GSA opts out of BearingPoint HSPD-12 deal

The General Service Administration has announced that it will not exercise the remaining options under a contested contract providing Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 services to its shared-services provider customers.

HUD seeks modernized financial-management system

The Housing and Urban Development Department is conducting a public-private competition for system integration and hosting at a shared-services center for the HUD Integrated Financial Management Improvement Project.

ITT chosen for DISA's Joint Spectrum Center support deal

ITT Corp. has been awarded a contract to support the Defense Information Systems Agency's Joint Spectrum Center.

GAO Cybersecurity R&D report urges coordination improvements

According to a new report, the federal government has to do a better job of coordinating research and development on cybersecurity issues.

Networked government necessitates new skills

According to a senior GSA executive, government managers will need new skills and the ability to collaborate in order to move ahead in an age of networked governance.

AT&T gets Army professional services work

AT&T Government Solutions Inc. won a contract to furnish professional services to the Army Materiel Command's Enterprise Integration Directorate.

OPM must further strengthen security clearance process: GAO

Despite efforts at improvement, the Office of Personnel Management is not meeting its goals for timely processing of top-secret security clearances for defense contractors, according to a <a href="http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d061070.pdf"><u>new report</u></a>.

Mendenhall award bestowed upon DiPentima

One of the first CIOs in the government, at the Social Security Administration, and someone who helped launch the federal CIO Council, Renny DiPentima has long been considered the dean of the IT community.

Stanley to manage passport services for State Department

Stanley Inc. won a 10-year, $164 million contract to deliver passport-book personalization services and facilities for the State Department.

Bandwidth expansion contracts worth up to $3B

The Defense Information Systems Agency today announced the award of three contracts, worth up to $3 billion, to boost bandwidth on its Defense Information Systems Network.

Panel to suggest greater competition, more transparency

The themes of competition, transparency and integrity could dominate the recommendations of the Acquisition Advisory Panel when it releases its draft report in the coming weeks.

Senator: GSA should reconsider IT infrastructure contract

The chairwoman of the Senate Small Business Committee believes the agency has inhibited small firms from bidding on the GSA Infrastructure Technology Global Operations acquisition vehicle.

State unveils plans for PASS card

IT vendors will have a clearer view of the State Department's plans for the radio frequency identification device-equipped border crossing card that Uncle Sam plans to deploy as part of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative.

Chertoff details antiterror battle plan to police chiefs

As the U.S. faces threats from weapons of mass destruction and high-consequence international and homegrown plots, the Homeland Security Department is expanding its efforts with state, local, federal and international law enforcement to defend the country.

2006 Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards: Partnership takes center stage

Winners cite collaboration as a key to success.

Report: Traditional IT work is shrinking

There's good news and bad news ahead in the government market.

Army Corps engineering support will come from SAIC

Science Applications International Corp. won a prime contract to furnish engineering services and geospatial support for the Army Corps of Engineers' Research and Development Center ? Topographic Engineering Center.

General Dynamics will keep Air Systems work

General Dynamics Information Technology won three contracts over five years to provide acquisition logistics support to the Naval Air Systems Command.

U.S. Marshal Service to execute 'Con Air' upgrades

The U.S. Marshals Service has agreed to implement a series of security improvements recommended by the Justice Department's inspector general for the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System.

USPS site is much more than just a presence on the Web

Today, the USPS Web site <a href="http://www.usps.com"><u>www.usps.com</u></a> has gone from being merely a Web presence to a services portal handling financial transactions, generating $425 million in gross revenues in fiscal 2006.