Inside Track: New federal projects
The Army needs local telephone exchange services at its military entrance processing stations in Albuquerque, N.M., Denver and San Diego.
GSA juggles multiple contract opportunities
Despite twice extending the award dates for its $20 billion Networx procurement, the General Services Administration now wants to significantly beat its current deadlines, as it juggles several other lucrative telecommunications and IT contracts to be awarded over the next two years.
Davis keeps up offensive against TCE procurement
No fan of the Treasury Department's standalone telecommunications initiative, Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.) urged the Office of Management and Budget to ensure that the department follows recommendations in a recent report, including a suggestion that the agency consider canceling the solicitation.
Experts: Pandemic flu threat requires e-medical records
Health authorities fighting a pandemic flu outbreak would benefit greatly from access to robust, real-time, electronic medical records, according to several health experts who testified before Congress.
Bush's submits fiscal 2007 IT budget
Under President Bush's fiscal 2007 budget request submitted to Congress today, agencies would receive an IT budget of $64.2 billion?a 3 percent increase over fiscal 2006.
GAO testimony: Feds clearly failed with Katrina response
Federal authorities furnished inadequate leadership, advance planning and logistics systems in response to Hurricane Katrina, congressional investigators reported today.
New avenue for lobbyists to reach Congress
A new company has been launched to help government relations professionals manage their contacts with Capitol Hill.
Buy Lines: For 2006, troubling signs on the horizon
Ever hear the nautical adage, "Red sky by morning, sailor take warning?" By that measure, it is morning in the procurement arena, and the red sky is deepening. It could portend a series of challenges to the procurement progress that's been made over the last decade.
Infotech and the Law: New rules raise procurement thresholds
Contractors soon may need to change the cost and pricing data they supply on government contracts as a result of several recent proposed and interim rules that would increase certain procurement thresholds.
Burden of proof
Identity rules may slow first responders, as well as interoperable communications
Inside Track: New Federal Projects
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency wants a contractor to Peru's Ministry of Transportation and Communications for technical assistance in developing a national telecommunications strategic plan.
Inside Track: New Federal Projects
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency wants a contractor to Peru's Ministry of Transportation and Communications for technical assistance in developing a national telecommunications strategic plan.
As I See It | by Tom Temin: Complexity curve rises sharply
I think of them as the shaggy lions of the federal IT industry: men and women who have been in the game long enough to have seen and heard pretty much everything. It's a good idea to pay close attention to what they have to say.
Russack steps down from National Intelligence post
John Russack, program manager for the Information-Sharing Environment in the office of the Director of National Intelligence, is leaving the post, according to a statement released today by Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill.
SRA finds way to watch small biz by the bunch
About 100 small-business subcontractors are working with SRA International Inc. on the large task order contract it holds with the National Institutes of Health called the Chief Information Officer Solutions and Partners Innovations contract (CIO-SP2i).
New dawn for GWACs
Billions of dollars are at stake as primes prepare to fight for a spot on 20 governmentwide deals
Davis calls for empowered federal CIO
Rep. Tom Davis reiterated his longstanding support for the creation of a federal chief information officer position during a question-and-answer session with public-sector CIOs at a Microsoft summit this week.
Buy Lines: Resolve this year to craft an effective channel strategy
So many partners, so little time. Manufacturers are constantly developing new technologies to improve the operations of large corporations. After proving private sector success in markets such as finance or logistics, they cast their eyes toward the public sector.
Line forms for FirstSource
$3B small biz vehicle should be awarded in February
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