Rule permits telecommuting
Federal policy now explicitly permits telecommuting by contractor employees.
PEC to advise migrant children project
The Education Department's Office of Migrant Education has tapped PEC Solutions Inc. of Fairfax, Va., to help create a system for states to share information about children of migrant workers.
Infotech and the Law: DOD should update FOIA policy for releasing contractor info
Last summer, the federal court of appeals ruled that vendor line item prices and a contractor's option-year pricing were confidential information and that they could be withheld under the Freedom of Information Act, because their release was likely to cause substantial harm to a contractor's competitive position.
Navy support services sought
The Navy's Military Sealift Command needs support services to implement and maintain its enterprise business and human resources management systems.
AF wants banking solution
The Air Force seeks information for a treasury management system solution. The in-house banking solution will provide user-defined business rules and features for account reporting and reconciliation. Some of these functions include balance and detail reporting, cash concentration, check issue and pay reconciliation, bank and virtual account reconciliation, worksheet modeling and Automated Clearing House fund and wire transfers. The system must run on the Windows 2000 server operating system.
Fed budget: Good, bad news for IT
The good news for industry is that 83 percent of the fiscal 2005 federal budget for information technology, or $50.5 billion, will go to government contractors.
OMB issues guidance for A-76 reports
By Nov. 12, agencies must send annual reports on their competitive sourcing efforts to the Office of Management and Budget. OMB will then report the results to Congress.
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Homeland security appropriations bill becomes law
President Bush today signed a $32 billion, fiscal 2005 Homeland Security appropriations bill that provides $275.3 million to the CIO's office.
FTS stays in final defense spending bill
Two provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act for 2005 that would limit how the Defense Department buys goods and services from General Services Administration contracts were eliminated from the final legislation.
Senate gives DHS appropriations bill the nod
The Senate yesterday approved a $32 billion fiscal 2005 appropriations bill for the Homeland Security Department. The House OK'd the bill Saturday. The bill now will be sent to the White House for President Bush's signature.
In brief: NMCI redo
The Navy and EDS Corp. have negotiated a pair of contract modifications that help reduce the number of service-level agreements from 200 to 37.
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Buy Lines: 'Get It Right' is getting there, slowly but surely
The "Get It Right" program launched by Stephen Perry, administrator of the General Services Administration, is designed to instill greater discipline in the management of GSA's multiple-award schedules and governmentwide acquisition contracts (GWACs).
Europe ponders new competition policy for defense procurement
Although the European Union is steadily erasing the borders among its member states, defense spending among EU members remains largely segregated along national lines.
Capital Roundup
Congress approved an 18-month extension of the research and development tax credit as part of tax relief bill H.R. 1308.
License dispute hits TSA program
The cancellation of LG Electronic Inc.'s license for iris scan technology will not disrupt the Transportation Security Administration's Registered Traveler pilot program, LG and TSA officials said.
Inside Track - New federal projects
The Navy is looking for information on the availability of a core command and control application for a shipboard protection system for all vessels except submarines.
Putnam to leave Government Reform for Rules Committee
Rep. Adam Putnam (R-Fla.), the force behind much of Congress' oversight of federal IT during the last two years, is moving from the House Government Reform Committee to the Rules Committee, effective today.
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