Skinner: Immigration Services stumbles on IT modernization plan

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency is faltering in carrying out its IT modernization goals, according to a new report.

Veterans Technology Services winners selected

GSA today announced that it has awarded its $5 billion, 10-year governmentwide acquisition contract to 44 service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses.

Perot Systems buys QSS Group for $250M

Perot Systems Corp. will acquire QSS Group Inc., a federal government IT services company, for $250 million in an all-cash transaction.

FDA electronic platform open for comment

FDA plans to completely move to electronic submissions of reporting for regulated drug products and to create a common electronic platform to exchange data.

WITS 3 RFP set for January

The General Services Administration last week announced it would release the final request for proposals for the Washington Interagency Telecommunications System 3 contract on or about Jan. 2.

A better brand

The company once known as AMS has renewed itself as part of CGI Group and is hoping for a banner year in 2007.

H. Mike Shealey | Survival Guide: Perspectives from the field

H. Mike Shealey of the Baltimore Museum of Industry has some ideas on keeping kids interested in math and science.

Info-sharing is work in progress

The cost of Director of National Intelligence John Negroponte's plan to link federal agencies could run into the hundreds of millions.

Agents of misfortune

Old and new issues loom large as IPv6 enters the cybersecurity fray.

Input: GSA IT schedule sales dip again in '06

Annual sales through GSA's multiple award schedule contracts for IT products and services declined for the second straight year in fiscal 2006, according to Input Inc.

Need for IPv6 security products may hold up agency compliance

The biggest concern for federal agencies, which are facing the deadline to move their network backbone to Internet Protocol Version 6 in 18 months, is whether the security industry will have enough products to support them.

House reform committee could change how government IT is handled

Under incoming chairman Rep. Henry Waxman, the House Government Reform Committee may alter how it handles federal IT.

BearingPoint to help steer NMCI into safe berth

BearingPoint Inc. won a contract to supply the Navy with IT services as part of its continuing transition to the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet.

Next steps for HHS in advancing health IT network are states, RHIOs

In order to advance capabilities for the Nationwide Health Information Network next year, HHS will pursue contracts for trial implementations that will include state and regional health information organization exchange efforts.

Texas plans permanent border watch Web site

Texas' month-long experiment with border surveillance Web cameras is being touted as a success with 221,000 people participating via the Internet, state officials said.

DHS: Interoperable communications within nation's grasp

More than two-thirds of emergency response in the United States use some degree of interoperable communications, according to a new report.

GAO Report: NMCI not achieving targeted goals

The Navy-Marine Corps Intranet program has not yet achieved the two strategic goals set for the project, despite six years and $3.7 billion spent on the project.

Radio-frequency spectrum use struggle continues for DOD

The Department of Defense continues to struggle with how to manage radio-frequency spectrum use.

GTSI awarded $63M FAA IT hardware deal

GTSI Corp. has been awarded a purchasing vehicle contract to consolidate the Federal Aviation Administration's procurement of IT peripherals.

Report: IPv6 to generate modest spending increases

The transition to IPv6 is a significant opportunity for IT services vendors, but they should not overestimate the government's planned spending on pure IPv6 hardware upgrades, according to an analysis conducted by Government Insights.