rule, contractors would have to report specific subcontract awards to a public database to assess the quality of the reported information.

Azimuth Awards at FOSE salute Schlarman, Andreeesen

The CIO Council has picked two winners of the 2007 Azimuth Award who couldn't be more different. The industry executive was a millionaire by the time he was 34 and now, at 36, is heading up at least two new companies.

Apogen hangs on to IRS support work

Apogen Technologies has won a $5.4 million contract renewal from the Treasury Department to continue providing operations and maintenance services to the IRS.

CSC to help modernize federal systems for Germany

Computer Sciences Corp. will deliver an information technology framework to Germany's Federal Administration Office through a new contract.

Sweet success for small-biz owners

The Small Business Administration and the U.S. Postal Service unveiled a new Internet tool March 7 that offers small-business owners advice and guidance.

IBM wins New York City student database deal

IBM Corp. won a contract from the New York City Education Department to deploy a reporting system that will provide information on students' performance and progress.

Commerce needs automated hiring system

The Commerce Department seeks a human-resources automated hiring system that is integrated with the governmentwide USAJOBS Web site.

IRS funding requests to advance application makeover

The IRS advances its goal to improve taxpayer service and tax compliance through IT in the fiscal 2008 Treasury Department budget.