Federal government CRM spending to reach $500 Million
The U.S. federal government will increase its spending on customer relationship management systems and services at a compound annual growth rate of 17.5 percent between 2001 and 2006, according to a market research report.
New fed CTO sets sites on buying the right technologies
Norman Lorentz will help managers across government buy the right technologies in order to make government more efficient.
Officials call for trade legislation, tax cuts
Bush administration officials called on Congress to pass trade promotion authority legislation and an economic stimulus package that would cut taxes, actions they said would help bring the economy out of recession.
CSC wins Ballistic Missile Defense contract extension
Computer Sciences Corp. won a $59 million, 14-month extension with the Missile Defense Agency to continue providing scientific, engineering and technical assistance to the agency's headquarters in Arlington, Va.
Federal funds boost telework initiative
Armed with $3.4 million in federal funds, the 3-month-old nonprofit Telework Consortium in Herndon, Va., will demonstrate the benefits of teleworking, or working outside the office.
Industry braces for outsourcing fight
Attempts to limit government outsourcing will again be a flash point for the information technology industry when Congress comes back to Washington Jan. 23.
Thornberry: Government must revamp for new security needs
Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, is calling for the widespread reorganization of government agencies, including the military, in light of Sept. 11.
Lockheed Martin, Pa. begin IT program for high schoolers
Lockheed Martin Management & Data Systems launched Pennsylvania's first registered IT apprenticeship program.
OMB gets first chief technology officer
Norman Lorentz takes the post for the Office of Management and Budget.
Anteon wins $16.8 million defense IT contract
Anteon Corp. netted a deal to support the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia's Tricare Regional Standardization Program.
Government sites popular among Web users
Fifty-five percent of adult Internet users in the United States logged on to some type of government Web site in the last year, according to a survey.
Mark Forman gets his dream job
On Aug. 9, 80 federal employees began an intense, heady process of defining projects that would use technology to improve citizen services.
NYPD to expand crime mapping capabilities
MapInfo Corp. was picked by the New York City Police Department to provide its MapInfo MapXtreme mapping technology for its agencywide, intranet-based crime analysis system.
Bush Revokes Blacklisting Rule
The Bush administration repealed a controversial federal rule that would have put new restrictions on the government procurement process.
Teets Assumes Air Force Post
Peter Teets, former president and chief operating officer of Lockheed Martin Corp. of Bethesda, Md., was sworn in Dec. 13 as undersecretary of the Air Force.
Accenture Inks Performance-Based Deals with Ed. Dept.
The Office of Student Financial Assistance will save about $173 million through two new share-in-savings contracts with Accenture.
Davis Presents Emergency Procurement Legislation
Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va., introduced emergency procurement reform legislation that would simplify procurement procedures for items used in humanitarian, peacekeeping and counter-terrorism efforts. The Federal Emergency Procurement Flexibility Act of 2001, H.R. 3426, is co-sponsored by Rep. Curt Weldon, R-Pa.
House Committee OKs Two Cybersecurity Bills
The House Science Committee approved two bipartisan bills designed to improve cybersecurity and enhance information technology research.
ON THE JOB
Fifty-one percent of American workers expect to receive year-end holiday rewards from their companies, according to a report by Xylo Inc., "How Year-End Holiday Rewards Impact Workplace Loyalty."
Stemming the Brain Drain
In Rudy Umbs' office at the Federal Highway Administration, nine of the 12 staff members ? national and international experts in highway traffic and safety ? could retire today if they chose.
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