Virginia's e-procurement system has passed $1 billion in sales and 155,000 orders in the two years since the eVA system launched, according to Gov. Mark Warner's office. The system is a partnership between the state and American Management Systems Inc., Fairfax, Va.
Customers give federal Web sites better performance scores than offline government functions, but slightly worse scores than the national average of a general-purpose customer satisfaction index
The McLean, Va., Hilton was the site Aug. 28 for a Federal Sources Inc. breakfast, featuring Daniel Chenok, branch chief for information policy and technology at the Office of Management and Budget.
<b>Washington Technology presents its Top 25 8(a) companies and Fast 50 rankings</b><br>In 1998, Preferred Systems Solutions Inc., President Robert Hisel Jr. sold all his commercial work to another firm and used the proceeds to focus on the government market. Colleagues questioned his wisdom. Today, he says, "They are asking me, 'How the hell do you get into this government stuff?' "
This issue of Washington Technology focuses on the small-business segment of government IT procurement, so it is useful to see how fairly federal agency customers are treating small business. Unfortunately, the report is not encouraging.
Growing concern that government IT contractors are relying too heavily on foreign workers could lead several federal and state lawmakers to severely limit or ban outright offshore outsourcing on government contracts.
California's monumental task of staging a short-notice, special recall election has some experts using the dreaded "F" word: Florida. The effort to recall California Gov. Gray Davis has caught many of the state's 58 counties off balance.
States must make greater use of nontraditional funding models to keep pace with technology changes during the fiscal crisis, according to a report from the National Association of State Chief Information Officers.
State chief information officers and industry officials need to translate their technology concepts and ideas into practical policy terms, a former Canadian prime minister tells CIOs.
