Bid smart or walk away

You need the right process to know when to bid and when to walk away.

NTIA seeks info on broadband stimulus grants

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration will begin a planned series of meetings to discuss the broadband grant programs funded by the economic stimulus law.

A healthy dose of new contracting

Perot reshapes government business to focus on health care opportunities.

Tech's promise

Information Technology Industry Council leader Dean Garfield is positioning his organization to play an influential role in the new administration.

The prognosis is good for state and local health IT

The need for efficiency and a boost from the stimulus package are driving health IT opportunities.

Stimulus funding to prop up states

States will use federal stimulus dollars to create technology-related opportunities in health care, transportation, public works modernization, and eligibility and fraud verification.

States turn to technology in hour of need

Systems integrators see growing opportunities to help states weather the economic downturn.

Who's who in the state and local market

Here's a roundup of the leading systems integrators in the state and local IT market.

Woman-owned IT firms seek inclusion

Woman-owned firms look for a spot in SBA contracting programs.

Administration will seek limits on some contracts

Officials intend to review sole-source contracts and cost-type contracts, which offer awards for good performance, while clarifying the types of work only government employees can do.

Budget gives boost to IT, health care

The Health and Human Services Department would get money to increase techology, research and program integrity under the HHS $76.8 billion request.

Upcoming Navy report will outline security priorities

CIO Robert Carey gives a sneak peak on the Navy’s upcoming Computer Defense Roadmap, set to be released in March.

Acumen unveils cloud computing for government agencies

Acumen Solutions Inc. has launched a cloud computing practice for government clients.

Survey: Contractors leaving money on the table

Accounting decisions can have ramifications on revenue stream, Grant Thornton survey says.

E-health records need Web 2.0 cure

Social-networking technology might be what the doctor ordered for getting more patients and providers to accept electronic health records.

TSA issues RFI for Web-based passenger data systems

The agency wants information on systems to collect hourly data on waiting times for passenger security checkpoints at airports.

Coming: $7.2B for broadband, Internet access

The new economic stimulus law allots $7.2 billion for expanding broadband connections to underserved areas.

Treasury grapples with devising systems for TARP

The department plans to release soon requests for proposals for the modernization of two programs -- its foreign intelligence network and enterprise content management system.

Stimulus plan is great, but does it go far enough?

Questions are being raised that the stimulus plan doesn't do enough for broadband.

Towns warns against "con artist" contractors

Rep. Ed Towns has scheduled a hearing to examine whether more anti-fraud protections are needed in the economic stimulus package to guard against "convicts and con artists."