The General Accounting Office has ruled that federal employees do not have the right to file protests to GAO over public-private competitions under revised OMB Circular A-76.
John Johnson, assistant commissioner for service delivery in GSA's federal technology service, revealed few changes his agency is considering for the upcoming $10 billion megacontract for governmentwide telecommunications and networking products services.
The United States fell from third to sixth place in an annual global survey of nations' e-readiness, largely because other countries had greater adoption of broadband Internet access.
Many taxpayers dread the month of April when they must file their annual income-tax returns. But perhaps no one has more cause to shrink from the Internal Revenue Service these days than Computer Sciences Corp.
President Bush's fiscal 2005 budget reflects a slight shift away from creating new e-government projects to a focus on maintaining existing IT projects and shoring up network security, according to industry and government officials.
The Homeland Security Department issued interim rules Dec. 4, 2003, that established its own acquisition regulation, known as HSAR. The rules supplement the Federal Acquisition Regulation and establish a uniform acquisition process for the entire agency, except the Transportation Security Administration.
When singer Janet Jackson's costume "malfunctioned" during the Super Bowl halftime show in February, exposing her breast to millions of viewers, the Federal Communications Commission was flooded with angry phone calls.
The stunning agreement between long-time rivals Sun Microsystems Inc. and Microsoft Corp. has sparked optimism among integrators and resellers, who say the partnership could translate into new opportunities in the government market.
A coalition of public- and private-sector organizations today released a set of guidelines to help nongovernmental organizations manage IT security issues.
The health care sector carries substantial risk for companies unfamiliar with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, the Information Technology Association of America says in its white paper, "HIPAA and its Legal Implications for Health Care Information Technology Solution Providers."
Titan Corp. shareholders will vote April 12 on whether to accept Lockheed Martin Corp.'s offer to buy the company, but allegations that Titan made illegal payments to foreign officials could still scuttle the deal.
