Vendor sought to consolidate recreation sites

The consolidation of the government's recreation reservation Web sites is about to begin.

Callahan resigns from Homeland Security post

Laura Callahan, former senior director in the Homeland Security Department's CIO office, resigned from the department today.

Treasury CIO Ladner to resign

Drew Ladner is resigning as CIO of the Treasury Department.<br>

EPA sets plans for emergency services buys

The agency is looking for input from vendors on creating a speedier procurement mechanism.

Labor seeks input on electronic filing upgrade

The Labor Department plans to upgrade its electronic filing system for annual reports on employee benefit plans and is asking for comments. The department receives about 1.4 million annual reports each year.

NASA issues plan for IT services A-76 competition

Dozens of vendors already have told NASA that they are considering taking part in the A-76 competition for NASA's Shared Services Center.

Safecom to seek demonstration projects

The Homeland Security Department's Safecom program will release a broad agency announcement in the next 30 days for demonstration projects in wireless communications interoperability.

FEMA's West: DHS moves forward on EA

More details on the second version of the Homeland Security Department's enterprise architecture should become known over the next three months, a DHS official said today.

GSA prepares for FedBizOpps follow-on contract

The General Services Administration this month plans to release a draft request for proposals to upgrade and enhance FedBizOpps, the government's procurement portal.

New service aims to ease FISMA compliance

NetSec Inc. today announced a service to help agencies meet the requirements of the Federal Information Security Management Act.

Commerce seeks leadership training

The Commerce Department is collecting information on executive leadership training to help it cope with the high number of retirements it faces.

Integrators boast software best practices

Northrop Grumman Corp. and Science Applications International Corp. garnered high marks for their software best practices.

NASA reworks satellite services contract

NASA rebids the contract in an effort to streamline its service operations by selecting separate providers for satellite, terrestrial and technical support.

OMB lays out plans for five new SmartBuy deals

The Office of Management and Budget clarified goals for the SmartBuy governmentwide software licensing program and detailed plans to put five enterprise deals in place by October.

SBC to compete for federal long-distance

A unit of SBC Communications Inc. won the right to offer long-distance service to federal agencies.

DHS to start wireless pilot projects

The Department of Homeland Security will call for industry to propose innovative wireless interoperability solutions.

Agencies embracing e-pay

Federal agencies increasingly are paying vendors by electronic funds transfer instead of checks.

White House calls for less advanced research

A White House plan to eliminate a high-tech research grants program signals a change in priorities, a Commerce Department adviser says.<br>

FTS, industry to hold open session on Networx

Industry will have the chance Feb. 17 to give the GSA's Federal Technology Service its thoughts on FTS Networx, the next-generation telecommunications contract.

GAO: Better IT planning, management needed

Government agencies must continue to improve IT planning and performance measurement, as well as investment management, according to a report by the General Accounting Office.<br>