Web moratorium announced by Navy

A moratorium on the creation of new Web sites and portals, and the upgrading of existing ones, has been issued by the U.S. Navy in an effort to get the service in a better position for migration to the Defense Knowledge Online portal.

National Recreation Reservation System contract to move ahead

Recreation enthusiasts should be able to start using federal consolidated reservation services now that a bidder has settled the legal argument over the National Recreation Reservation System contract.

SYS Technologies wins software development pact

SYS Technologies Inc. won an engineering support contract with the U.S. Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center in San Diego.

Report: It's pass and fail for DHS

The Homeland Security Department is winning good grades for nuclear plant security and air defense, but it earns poor grades for port security, chemical plant security and public relations, according to a new <a href="http://www.cfr.org/publication/11814/"><u>report card</u></a>.

FAA hires Concept Solutions for air management work

Concept Solutions LLC won a two-year, $6 million contract to continue upgrading the Federal Aviation Administration's Military Operations Systems.

Memo to Congress: DHS needs biennial funding

The new Congress taking office next January should initiate a regular, two-year cycle for writing comprehensive Homeland Security Department authorization bills, a pair of Heritage Foundation scholars recommend in a new <a href=http://www.heritage.org/Research/NationalSecurity/wm1240.cfm>report</a> today.

IRS' maps out IT modernization

The IRS announced Tuesday that the agency will implement its Business Systems Modernization in smaller increments and in a more unified strategy.

GAO recommends Army take corrective action on ITES-2S awards

The Government Accountability Office announced Tuesday it has sided with five protesters who lodged complaints when the Army awarded its Information Technology Enterprise Solutions-2 Services contracts.

Williams: Much heavy lifting remains with U.S. Visit

When James Williams joined GSA in June to become commissioner of its new Federal Acquisition Service, he left behind some unfinished work on the $1.1 billion U.S. Visit program at the Homeland Security Department.

Merlin gives VA preventative dose of Web security

The Veterans Affairs Department has tapped Merlin International Inc. to bolster its Internet security.

ActivIdentity to aid DOD in HSPD-12 requirements

ActivIdentity Corp. has been tapped by the Department of Defense to help the agency make its smart-card system compliant with Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12.

New firm asks, 'What does the future hold?'

Bruce McConnell, Margaret Anderson and Gordon Haight have launched Government Futures Inc., a company that will use a variety of collective intelligence tools to help predict where the government will be three years and further into the future.

Contracts totaling $700M will ensure DISA is on demand

Five contracts awarded earlier this month under the Defense Information Systems Agency SPE program will bring scalable, on-demand processing capabilities to DISA's computing service data centers.

GAO: DHS ops centers need better synergy

The Homeland Security Department's four multi-agency operations centers are not sharing enough information, according to a new Government Accountability Office report.

GAO: TWIC pilot falls short in tests

A test of the Homeland Security Department's secure identification card revealed major gaps.

Guident snares GSA financial modernization

Guident Technologies Inc. won a task order to deliver services to help modernize and standardize systems for the chief financial officer of the General Services Administration.

Panel: Agencies sharpen skills for performance-based deals

Over the next year, government acquisition officials will focus on improving the ability of their procurement workforces to manage performance-based contracts, a panel of experts said this week.

DHS Web site makeover trips up users

<font color="CC0000">(UPDATED) </font color> The Homeland Security Department debuted a new Web site this week, and discarded most of its old Web addresses, to mixed reactions by users.

SI International hauls in Navy logistics system deal

SI International Inc. won a contract to support a Defense Department logistics system that supports a wide host of databases and data services world-wide integral to supporting American war fighters.

Security, procurement top Davis' agenda in spite of upcoming election

Information security and streamlining federal procurement will still be top priorities for the House Government Reform Committee ? no matter which party controls Congress after next month's elections.