SI International wins visa program support deal

SI International Inc. won a contract from the State Department to process more than 20 million immigrant visa transactions annually at the National Visa Center and Kentucky Consular Center.

DHS, agencies plan joint Cyber Storm exercise

The Homeland Security Department will test how well it works with other federal agencies and private IT companies to protect cybersecurity in a national exercise from Feb. 6-10.

Senators lean toward budget boost for U.S. Visit

The Homeland Security Department's flagship program for tracking travelers at ports of entry could get an early funding boost from the Senate Appropriations Committee.

DHS unveils master plan for border security

The Secure Border Initiative is the nation's first comprehensive attempt to gain control of the U.S. northern and southern borders.

SBA launches online portal for women entrepreneurs

Female entrepreneurs looking to start or grow a business now have a new planning tool?MY BIZ for Women, an online resource from the Small Business Administration that provides business information and assistance just for women.

Russack steps down from National Intelligence post

John Russack, program manager for the Information-Sharing Environment in the office of the Director of National Intelligence, is leaving the post, according to a statement released today by Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill.

Johnson: Complexity moves GSA to extend Networx award dates

Industry response, the complexity of the Networx procurement and further program discussions prompted GSA to extend the award dates for its $20 billion telecommunications and networks contract, John Johnson, assistant commissioner for GSA's Office of Service Development and Delivery, said today.

NSA taps SI International for human resources support services

SI International Inc. won a five-year, $6.9 million task order to provide human resources support services to the welcome center at the National Security Agency.

Encore II RFP deadline extended

The Defense Information Systems Agency has notified vendors that the deadline to receive proposals for its $13 billion Encore II Information Technology Solutions contracts has been extended indefinitely.

Defense sets requirements for information assurance personnel

This is the first time the Pentagon has formalized and standardized the levels and types of training required for IA professionals throughout the department.

New, improved FirstGov.gov up and running

GSA officially launches FirstGov's new search engine powered by Vivisimo Inc.'s clustering technology and Microsoft Corp.'s MSN search tool.

GSA extends Networx award dates

The General Services Administration has extended the award dates for its $20 billion Networx procurement to March 2007 for the Universal awards and May 2007 for the Enterprise awards.

Sprint Nextel, MCI win FTS contract extensions

The General Services Administration will extend the Federal Telecommunication System 2001 contracts for two years with incumbents Sprint Communications LP and MCI Worldcom Communications Inc.

Agencies migrate most funding applications to Grants.gov

Grants.gov achieved its goal last year that agencies make at least 25 percent of their funding opportunities available at the site.

Rice, Chertoff bolster technology along U.S. borders

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Homeland Security secretary Michael Chertoff detail a joint strategy for strengthening technology at the border, expediting travel and beefing up counterterrorism programs.

GSA's eOffer bidding portal exptected to reopen today

The General Services Administration's electronic-bidding portal has been down since Jan. 11 due to a security flaw that allowed users of the system to change others' bids once they were logged onto the site.

GSA to issue Satcom II solicitation next month

The General Services Administration will issue the request for proposals for its Satcom II contract about Feb. 6, the agency announced Friday.

DHS procures testing service for open-source apps

Open-source project leaders could use these results to fix software defects, while agency and critical infrastructure IT shops could monitor them to evaluate or take corrective action on applications.

GSA to scrap Preferred IT program

The General Services Administration will shut down its GSA Preferred IT tracking system after audits found the program did not perform as well as the system it replaced.

IBM to consolidate Justice financial systems

Company wins seven-year, $150 million contract to modernize and merge six systems into one.