Cut waste with common sense and IT, feds suggest
Go online and vote for one of the four finalists for the Save Award; it could save a lot of money.
CACI to aid Army with intelligence processing upgrades
CACI International Inc. will provide program management and technical engineering services to the Army under a $45 million task order.
VT Group hires VP of strategic development
George Allen has joined VT Group’s Technical Services business unit as vice president of strategic development.
Harris win secures third year on Air Force satellite program
Harris Corp. will continue its operations and maintenance support to the Air Force having won a $64 million third option year for the Network and Space Operations and Maintenance program.
Delivering IT projects in quick increments: 23rd time's the charm?
Perhaps the recent recommendations by a TechAmerica panel finally will inspire agencies to take a more agile approach to system development, writes FCW blogger (and commission co-chairman) Steve Kelman.
CIOs need more budget power, VA's Baker urges
VA CIO Roger Baker says if CIOs had more budget power, IT management would improve.
TASC takes off on $828M FAA NextGen award
TASC Inc. will help the Federal Aviation Administration transition to the NextGen air traffic control system under a 10-year contract worth as much as $827.8 million.
Accountability, transparency and their unintended consequences
Organizations that emphasize accountability and transparency often find it difficult to improve performance, writes blogger Steve Kelman.
How to improve procurement: Stop talking about requirements
Federal agencies would do themselves a favor if they stopped thinking in terms of requirements and started talking about user needs, writes consultant Ray Kane.
One more time: Contract management needs to be a core competency of government
Federal agencies waste a lot of time and money on large government IT projects because they lack the necessary management expertise, writes blogger Steve Kelman.
Serco helps VA reintegrate, train vets for jobs
Serco Inc. will provide the Veterans Affairs Department with program management assistance under a competitively won task order valued at approximately $20 million.
Note to feds: Go forth and fail!
There's a fine line between being on top of a project and stifling workers' skills, FCW cartoonist and blogger John Klossner writes.
More talk needed if defense reforms are to succeed
Improved communications is necessary to achieve cost reductions and efficiencies at the Defense Department, writes Stan Soloway of the Professional Services Council.
Consolidate IT infrastructure, save $1 trillion, CEOs say
The Technology CEO Council claims the federal government can save $1 trillion in 10 years by streamlining supply chains, consolidating data centers, automating paper processes and applying anti-fraud analytic tools.
Do program managers belong in program offices, or in IT shops?"
Should program managers--the professionals who are best-suited to provide a results-oriented, front-line perspective on the features of the system as it is developed and released--work with program offices, or in IT shops? Blogger Steve Kelman ponders the question.
GlobalNet snares 3 FDA contracts totaling $81 million
GlobalNet Services Inc. will provide a variety of IT services to the Food and Drug Administration under three recently awarded contracts that have a combined value of $81 million.
CGI continues IT support for Marines’ manpower branch
CGI Federal Inc. will provide information technology services to the Marine Corps under a five-year, $11 million contract.
BAE provides call center support to pension agency
BAE Systems Inc. will support the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation with call center assistance under a five-year contract valued at $10.8 million.
Almost There!
Help us tailor content specifically for you: