NCI Information Systems Inc. will help the General Services Administration ensure the quality of the technology services its Public Building Service uses under a new five-year, $5.4 million contract.
Marty Wagner is on deck to replace Barbara Shelton and become acting commissioner of the General Services Administration's new Federal Acquisition Service.
The FBI experienced a major setback in its failure to deploy the long-awaited Virtual Case File IT system, but it is performing better in its management of Sentinel, which is the successor system, according to a new report from the Justice Department's Inspector General.
The Health and Human Services Department has formed agreements with two organizations that will plan for and promote the widespread use of electronic health records in the Gulf Coast region as it rebuilds after recent hurricanes.
The Homeland Security Department has released its request for proposals for the FirstSource contract vehicle worth up to $3 billion for acquiring IT commodities.
The House Homeland Security Committee today passed a broad-ranging border security bill (H.R. 4312)that would strengthen surveillance IT at the U.S. borders and increase usage of Defense Department technology in border surveillance, among other goals.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology plans to post the results of tests on smart cards and readers on a public Web site as soon as they are available.
Existing IT systems are inadequate for sharing intelligence information between the Customs and Border Protection and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement units in the Homeland Security Department, according to DHS Inspector General Richard Skinner.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released a draft statement of work for requirements for its Chronic Care Improvement Information Management System.
The Transportation Security Administration has issued a guidance document on the basic criteria and standards the agency believes biometric technology should meet in order to qualify for airport access control systems.
Lockheed Martin Corp. won a contract worth up to $120 million to continue improving the U.S. Postal Service's automated systems for recognizing handwritten and machine-printed addresses on letter mail.
As the General Services Administration undergoes its dramatic transformation, the agency is also contemplating changing how it sets its fees for doing business.
The government's Information-Sharing Environment is advancing with additional staff, consulting with a new Information Sharing Council and organizing pilot projects, according to the environment's program manager.
The Transportation Security Administration displays material weaknesses in its information technology used for financial reporting and internal controls, largely related to legacy systems inherited from the Transportation Department, according to an audit Homeland Security Department Inspector General Richard Skinner.
The Government Printing Office's chief technology officer says the agency is putting the finishing touches" on the preliminary RFP for its Future Digital Information System (FDsys).
Veterans Affairs Department CIO Robert McFarland wants to get it right and says release of the final request for proposals may take longer than planned.
