SecureInfo Corp. of San Antonio has been awarded a contract by NASA to supply software for the agency's risk management system used for compliance with the Federal Information Security Management Act in certification and accreditation.
Federal government spending on information-sharing processes and systems is likely to grow by 35 percent over the next five years, and reach $1.3 billion by fiscal 2010, according to a report from Input Inc.
Congress may want to consider penalizing organizations and companies that have poor information security policies that contribute to a major loss of sensitive information, according to a new Congressional Research Service report on cybersecurity.
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy is requiring civilian government contractors to use a new online reporting system for tracking federal subcontracting goals.
The IRS has awarded Total Information Processing Support Services-3 contracts to 21 vendors. The contracts are valued at up to $3 billion over five years.
The General Services Administration earlier this week said it is close to a cybersecurity software agreement for a Cabinet-level agency with Computer Associates International Inc. under the agency's SmartBuy enterprise-licensing program.
The Georgia Department of Human Resources has awarded Accenture Ltd. a contract worth $25 million to build a statewide, automated child-welfare system.
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy hopes to follow the General Services Administration's lead in reviewing and consolidating repetitive governmentwide acquisition contracts.
SiloSmashers Inc. has won a pair of contracts from the Interior Department totaling $9.7 million to help merge two previously separate federal acquisition centers into a single procurement organization.
Despite improvements, the Homeland Security Department still has weak information security programs overall, according to a new report from DHS Inspector General Richard L. Skinner.
John G. Grimes, the former vice president of Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems, replaces Linton Wells, who had served as acting CIO and assistant secretary for networks and information.
The National Archives and Records Administration is looking for industry input in the development of software components for a records management system that the agency hopes will standardize how the government maintains official records.
The Federal Communications Commission is expected today to decide whether to approve SBC Communications Inc.'s $16 billion purchase of AT&T Corp. and Verizon Communications Inc.'s $8.5 billion purchase of MCI Inc.
The Pentagon has named Army Maj. Gen. Carlos D. Pair as its lead business systems acquisition executive for the recently formed Business Transformation Agency.
Matt Miszewski, Wisconsin's chief information officer, has been elected to serve as the 2005-06 president of the National Association of State Chief Information Officers.
The General Services Administration will hold a public forum on its multibillion-dollar Alliant procurement later next month, and may issue a second set of draft requests for proposals, according to the official in charge.
Three major federal contracts worth a total of $4.35 billion will offer ample subcontracting opportunities to IT product companies next year, according to a new report from the market research firm Input Inc.
The Citizenship and Immigration Services agency exceeded the statutory limit on H-1B visas it issued in fiscal 2005, and lacks the technology to stay within the congressionally mandated visa cap, according to Homeland Security Department Inspector General Richard L. Skinner.
