After two days of hearings in a Senate committee about diploma mill abuses, questions remained about how the government would treat credentials from unaccredited colleges that offer legitimate degrees.
Investigators uncover more than $150,000 in federal payments to unaccredited schools on behalf of federal employees, and testify the true extent of improper payments likely is much larger.
An organization representing the nation's public safety answering points wants the administration to support a bill that would help state and local governments upgrade their 911 services.
Two of the nation's top IT defense companies are entangled in the Iraqi prisoner-abuse scandal that has sparked international outrage and caused a diplomatic crisis for the United States.
Two of the nation's top IT defense companies are entangled in the Iraqi prisoner-abuse scandal that has sparked international outrage and caused a diplomatic crisis for the United States.
Government is not paying enough attention to protecting the nation's IT infrastructure, even as threats continue to mount. But agencies are increasing their awareness of new security technologies and are creating a growing opportunity for vendors and systems integrators, said John Deutch, who was CIA director from 1995 to 1996.
We've got a big issue with even bigger stories. One, of course, is our annual Top 100 ranking, the bible for companies that provide IT products and services to federal agencies. Senior Editor Nick Wakeman directed our coverage and wrote the lead article examining the companies that year after year have steadily climbed in the rankings.
EDS Corp. has fired a verbal broadside at its health services rival Affiliated Computer Services Inc., protesting the award to ACS of a Medicaid replacement system contract in North Carolina.
Legislation this year may force the Defense Department to speed its process for granting security clearances to private contractors and government personnel who need access to classified information on the job.
The Office of Personnel Management has told agency heads it has identified several federal employees who claimed to have undergraduate and graduate degrees but had obtained their credentials from diploma mills.
The government hasn't paid enough attention to protecting the nation's IT infrastructure, even as threats continue to mount, a former CIA director said today.
Companies responding to the federal government's request for information for new e-government projects should provide ideas for systems that integrate existing initiatives.
