FOSE 2001, the largest government information technology conference and showcase in the world, unveils its 25th conference this morning at the Washington, D.C., Convention Center with a keynote address by Craig Mundie, Microsoft's Senior Vice President for Advanced Strategies. Mundie is among the speakers who, in a first for FOSE, will have their presentations webcast from the conference. FOSElive, located at www.foselive.com, will present three days of FOSE speakers, corporate presentations and interviews, according to Alec Dann, vice president of Internet for Post Newsweek Tech Media Group.
The Army has radically restructured the $5.2 billion Warfighter Information Network-Tactical program by expanding its scope to emphasize next-generation communications technologies.
The federal government's efforts at acquisition streamlining and reform may be providing agencies with more efficient ways to purchase needed goods and services, but the changes appear to be hurting the Small Business Administration's 8(a) program for disadvantaged businesses.
The Federal Acquisition Regulation Council March 9 suspended until May 11 so-called blacklisting rules that required federal agencies to consider criteria such as compliance with labor, tax, employment, antitrust, environmental and consumer protection laws when awarding government contracts.
President Bush may have proposed a $100 million electronic government fund, but don't hold your breath waiting for the money to flow to your favorite Web project. That's the message delivered by Jasmeet Seehra, senior policy analyst in the Office of Management and Budget's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
The head of acquisition for the Federal Aviation Administration said Lockheed Martin Corp. is the preferred vendor to upgrade the agency's 20 en route air traffic control centers that control high-altitude airline traffic. The planned multiyear contract is worth several hundred million dollars.
Putting federal agencies on alert about computer security, an influential lawmaker today sent letters to 15 agency heads reminding the officials of their duties to protect the electronic infrastructure under their control.
Many federal agencies are looking to get their telecommunications and systems integration services from the same company, a rapid and growing trend that could dramatically change the telecommunications market.
The Navy-Marine Corps Intranet project is a harbinger of the coming convergence of the telecommunications and information technology markets, according to a leading telecommunications analyst.
Several major federal agencies are delaying the so-called blacklisting rules that give contracting officers broad power to decide whether contractors are qualified to bid on government contracts.
Several of the country's largest telecommunications companies are quietly waging a legal battle with the General Services Administration to prevent the agency from disclosing their rates on government contracts.
Unisys Corp. has completed a nearly four-years-long effort helping the Internal Revenue Service consolidate its mainframe computing operations, the company announced.
The Navy's Smart Card Office has chosen an open transaction platform provided by Funge Systems Inc. to develop a prototype pocket computer and a prototype personal digital assistant that use smart cards for wireless transactions.
The government likely cannot adopt a completely commercial model for electronic procurement, and it probably shouldn't, according to Deidre Lee, director of procurement for the Department of Defense.
Small businesses continue to receive their mandated share of government purchases, but federal procurement policies may be causing an overall reduction in the percentage of federal contracts going to small businesses, according to a new General Accounting Office report.
The Orkand Corp. was awarded a five-year, $72 million contract by the State Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs to support and maintain installed systems, operate a centralized integration and repair facility and create and maintain documentation for the installed systems.
The Army has selected 17 companies for a third set of training activities within its $4 billion, eight-year program to revamp training and simulation services.
The General Accounting Office reported to the Senate and House Appropriations committees the Internal Revenue Service is making significant progress in its systems modernization efforts, but still faces challenges ensuring that new systems meet operational and cost goals.
Government and industry representatives today released a report calling on federal agencies to beef up information security as they move government information and services to the Web.
