Data efficiency part of civilian agencies fiscal 2008 plans

Civilian agencies plan to more efficiently collect and share data with increases in the IT components of their fiscal 2008 budgets.

Total Site Solutions, IBM forge design and construction partnership

Total Site Solutions has signed an agreement with IBM Corp. to deliver engineering, design and construction management services to Big Blue's customers.

Hill considering 3 percent increase for fiscal 2008 IT budget

The federal IT budget would increase by about 3 percent to $65 billion under President Bush's plan for fiscal 2008.

House passes continuing resolution for fiscal 2007

The House has passed a $463.5 billion continuing resolution to cover the cost of running the government for the remainder of the 2007 fiscal year.

Lockheed Martin closes MSD purchase

Lockheed Martin Corp. has completed its acquisition of Management Systems Designers Inc., a provider of IT and scientific services and solutions.

GSA: HSPD-12 vendors will have to pay for product testing

GSA today announced that as of April 3 it will no longer pay for vendors to test their products to ensure they are interoperable under HSPD-12.

Report establishes electronic-warfare rules

The Federation of American Scientists has posted a new publication issued by the Joint Chiefs of Staff covering joint-forces doctrine for electronic warfare.

Feds to allow states to use supply schedule for disaster recovery

GSA is taking steps that would enable state and local governments to order products and services from federal contracts in the event of major disasters or terrorist acts.

NIST accepting comments on IPv6 findings

NIST announced in a draft special publication that the IP Version 6 standards for testing and profiling that exist in DOD and in industry fall short of the needs of the civilian federal agencies.

NCI finishes OTS buy

NCI Inc. has completed its acquisition of Operational Technologies Services Inc., a provider of engineering and professional services to the Federal Aviation Administration.

Despite some gains, Feds still struggle with cybersecurity

The federal government continues to earn poor grades for cybersecurity, according to the second annual report card issued by the Cyber Security Industry Alliance.

ACS nets fare collection deal with Mexico City

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. will deliver an automated fare collection system to the metro transit authority for Mexico City through a $9.3 million contract.

Note to DHS: speed up Real ID regs

As Maine and other states dig in their heels against the Real ID Act of 2005, Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va., called on DHS to move forward quickly.

Texas agency calls on Verizon for automated licensing

Verizon Business will continue providing an automated system that processes hunting and fishing licenses for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department under a new contract.

Government, industry groups defend TWIC program

Government and industry organizations supporting the current technology and management path for TWIC joined this week to reject criticisms of the program issued by sources close to the project.

Six well-known vendors are recipients of $12.2b DOD award

Six major vendors have received the Defense Information Systems Agency's Encore II IT support contract, valued at up to $12.2 billion.

Perot closes QSS deal

Perot Systems Corp. closed its $250 million acquisition of QSS Group today, nearly doubling the company's government business.

New eVenture group wins $330M systems engineering deal

A joint venture has received a contract as a small business set-aside from the Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center New Orleans.

Security trumps apps in Vista design

Realizing security likely means more to the government technology community than any other new feature found in Microsoft Vista, a top Microsoft Corp. executive stressed the new product safeguards at a splashy launch today.

Thompson questions motives for shifting U.S. Visit

A top Democratic lawmaker on Monday criticized the Homeland Security Department's plan to shift oversight of the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology program to a new directorate.