Anteon International Corp. has been awarded a five-year blanket purchase agreement worth up to $10 million by the Defense Department's Office of the Comptroller.
Information technology training is "a strategic element in achieving corporate objectives," not just a support function, according to a new GAO report.
<FONT SIZE=2>The Defense Department CIO is expected to sign a policy next month that will set guidelines for using wireless devices across the department. The new policy will revise the Pentagon Area Common IT Wireless Security Policy signed last fall, said Dawn Meyerriecks, chief technology officer for the Defense Information Systems Agency. DOD users and vendors should find the departmentwide policy more comprehensive than the Pentagon policy, she said. </FONT>
<FONT SIZE=2>The Information Age has spawned an archivist's nightmare. Computers make it easier to create records, whether e-mail or formal documents. But storing them for the long haul wasn't part of the original plan.</FONT>
<FONT SIZE=2>Electronic Data Systems Corp. will roll out another 150,000 seats under the Navy Marine Corps Intranet contract. The latest clearance by the Defense Department pushes the total authorization to 310,000 seats. </FONT>
Share-in-savings contracting can be highly effective in motivating contractors to generate savings and revenue for their clients, but it's especially difficult to do in the federal government, a new report says.
The National Security agency is considering expanding its Groundbreaker seat management contract with Computer Sciences Corp., an agency official says.
While the Defense Department has undertaken the process of mapping its processes to an information architecture blueprint, its approach has been uneven, according to a General Accounting Office report.
President Bush has ordered development of a National Incident Management System that governments will use to work together in preparing and responding to domestic security incidents.
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.
The Department of Defense has relied more heavily on precision-guided weapons in recent conflicts and may do so more in future engagements, according to a report released by Northrop Grumman Corp.'s internal think tank.
<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>
