New EVM contract standard issued by NASA

An interim rule to apply earned-value management to NASA's major acquisition contracts and to those worth at least $20 million has been issued by the agency.

GSA ponders merging Governmentwide Policy office

The General Services Administration is circulating a draft proposal to merge its Office of Governmentwide Policy with the Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs.

DHS proposes 'global' sharing on terrorist info

DHS has presented an ambitious proposal for internationally sharing biometric identification information of individuals who pose terrorist threats.

Indiana welfare eligibility support award in sight for IBM

Indiana is inching closer to awarding IBM Corp. a 10-year, $1.1 billion contract to handle the state's welfare eligibility needs.

Lockheed Martin gains altitude with Army surveillance deal

Lockheed Martin Corp.'s tethered aerostat surveillance systems offer the Army and its soldiers a birds-eye view of warfighting action in real-time.

Biometrics conference focuses on privacy issues, limits press coverage

Senior Homeland Security Department officials joined their counterparts from foreign governments, other federal agencies, select IT vendors and pressure groups in the domestic and international privacy arena to discuss privacy policies and biometric technology at a conference in Washington this week.

FBI may put squeeze on SAIC

Senators propose refund for failed VCF project.

Clean slate

Eleven states will make fresh start on IT strategy in 2007.

Market Share: Power shift in Congress won't hurt federal IT spending

Midterm elections may have shifted power, but they won't shake federal IT spending.

Results oriented

Airports, cargo detection, 9/11 commission seen as top priorities for Dems.

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.