Since Sept. 11, 2001, there has been a steady stream of proposals to structurally and operationally reform the U.S. intelligence community. Now, with Congress and the president focused on implementing at least some of the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission, reform has gained new ? and possibly unstoppable ? momentum.
Sun Microsystems Inc. this month opened an iForce Government Solution Center in McLean, Va., inviting systems integrators and federal officials to view thin-client interoperability demonstrations and test proof-of-concept applications.
The Air Force wants off-the-shelf products for infrared technology for troubleshooting aircraft malfunctions and discrepancies. The Air Warfare Battlelab at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho is investigating using the technology in both back shop and flight maintenance environments to help find and repair electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, environmental and other malfunctions.
The Food and Drug Administration is looking for hardware and software to develop systems to process drug label information. Through the Structured Product Labeling Project, FDA wants to create a standard labeling system that will allow the exchange of information on all drug products marketed in the United States.
The General Services Administration released two draft requests for proposals for its $10 billion Networx telecommunications governmentwide acquisition contract.
Contractors that want to pursue large information technology projects in the state of New York should consider multiagency initiatives, said Chief Information Officer Jim Dillon.
Jim Dillon knows how government works. After 26 years in state government, he understands that consensus and collaboration work more effectively than coercion. So nearly three years ago, when Dillon accepted the job as New York state's first chief information officer, one of his first moves was to establish the New York State CIO Council to coordinate technology plans among the multitude of state organizations.
After being outperformed by commercial IT services companies and the S&P 500 in the first half of the year, federal IT services companies outperformed both in the third quarter and continued their momentum into the fourth quarter.
Virginia is embarking on a bold outsourcing plan, asking vendors to propose innovative contracting approaches, such as share-in savings, for enterprisewide outsourcing initiatives. Also new ? the state is letting interested contractors review each other's proposals before submitting their final offers.
A voter advocacy group monitoring the use of electronic voting machines in Maryland reports a number of software glitches occurred during yesterday's presidential election, but state election officials said the allegations were baseless.
Homeland Security Department CIO Steve Cooper gained clout and the funding to go with it President George W. Bush signed the Homeland Security Department's appropriations bill into law last week.
The General Services Administration is looking for a contractor to provide and maintain always-on, high-speed, digital Internet access service and hardware for remote Federal Occupational Health offices.
The benefits of document management software are well known: It improves workflow, increases productivity and enhances collaboration inside government agencies. Where system integrators can add value is in extending document management beyond an agency's walls to include other agencies or outside contractors.
Ira Hobbs took the job as Treasury's chief information officer after seven years as acting CIO for the Agriculture Department. Here is the complete interview with Managing Editor Evamarie Socha regarding Hobbs feelings about his new role and what he sees for the future of Treasury technology.
