Infotech and the Law: A new day dawns in size recertification

It's finally out: the Small Business Administration's long-awaited, much-debated, final rule establishing size recertification requirements applicable to contracts that run for longer than five years appeared in the Nov. 15 issue of the Federal Register.

Buy Lines: To the administrator: SEWP isn't spoiled

Many of us are puzzled as to why the SEWP debate has become an either/or decision.

Seat management competition for IRS closed

The IRS announced last week it will not proceed with a public-private competition under Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 for the entire Seat Management program.

New tools for everyday heroes

The new communications technology that's reaching the hands of first responders is nothing short of dazzling.

News in brief

Education, workforce lead concerns of IT firms ... General says networks key to anti-terror ... Agriculture seeks mobile encryption ... more briefs

News in brief

Education, workforce lead concerns of IT firms ... General says networks key to anti-terror ... Agriculture seeks mobile encryption ... more briefs

More woes for TWIC

Error rates could stall rollout of transportation ID program.

A giant leap for first response

Cities move beyond walky-talkies and toward interoperability.

Senators take DHS to task over info-sharing network

The Homeland Security Department has made insufficient progress in developing its information-sharing network and common operating picture, two key senators wrote in a letter to Secretary Michael Chertoff this week.

Report: DHS needs to tighten contracting practices

The Homeland Security Department has been lax in following basic contracting rules, according to a private consultant's report obtained by the Washington Post.

Meridio Inc. lands GSA SmartBuy software contract

Meridio Inc. of Waltham, Mass. has won a contract with the General Services Administration to establish an enterprise licensing agreement.

Indiana names Weaver CIO

As of Dec.r 1, Indiana CIO Karl Browning will become the state's new Transportation Department commissioner and current state chief technology officer Gerry Weaver will step into Browning's post as CIO.

Negroponte unveils new information-sharing strategy

Standards being developed for intelligence information sharing are expected to be fully incorporated into federal enterprise architecture reviews and budgets by fiscal 2009, according to a schedule submitted by National Intelligence Director John Negroponte.

GAO report: IT testing lacks consistency

A new report has found that federal agencies are not testing their security controls with any consistency or timeliness and may not be aware of the systems' weaknesses.

GAO: Infrastructure protection stresses resilience, recovery

Plans for protecting the nation's critical information technology networks and systems are focused on developing resiliency and quick recovery, according to a new report.

Federal government funded through Dec. 8

Congress has plans to complete the remaining 10 appropriations bills before leaving for the Dec. 15 holiday recess.

Aquilent lands VA content management deal

Aquilent Inc. has been awarded a Veterans Affairs Department task order to establish an integrated content strategy framework for its Enterprise Content Management System.

Some ? not all ? state CIOs pitch in on health IT issues

While a number of state CIOs are active in crafting and monitoring health care information technology initiatives, some are not involved directly in such endeavors, according to a new report.

Open-source info may help establish integrated intelligence community

The development and sharing of open-source information may be the first area where real collaboration among agencies in the intelligence community is accomplished.

VeriSign to aid in Education PIV card issuing

The Education Department met the Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 Oct. 27 deadline, but now it wants to make issuing cards to employees simpler.