Representatives of the Patent and Trademark Office and open-source software vendors have agreed to improve software code resources available to patent examiners to better determine whether an invention is new or not obvious.
The General Services Administration will hold its industry day on the Alliant contracts in February to discuss any changes made to the massive IT project.
Massachusetts has named Bethann Pepoli acting CIO of the state's Information Technology Division following the unexpected resignation of Peter Quinn from that post last month.
The Environmental Protection Agency has started the clock on a study to determine whether IT maintenance services in its Boston office should be outsourced to the private sector or retained within the agency.
Northrop Grumman Corp. has added a new technical services business sector to its corporate structure to focus on providing more integrated product and life-cycle solutions to its clients.
Sybase's Robert Laurence will serve as interim president of the Information Technology Association of America, succeeding Harris Miller, who is considering a run for the U.S. Senate in Virginia.
Information Sciences Corp., the incumbent vendor, is suing the General Services Administration over a contract the agency awarded to Symplicity Corp. last month.
The Agriculture Department wants to replace its core financial-management system with an updated one that provides general accounting, funds management and financial reports.
The Treasury Department seeks comments from federal and commercial data center providers about the availability and cost savings of alternative hosting and infrastructure support services options for the department's human resources system.
The Labor Department will conduct a study to see if certain functions within its financial accounting office, including IT system support, should be outsourced to the private sector or kept in-house.
The Windows Meta File vulnerability is particularly dangerous because computers can become infected by displaying images containing malicious code on Web sites and in e-mail or other files.
A federal judge has set aside the Government Printing Office's decision to eliminate On Track Innovations Ltd. from competing to provide radio-frequency identification tags for U.S. passport.
To promote more opportunities for women entrepreneurs, Women Impacting Public Policy, a leading women's business advocacy group, is teaming with the American Small Business Coalition.
The Industry Advisory Council has dropped e-government from the name of one of its shared interest groups and adjusted the name of its procurement group to reflect changes in the market.