The modernization of government operations through better use of information technology will continue in his absence, Mark Forman, the administration's outgoing IT and e-government czar, said today.
Sprint Corp. officials are expressing outrage over a recommendation by the General Services Administration's inspector general that the telecom company be considered for debarment.
WorldCom Inc. remains optimistic about its future in the federal space, regardless of the General Services Administration's proposed debarment of the company from future government work, said an MCI spokeswoman.
The Department of Homeland Security recently awarded a six-year contract worth more than $100 million to Dell Inc. for a Microsoft software enterprise license. The deal will support approximately 144,000 personnel, and promises to produce significant savings for the agency.
Tom Wolf, 34, quit his U.S. Postal Service mail-sorting job May 22 after 10 years. Then his start as a casino blackjack dealer was delayed five weeks. To save his West Allis, Wis., home from foreclosure, Wolf applied to withdraw his retirement money from the Thrift Savings Plan, a retirement fund, similar to a 401(k) plan, for civilian and military government employees.
The Patent and Trademark Office needs support services for data quality and records management initiatives, application processing and examination functions, management and administrative systems and information dissemination. The contract is for one year with four one-year options. This is a small business set-aside opportunity. The RFP can be found at www.uspto.gov/<BR>
Succumbing to congressional pressure, the Office of Management and Budget has dropped governmentwide goals for having federal employees compete with the private sector for work.
Secretary of Commerce Don Evans is asking Congress to combine his department's Technology Administration, National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the e-commerce policy functions of the International Trade Administration into one agency.
IT contractors who have not yet begun to assess their technologies for anti-terrorism applications and possible coverage under the Safety Act should do so now, industry experts said today.
