Thomas Modly, deputy undersecretary of Defense for financial management, said the department's Business Transformation Agency has met 80 percent of its milestones.
A new report from Computer hardware and software seller CDW Government Inc. finds that more federal workers are working from home this year than last year?with nearly one-half of all teleworkers starting over the past year.
At first glance, the administration heralded its commitment to technology in the fiscal 2007 IT budget, raising the request by more than 2.8 percent over this year. But in a closer analysis of the numbers from agencies over the past month, the Office of Management and Budget revealed that the White House's IT request will increase by only 0.5 percent over 2006.
Democrats on the House Small Business Committee, concerned over President Bush's proposed fiscal 2007 budget, released a report detailing how cuts could impact funding for small-business development programs.
Wireless networks will take on a much more prominent role in the Homeland Security Department's updated requirements for interoperable communications for first responders.
Acting administrator David Bibb submitted the reorganization plan to the House and Senate appropriations committees Monday at their request to review the FAS merger.
Four federal contracting employees have been demoted a pay grade and removed from direct involvement in acquisitions after being accused of mishandling procurements for the nation's $429 million border camera surveillance system.
A memorandum from assistant secretary of the Navy Delores M. Etter essentially eliminates with the direct reporting program manager structure and moves four of the five DRPM program offices under program executive offices.
Voice over IP, the technology that uses Internet Protocol to transmit telephone calls over data networks instead of over the public switched telephone network, may be ready for enterprisewide deployments.
I wrote in this column recently of the concerns that many in the private sector have about proposals being considered by the congressionally mandated Acquisition Advisory Panel. Industry has made its concerns clear and has engaged in a robust, open dialogue with the panel about them.
Despite twice extending the award dates for its $20 billion Networx procurement, the General Services Administration now wants to significantly beat its current deadlines, as it juggles several other lucrative telecommunications and IT contracts to be awarded over the next two years.
GTSI Corp. Chairman Dendy Young has given up the CEO title as the value-added reseller shakes up its structure, including the lay off of about 10 percent of its workforce.
Despite a proposed fiscal 2007 presidential IT budget that remains relatively flat ? the overall increase is only 2.8 percent over last year's enacted levels ? IT contractors likely will continue to see plenty of business opportunities.
Years ago, the Pentagon turned over huge amounts of raw data on the Vietnam War to the National Archives and Records Administration to be stored in perpetuity. But that wasn't the end of it.
Extracting and sharing data through modernization and infrastructure consolidation, and making better use of data collected through business processes, are priorities for the Homeland Security and Defense departments.
The Homeland Security Department's IT department is capturing 44 percent of all new IT spending proposed by the White House for fiscal 2007, according to a new report from Input Inc.
The Homeland Security Department must set up a new National Operations Center to integrate federal agency response and give a unified view of disasters, the White House recommends in a report issued today.
Aiming to attract vendors of all sizes to participate in its Alliant government IT services procurement , the General Services Administration is seeking industry input on whether specific aspects of the multibillion-dollar solicitation could be tailored for medium-sized businesses.
