Open-source software should be held to the same levels of security and licensing accountability as commercial software, according to a May 28 memo from John Stenbit, Defense Department chief information officer, to defense agencies.
Northrop Grumman Corp., Los Angeles, has asked the Federal Communications Commission for a rule that would allow an additional 10 MHz of broadband spectrum for advanced wireless applications that first responders need.
Lou Ray, president and chief executive officer of MATCOM International Corp. in Alexandria, Va., said he's paying a lot more attention to partnering with large contractors than he used to.
When the Army last month awarded a $14.9 billion contract to Boeing Co. and Science Applications International Corp. for its Future Combat Systems program, the service stipulated that these cutting-edge systems be built using a cutting-edge methodology known as spiral development.
A new report from the IBM Endowment for the Business of Government refutes six common arguments against putting government work up for competition with the private sector.
A senate committee chairwoman today turned up the heat on the Homeland Security Department's investigation of a senior government career official's claim of a Ph.D. from a Wyoming university that, according to its literature, requires no attendance and scant course work.
The Defense department's CIO says open-source software should be held to the same levels of security and licensing accountability as commercial software.
Sen. Joe Lieberman is placing technological innovation front and center in his 2004 presidential bid. If elected, he promises significant increases in government-sponsored research and development.
Northrop Grumman Corp. has asked the FCC for a rule that would allow additional broadband spectrum for advanced wireless applications needed by first responders.
Federal agencies must pay an interest penalty to their contractors when they make late payments under cost-reimbursement contracts, according to a final rule published in the Federal Register.
Karen Evans, a federal employee of more than 20 years, became chief information officer of the Energy Department in January 2002. In December 2002, she became vice chair of the federal Chief Information Officers Council. The council is the principal forum for agency CIOs to develop recommendations for federal information technology management policy, procedures and standards. As vice chairman, Evans has called for federal CIOs to continue developing a governance process for IT architecture and to develop standards for common transactions between government agencies.
A visitor walking through any one of NIC Inc.'s 28 offices around the country won't see the company's stock price displayed on anyone's computer screen. The company has a rule, created when NIC went public four years ago, that any employee caught monitoring the stock price will be sent home for the day, said Harry Herington, NIC's chief operating officer.
A House committee has promised ongoing scrutiny of federal small-business programs after receiving evidence that large companies frequently are awarded contracts intended for small firms.
The Air Force is retiring the phrase "electronic form." Two years ago, when the Air Force Departmental Publishing Office was tasked with converting the service's 17,000 forms into electronic format, service officials decided the term "e-form" didn't describe what happens when documents are put online.
Federal grants to state and local governments are expected to increase substantially over the next three years, according to a market research firm's report.
Nine in 10 Americans think today's students may not have the math and science skills required for homeland security and economic leadership in the 21st century, according to a new survey.
Information technology is one tool being used by the political forces that shape the federal bureaucracy, and government IT professionals should consider the political landscape in pursuing their missions, a former federal IT executive advises.
Thirteen senior government information security professionals have agreed to serve on an advisory board to help define certification needs for IT security professionals.
