Wanted: Officials with homeland security skills
Bob Chiaradio decided to leave the FBI last spring when he found himself at the highest level of the federal government's Senior Executive Service.
Taking it personally
Just two weeks before Sept. 11, a team of employees from SRA International Inc. handed over control to the Navy of a command center the team had built.
GSA considers fee for new FedBizOpps service
Federal officials are considering whether to charge contractors to use the FedBizOpps new e-mail notification feature.
GAO affirms IT role in Homeland Security Department
Information technology can play a key role in facilitating information sharing and goal setting in the forthcoming Department of Homeland Security, General Accounting Office officials have told Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va.
TRW to build $4.5 billion satellite weather system
TRW Inc. has won a contract to build the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System, the United States' next-generation meteorological satellite system.
Modern Technologies nets task order worth up to $400M
Modern Technologies Corp. will provide engineering and technical services to the Ogden Air Logistics Center at Hill Air Force Base in Utah.
In brief: Capital Roundup
The Fairfax, Va., County Chamber of Commerce is urging Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld to reconsider a plan to restrict any new defense-related construction, leasing or facility improvements to an area outside a 100-mile zone around Washington.
Survey: Agency Web sites make progress, still have far to go
Only 12.8 percent include e-commerce applications, and only 8.8 percent offer direct links to e-government services, according to a survey of 148 federal Web sites.
Revamped e-Buy earns applause
The General Services Administration's revamped e-Buy procurement portal is being touted by both federal buyers and their suppliers as an effective tool for increasing competition and making the buying process more efficient.
Senate sets limits on contracting
The Senate's 2003 Defense authorization bill has raised objections from technology industry representatives to provisions that would significantly change how the Defense Department purchases professional services.
AT&T wins GSA Web hosting contract
The General Services Administration has awarded a one-year, $1.9 million contract to AT&T Corp.'s Government Solutions division to provide Web hosting and security services for FirstGov.gov.
Anteon wins $10 million Army contract
Anteon International Corp. it won a five-year contract, valued at $10.8 million, to provide information technology support services for the Army Network Engineering and Telecommunications Activity.
Ciber adds Army Corps of Engineers win
Ciber Inc. announced it won a five-year, multimillion dollar information technology services support contract from the Army Corps of Engineers.
Coffman to lead White House telecom panel
Vance Coffman, chief executive officer and chairman of Lockheed Martin Corp., has been named chairman of the President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee.
Northrop Grumman to support Joint Forces Command
Northrop Grumman Corp. announced it will provide IT services to assist the U.S. Joint Forces Command with future requirements.
Four get GSA's $20 million reverse-auction contract
Four companies ? B2E Markets Inc., Computer Information Specialist Inc., Orbis Online Inc. and NB Ventures Global eProcure ? have won a General Services Administration contract to conduct online reverse auctions for federal agencies.
Bill threatens Bush's sourcing strategy
The Bush administration's effort to increase the number of public-private competitions could be derailed under legislation recently passed by the House.
Tech provisions in security bills
<FONT SIZE=2>	The House bill setting up the new Department of Homeland Security, H.R. 5005, includes several key technology provisions. One offers antitrust, civil liability and Freedom of Information Act exemptions to companies or individuals who voluntarily provide ordinarily private information about threats, vulnerabilities and intrusions upon the nation's critical infrastructure. </FONT>
The E-Team: Mark Forman & Co.
The Office of Management and Budget's e-government management team met July 16 met with the Washington Technology and Government Computer News editorial staffs to discuss the administration's e-gov progress and what the future holds. Participating OMB staff members included Mark Forman, associate director of OMB for information technology and e-government.
New A-76 draft almost ready
<FONT SIZE=2>	A draft of a new version of OMB's A-76 circular is almost complete, Angela Styles, administrator of OMB's Office of Federal Procurement Policy, said recently at a congressional hearing.</FONT>
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