There has been a great deal of buzz about the new media, especially from this administration. As a result, we have a whole new class of journalists -- the bloggers who believe if they publish and it is incorrect, some one will correct it -- the Wikipedia approach to news.
Computer Sciences Corp. will provide applications infrastructure and systems support services to the Air Force under a four-year contract worth up to $50 million.
The Veterans Affairs Department is struggling with a 26-percent vacancy rate in its acquisition staff, Deputy Secretary W. Scott Gould said today as he outlined a new "corporate" approach to the buying process.
Microsoft's loss in a patent dispute with Toronto-based i4i LP means that it will have to stop selling Microsoft Word in U.S. markets. The issue concerns the use of "custom XML" in Word in the Microsoft Office 2003 and Microsoft Office 2007 productivity suites.
Apriva will provide the Defense Information Systems Agency with hardware, software licenses and other information technology services under a five-year, $17 million contract.
Lt. Gen. Carroll Pollett, director of the Defense Information Systems Agency, reiterated the importance of the contract workforce to DISA at an industry presentation Aug. 7, especially, he said, as the agency faces moving its staff to Fort Meade next year.
Avineon will provide technical support and management oversight to the Marines Corps under a five-year contract with an estimated value of $29 million.
There are many good information technology innovations, but not all the current fads are good for government IT. Some trends are bad in general, and some are very bad for government IT managers in particular.
IBM Corp. is expanding its public-sector offerings to focus on analytic solutions to federal, state and local government organizations, as well as health care and education.
