Defense companies happy with IT in their business, survey finds

More than three quarters of aerospace and defense industry company officials say their IT and business strategies are either well or very well aligned, according to a survey by Computer Sciences Corp.

SiteScape makes a deal for collaboration developer

Web-based collaboration products and services provider SiteScape Inc. agreed to purchase Imidio Inc., an audio and Web-collaboration company. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Federal official's endorsement of IAC officials rankles members

An endorsement by a government official of private-sector members running for committee offices has sparked an uproar in the Industry Advisory Council

CMS to merge Medicare claims systems

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued two requests for proposals related to modernization of its Medicare infrastructure and services.

Northrop, Boeing consider teaming on manned space vehicle

Northrop Grumman Corp. and the Boeing Co. may work as a team in a competition to develop NASA's project to send astronauts to the moon, Mars and beyond.

NSA seeks better analysis technologies

The National Security Agency is looking for analysis software to help it sort through the immense amount of data it collects, because commercial intelligence software just isn't powerful enough to do the job.

Telecom services converging via IP

Telecommunications carriers big and small have bet their future on IP networking and voice over IP services.

Contractors struggle with federal security demands

As the Federal Information Security Management Act is pushed out to government contractors, standards for compliance are a mystery to many, said Todd Fitzgerald, systems security officer for United Government Services LLC of Milwaukee.

In brief: Capital Roundup

A study sponsored by IBM Corp. and written by former Defense Department Acquisition Chief Jacques Gansler found that of the 65,000 positions competed under the A-76 process, only 5 percent of employees lost jobs involuntarily. The competitions saved 44 percent of baseline costs.

SRA's Volgenau steps down as CEO

SRA International Inc.'s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ernst Volgenau is ceding the CEO title to company President Renato DiPentima, effective Jan. 1.

Long-distance cast

The lines were long and frustrating on election day, but from an orbit 225 miles above Earth, astronaut space station astronaut Leroy Chiao went straight to the front.

Survivial Guide: Perspectives from the field

It sounds like a stereotypical soap opera saga: A 23-year-old corporate up-and-comer is accused of bribing foreign officials for business, investigated by the feds, rejected by a high-profile suitor and denounced for alleged involvement in a prison abuse scandal.

DHS plans for IT address mission, infrastructure

The Homeland Security Department still has its work cut out for itself to become a single functioning entity, but the DHS CIO Council has set its priorities for the year ahead, according to a panel that spoke Nov. 4 to an industry audience in Northern Virginia.

HP, Lockheed partner on supply chain and intel solutions

Hewlett-Packard Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp. today formed a strategic alliance to purse more government in supply chain and intelligence solutions around the globe.

No wiggle room: IBM says worm attacks surging

IBM's Global Business Security Index, based on data from a half-million monitored devices, counted 997 Internet attacks in September, 27 percent more than in July and August.

GSA releases draft Networx RFPs

The General Services Administration today released two draft requests for proposals for its $10 billion Networx telecommunications governmentwide acquisition contract.

SRA's Volgenau relinquishes CEO title

SRA International Inc.'s chairman and chief executive officer Ernst Volgenau is giving up the CEO title to company president Renato DiPentima. The company also made several other management changes.

Procurement officers need better training, survey says

Many government acquisition officers are not taking full advantage of procurement reforms that began in the 1990s. Acquisition officers want to use the reforms, but lack the skills and training to do so, according to a new survey by the Professional Services Council.

Army's Carroll wins Mendenhall leadership award

For his commitment and enthusiasm in supporting the federal IT community, the American Council for Technology and IAC yesterday honored Kevin Carroll, the Army's program officer for enterprise programs with the Janice K. Mendenhall Spirit of Leadership Award at the 14th annual Executive Leadership Conference 2004.

IAC revamps interest groups structure

The Industry Advisory Council has revamped the structure of its shared interest groups. The number of shared interest groups has risen from eight to nine.