TSA enters next stage of infrastructure deployment
Unisys Corp. and the Transportation Security Administration IT teams are deploying integrated Internet-ready applications throughout airports, seaports and other TSA-run facilities
GSA releases RFP for complete travel system
The GSA has released the final request for proposals for an online travel management system for the federal government. The contract could be worth up to $10 billion over 10 years.
CIOs expect more outsourcing
Federal CIOs expect to outsource more information technology projects to the private sector during the coming year, especially in areas where agencies lack in-house resources or technical expertise, according to a new survey.
Policy change would help small businesses
<FONT SIZE=2>The White House has proposed a far-reaching policy change that would require small businesses to recertify annually their eligibility for some contracts reserved for small business. </FONT>
Homeland enterprise architecture due by fall
The Homeland Security Department expects to craft most of an enterprise architecture for the nation's response to terrorism by Sept. 1, CIO Stephen Cooper said today.
Congress allocates $5 million for e-gov fund
The administration's e-government fund felt the pinch of the budget crunch last night as Congress allocated only $5 million for the account in the final agreement on the fiscal 2003 civilian budget.
White House closing small business loophole
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy is closing a loophole that lets agencies receive credit for awarding contracts to small businesses under governmentwide acquisition contracts without knowing if they truly are small. <br>
Latest FAIR inventory finds more commercial jobs
The Office of Management and Budget says an additional 537,000 federal positions are considered commercial and open to public-private competition under Circular A-76.
Davis plans to add time-and-materials provision to new SARA
The chairman of the House Government Reform Committee will propose a modified version of his Services Acquisition Reform Act that includes a provision to allow agencies to use time-and-materials and labor-hours contracts to buy services.
GAO raps procurement office on slow FSS response
The General Accounting Office has chided the Office of Federal Procurement Policy for responding too slowly to its recommendations to ensure more competition on Federal Supply Service schedule buys.
Clarke leaving cybersecurity post next month
Richard Clarke, the White House cybersecurity czar, will resign after he finishes the National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace early next month. He said it is essential to the health of the nation's economy and security that the national strategy is implemented.
Bush touts center to support data sharing
In his State of the Union address, President Bush called for a Terrorist Threat Integration Center to merge and analyze all threat information.
Weather Service CIO is new FGIPC president
The Federation of Government Information Processing Council has tapped Barry West to serve out the term for John Ortego, its president.
Lawmakers seek to restore e-gov fund
On Capitol Hill, a last-minute push has started to restore $40 million to the E-Government Fund.
GSA proposal would open FSS schedule
The General Services Administration is proposing to let state and local governments buy from the Federal Supply Service IT schedule.
Senate trims e-gov budget request
The Senate last week squashed the administration's request of $45 million for an e-government fund for fiscal 2003, and allocated just $5 million.
IRS makes tax e-filing free for many
The IRS has launched Free File at IRS.gov, making it possible for 60 percent of taxpayers to file their returns online at no extra cost.
TMP Worldwide Government Services gets site design contract
The parent company of the Monster.com job site will redesign the federal government's <i>usajobs</i> employment web site.
Labor's Callahan to lead AFFIRM
The Association for Federal Information Resources Management yesterday named Laura Callahan, the Labor Department's deputy CIO, to succeed Debra Stouffer as president.
Daniels: '04 IT budget about $60 billion
The Bush administration's request for federal IT funding for fiscal 2004 could increase by more than 15 percent over the 2003 request, OMB's director says.
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