Report: E-Learning breaking down barriers in Africa
Public-private arrangements are bringing e-learning to thousands of Africans whose access to traditional education is hampered by poverty, a new report says.
ACS nets $33M IT outsourcing deal with Riverside, Calif.
Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has won a four-year, $33.2 million contract from Riverside, Calif., to provide enterprise information technology outsourcing services.
Versant and FGM create alliance
Versant Corp. of Fremont, Calif., and FGM Inc. of Dulles, Va., have formed a distribution partnership.
SBA, HP launch small business matchmaker program
A pilot program that links small businesses with products and services to sell to federal, state and local government agencies and private companies is being expanded.
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<FONT SIZE=2>Web site and e-mail traffic spiked Sept. 11, 2001. Worldwide, people were trying to find out what happened and locate loved ones after terrorists struck New York and Washington. But accurate information was hard to find, and some communications systems overloaded, including government Web sites.</FONT>
Army automates travel with GetThere travel system
GetThere LP says the Army has deployed the new version of its online booking technology designed for government travel.
GAO's Walker says OMB should follow panel's A-76 recommendations
Comptroller General David Walker has called upon the Office of Management and Budget to more closely adhere to recommendations of the Commercial Activities Panel in its revised Circular A-76.
White House eyes $4.9 billion IT budget increase in 2004
President Bush will request $59.1 billion in federal information technology funding for fiscal 2004, White House official Mark Forman said Monday. The request is about $4.9 billion more than the $54.2 billion in IT spending expected in fiscal 2003.
Soza gets U.S. Mint contract
Soza & Co. Ltd. won a five-year, $29.5 million contract from the U.S. Mint's application development office for consolidated information technology support services.
GSA proposes charging for some FedBizOpps features
The General Services Administration wants to charge subscribers to its FedBizOpps service an annual fee for using its special e-mail notification features. The fee, which would be no more than $30, would be charged beginning Oct. 1. It would be charged only for subscribers who sign up to receive all notices from selected organizations and product service classifications, or to receive all procurement notices on the site.
Section 508 micropurchase exemption extended
Federal information technology vendors will have until Oct. 1, 2004, to ensure that government purchasers of electronic and IT products under $2,500 are able to buy goods that comply with Section 508 technical standards.
Navajo Nation selects J.D. Edwards' software
The largest Native American government in the country has chosen business automation software from J.D. Edwards & Co. to increase productivity.
Tech success: Now hiring
<FONT SIZE=2>The Immigration and Naturalization Service human resources operation was struggling with poor service and staff defections when the agency in July turned to a Web-based HR service provided by Avue Technologies Corp. of Tacoma, Wash.</FONT>
Wanted: Solutions
<FONT SIZE=2>Two laws passed late last year are giving new hope to small companies and new entrants into the federal marketplace that say they have innovative e-government and homeland security-related technologies but have lacked a reliable pipeline to agency decision-makers.</FONT>
Davis new chairman of House Government Reform Committee
Rep. Tom Davis of Virginia was appointed chairman of the House Government Reform Committee.
NCS Pearson renames government unit
NCS Pearson Inc.'s government business in Arlington, Va., has been renamed Pearson Government Solutions.
PlanGraphics to support the HUD's enterprise architecture practice
Systems integrator PlanGraphics Inc. has won a task order with the Department of Housing and Urban Development to support its enterprise architecture practice.
Four firms get NSA blanket purchase agreements for IT services
Four companies have won blanket purchase agreements from the National Security Agency to provide a range of IT and engineering services.
RS Info Systems nets HUD software work
RS Information Systems Inc. has won a $10 million contract to provide software development and systems maintenance support for the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
BearingPoint delivers financial management system to Afghanistan
BearingPoint Inc. has installed and is helping to operate a financial management information system for Afghanistan.<br>
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