<FONT SIZE=2>The National Institute of Standards and Technology needs an interface for a high-speed arbitrary bit stream generator in order to further the aims of the AC Josephson voltage standard. </FONT>
The Office of Management and Budget's e-government management team met July 16 met with the Washington Technology and Government Computer News editorial staffs to discuss the administration's e-gov progress and what the future holds. Participating OMB staff members included Mark Forman, associate director of OMB for information technology and e-government.
<FONT SIZE=2>	The General Services Administration has consolidated its e-government offices into a single organization, called the Office of Citizen Services and Communications, and named Casey Coleman as chief technology officer. </FONT>
<FONT SIZE=2>	The Senate Aug. 1 unanimously confirmed President Bush's appointment of Mark Everson as deputy director for management in the Office of Management and Budget.</FONT>
Hewlett-Packard Co. will provide more than $35 million worth of new HP desktop and notebook personal computers to the Internal Revenue Service to support the agency's modernization effort.
The Defense Logistics Agency has launched a limited version of its new Business Systems Modernization system, marking a first step in the agency's $500 million, five-year revamping of its out-of-date logistics systems.
Government officials are optimistic Congress will approve the president's request for a $45 million e-government fund in the fiscal 2003 budget this fall.
The administration's e-government strategy got a strong endorsement from the Senate last month, when the chamber approved a comprehensive e-government bill.
Five years ago, when military pilots used the flight simulation software of Silicon Graphics Inc., Mountain View, Calif., to practice their flying skills, fog was always displayed outside the cockpit window alongside the flight path of their virtual jets. The haze was necessary, because even the fastest processors of the day weren't able to render details of the passing scenery, said Lang Craighill, senior director of federal operations for SGI Federal.
How big is the e-government opportunity for integrators? Judging by the $5 million the White House is spending on its much-ballyhooed 24 initiatives, not very. But those projects are just the tip of the iceberg ? models and catalysts for more ambitious, big-dollar programs on the horizon. We uncover real opportunities for making money.
The July 15 article, "WorldCom's troubles jeopardize contracts," provides an excellent overview of why "nervous [federal] agencies are eyeing alternatives" if WorldCom's situation worsens. A related online article July 9, "DREN contract continues to haunt DISA," describes how the problems at WorldCom, as well as those at Global Crossing, have led to "the never-ending saga" of the efforts to re-award the $450 million Defense Research and Engineering Network contract.
Information technology firms could rake in $3 billion helping state governments comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, according to the market research firm Input Inc. of Chantilly Va.
The government services and defense industry is basking in the glow of positive investor sentiment. Growth in government spending, ongoing needs for technology infusion and refreshment, along with more rational, commercial-like procurement processes provide a sound basis for revenue growth and earnings visibility going forward.
Industry and government officials are responding with mixed feelings to the July 19 freeze on selected information technology infrastructure and modernization projects imposed by Office of Management and Budget Director Mitch Daniels Jr.
The General Services Administration continued its reorganization today, naming Casey Coleman as the agency's chief technology officer for its Office of Citizens Services. The move follows several recent changes at GSA, which last month merged the Communications Office, FirstGov Office, the Intergovernmental Solutions Office and parts of the IT Office into the new Citizens Service Office.
The Department of Defense and other agencies will surrender parts of their allotted airwaves for auction to commercial providers of Third Generation, or 3G, cellular telephone services, the Commerce Department announced.
Qwest Communications International Inc. announced it won a five-year Web hosting services contract from the Treasury Department's Bureau of Public Debt.
Office of Management and Budget Director Mitch Daniels Jr. July 19 told agencies of the proposed Department of Homeland Security to halt information technology infrastructure and modernization plans with life-cycle costs greater than $500,000, pending an expedited review by a new Homeland Security IT Investment Review Group.
