Cities track stimulus money on new Web sites
Several cities have established Web sites to track the $50 billion in economic stimulus spending cities will get.
Alion to continue designing Air Force readiness system
Alion Science and Technology will continue to design a Web-based reporting system for the Air Force under a five-year, $8.5 million contract.
OMB wants industry input on tracking stimulus dollars
Starting April 27, OMB and the stimulus oversight board will ask the IT community how to best achieve transparency for reporting spending under the economic stimulus law.
E-Verify deadline postponed again
The Homeland Security Department has extended until June 30 the deadline for contractors to begin using the employment verification system.
Omnitec to upgrade DOD Web sites
Omnitec Solutions will provide software solutions and other support for DOD Web sites under a four-year, $37 million contract.
CSC to upgrade U.K. passport and ID services
Computer Sciences Corp. will upgrade Britain’s passport and identification services under a 10-year contract worth $570 million.
CGI to upgrade GSA billing system
CGI Federal Inc. will modernize the General Services Administration’s billing system under a five-year contract valued at more than $43 million.
Alion helps Army develop future combat systems
Alion Science and Technology will help the Army develop future combat systems under a task order valued at $4.35 million.
CACI continues support for DOD acquisition unit
CACI International will continue supporting DOD’s Acquisition Technology and Logistics component under a $31 million contract.
California to lead states in stimulus jobs
California will get the most jobs from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, according to a private company tracking the stimulus spending.
POGO: Penalized contractors kept winning contracts
A government watchdog group says some contractors kept winning federal work despite being banned from getting that work.
Cloud computing needs standards to mature, experts say
Federal agencies should develop and deploy cloud computing technology, and standards will follow, speakers say.
Towns suggests IT committee to improve transparency of stimulus spending
Federal, state and private sector IT leaders should help track the stimulus package, House committee chairman suggests.
SBA unveils social-networking site
Business.gov Community is a place where small-business owners can collaborate on questions and ideas, the SBA says.
Kundra named federal CIO, vows to make more data public
Vivek Kundra says he wants to improve transparency and engage people.
Navy examines Web 2.0 tech for use on internal networks
The Navy will likely deploy its own versions of social media technologies such as Facebook and Wikipedia for use on internal networks, Navy Department CIO Robert Carey said.
Recovery.gov keeps its eyes on the money
The White House's Recovery.gov Web site for tracking stimulus spending is posting links to federal and state sites.
SRA to provide conflict-resolution support to EPA
SRA International will support the EPA’s conflict-resolution programs under a five-year, $55 million contract renewal.
Budget gives boost to IT, health care
The Health and Human Services Department would get money to increase techology, research and program integrity under the HHS $76.8 billion request.
TSA issues RFI for Web-based passenger data systems
The agency wants information on systems to collect hourly data on waiting times for passenger security checkpoints at airports.
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