U.S. elections have always been controversial, especially when it comes to deciding who gets to vote and how votes are counted, said Larry Bird, a curator at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History.
A hot issue ? public-private competitions for federal work ? for federal contractors and for politicians on both sides of the aisle isn't going to get less controversial. But its direction could change dramatically.
Neither presidential candidate has staked out distinct, compelling positions on the technology issues that matter most to industry, said analysts monitoring the race.
Federal IT contractors are overwhelmingly supporting President Bush and other Republican candidates with their campaign contributions. That's the most obvious conclusion from our exclusive pre-election report, "The Money Trail." Analyzing data from the Center for Responsive Politics, Washington Technology tracks where the Top 100 federal IT contractors are putting their political capital.
Customer relationship management is crossing into government as agencies facing e-government mandates have come to appreciate the benefits of streamlined, cheaper, more effective contact with constituents.
As our Election 2004 special report makes clear, federal IT contractors have many good reasons to favor Republicans over Democrats with their campaign contributions.
The cancellation of LG Electronic Inc.'s license for iris scan technology will not disrupt the Transportation Security Administration's Registered Traveler pilot program, LG and TSA officials said.
The Homeland Security Department might seek a private vendor to provide intelligence research and operations specialists for its Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.
With the publication of an interim procurement rule in today's Federal Register, federal policy for the first time explicitly permits telecommuting by contractor employees.
A new commission to set a strategy and timeline for implementing health care IT standards is taking shape as President Bush and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist named the initial members of the Commission on Systemic Interoperability group. The group, by November of next year, must recommend standards that will serve as the foundation for establishing a system of universal health records.
Rep. Adam Putnam (R-Fla.), the force behind much of Congress' oversight of federal IT during the last two years, is moving from the House Government Reform Committee to the Rules Committee, effective today.
The Securities and Exchange Commission wants to be sure of who is using its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system. So it's looking to implement a new authentication system to prevent fraudulently filed documents, according to the agency's security chief.
A new oversight board in Virginia is charting a course toward an enterprise approach to technology as it continues to assert its control over all technology planning for the state.
A procurement rule went into effect Sept. 17 permitting 5 percent incentive payments to contractors and subcontractors that use Native American, Native Alaskan and Native Hawaiian small businesses as subcontractors on Defense Department work worth more than $500,000.
An amendment that would require agencies to include cybersecurity in the planning and acquisition phases of systems development may soon become law, according to Bob Dix, staff director of the House Government Reform subcommittee on technology, information policy and the census.
The Small Business Administration this month launched an online application for 8(a) Business Development and Small Disadvantaged Business certification. The new automated application replaces a four-page paper form.
The Office of Management and Budget is evaluating proposals that would have federal agencies share services for financial management and human resources, a move that could create significant integration and outsourcing opportunities for contractors.
