Federal government funded through Dec. 8
Congress has plans to complete the remaining 10 appropriations bills before leaving for the Dec. 15 holiday recess.
Mendenhall award bestowed upon DiPentima
One of the first CIOs in the government, at the Social Security Administration, and someone who helped launch the federal CIO Council, Renny DiPentima has long been considered the dean of the IT community.
Intel IT is coming together
Dale Meyerrose, CIO for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, said yesterday the attempt to bring the national intelligence machine out of the IT shadows is starting to pay off.
DOD aims to improve how it buys services
The Defense Department is making another attempt to improve how it purchases services.
Government to study online procurement
The federal government again will review the advantages and disadvantages of online procurement services.
Intel agencies going to 'war' over IT security
Starting Tuesday, the CIO's office in the Office of the National Director for Intelligence is going into the war room.
GSA digital federal forms contract reopens
A contract by the General Services Administration is being evaluated for the third time after the Government Accountability Office ruled the agency erred in evaluating the bidders' proposals and making its source selection decision.
GSA flexes buying muscle to improve wireless deals
The General Services Administration is seeking the industry's perspective on buying cell phones, PDAss and cellular network cards, as well as services such as broadband and WiFi, through a volume-purchase program.
GSA releases RFI for strategic sourcing wireless initiative
GSA hopes to gain industry perspective on buying cell phones, personal digital assistants and cellular network cards, as well as services such as broadband and WiFi through a volume-purchase program.
E-authentication project needs service providers
The General Services Administration is looking for ways to give the federal e-authentication e-government project a boost by bringing in more credential providers.
Court to GSA: Reopen bidding on FedBizOpps contract
The Federal Claims Court late last week directed the General Services Administration to vacate its award to Symplicity Corp. of Arlington, Va., to run the federal procurement Web site, FedBizOpps.gov.
USAF awards eight vendors $800m contract
The Air Force has awarded eight companies a five-year, $800 million blanket purchase agreement to provide management, operational and support services, studies, analyses and evaluation, and engineering and technical services.
Denett unanimously confirmed as OFPP head
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy has a new administrator after almost a year without one.
New IT services schedule recommended
To increase competition among services contracts, the General Services Administration should develop a new schedule for IT services and expand the Defense Department rule of three to the rest of government, according to the Acquisition Advisory Panel.
GPO slates Harris for Future Digital System work
<font color="CC0000">(UPDATED) </font> The Government Printing Office yesterday announced that Harris Corp. will build the Future Digital System under a $29 million contract.
Report says agency planning for move to IPv6 needs improvement
With significant challenges ahead for agencies as they move to Internet Protocol Version 6, the Government Accountability Office is questioning whether the government is doing enough to be successful.
Advisory panel recommends new GSA IT services schedule
To increase competition among services contracts, the General Services Administration should develop a new schedule for IT services and expand the DOD rule of three to the rest of government, according to the Acquisition Advisory Panel.
Report: DHS contracting lacks accountability, controls
Lawmakers today grilled Homeland Security Department procurement officials over consistent poor contract management over the past three years.
Tight schedule set for HSPD-12
The first large-scale test of the technology that will put Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 into practice is slated to be in place by Oct. 20.
DOT, DHS to test ID cards at ports this week
On June 20 DOT and DHS officials will run an exercise with less than 200 port workers and seafarers at ports in Baltimore, Jacksonville, Fla., and Norfolk, Va., to see how identification cards with different types of tokens work in disparate environments.
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