OPM issues RFI for Recruitment One-Stop

The Office of Personnel Management is asking vendors for ideas to improve its USAJobs Web portal, a sign that the agency could be ready to address the uncertain status of its plans for the site.

In government, IT consolidation aids business continuity

When it comes to IT consolidation projects, what works in the private sector doesn't always work for government agencies, a Homeland Security Department official said today.

Northrop Grumman: Say good-bye to your travel agent

Northrop Grumman demonstrates its civilian e-travel system, GovTrip.

Study: Offshore outsourcing boosts domestic employment, wages

Sending U.S. computer software and services jobs overseas increases domestic jobs and wages, according to a study published today.

GSA readies RFI for next wave of e-gov projects

The General Services Administration by the end of the month will kick off a line of new business consolidation initiatives by releasing a request for information.

New solution monitors chemical, toxic threats

NetBotz Inc. has created an IP-based security solution to detect life threatening gases, chemicals and radiation.

Verity tapped for homeland security network

The Homeland Security Department has chosen Verity Inc.'s enterprise software for its government intelligence information-sharing network.

Coalition has specs for secure data-sharing

A group of IT vendors, government agencies and academic institutions today released specifications for a system that could help federal, state and local governments share sensitive homeland security data.

SI lands large Air Force contract

SI International Inc. received an $800 million contract from the Air Force for an assortment of technical supplies and services.

Input: S&L tax systems fuel government spending

State and local governments will spend heavily on information technology products and services related to tax and revenue over the next five years, according to a new report.

Juniper Networks gets GSA schedule

Juniper Networks Inc. will make its networking products available on a new GSA schedule.

Northrop heads for commercial markets

Northrop Grumman Corp.'s technology division has started offering its litigation electronic data discovery technology to commercial firms.

Siebel aligns solutions with government needs

Customer satisfaction in the commercial market has improved steadily over the past five years, but the same can't be said of satisfaction with government agencies, the head of Siebel Systems Inc. said today.

ISR Solutions acquires Comm Group

ISR Solutions Inc. has acquired the Comm Group, a provider of systems integration services.

FBI pledges to punish tardy IT contractors

The FBI will impose financial penalties on its contractors if they miss deadlines for rolling out the Trilogy project to modernize systems agencywide, FBI director Robert S. Mueller III today told a Senate subcommittee.

GTSI has secure Web access app based on NASA program

GTSI Corp. has begun selling a product-based on a program originally developed for NASA-that offers secure access to legacy systems via the Internet.

Sun's McNealy states his case

Urging government agencies to "join mankind," Sun Microsystems Inc.'s chief executive officer declared that Java-based technologies are the best way to deploy secure government networks.

Chambers, Davis honored by federal council

The CIO Council will bestow its Azimuth awards on Rep. Tom Davis and Cisco Systems Inc. CEO John Chambers.

House committees agree on small-business procurement changes

The House Government Reform and Small Business committees have negotiated changes to several procurement provisions of legislation that reauthorizes the Small Business Administration.

Panel: Industry, government must cooperate on privacy, policy

Government agencies and IT companies must work together to identify and prevent ethical violations and threats to privacy as the use of new technologies grows in the federal sector, public policy professionals said today.