A year ago, many industry and government executives were looking ahead to June 25, 2001, as a "panic day," said Terry Weaver, director of the Center for IT Accommodation at the General Services Administration.
The Defense Information Systems Agency May 15 plans to defend its procurement when it files a response to three protests lodged with the General Accounting Office.
At least 13 companies were turned away from this year's GSA Federal Technology Service Network Services Conference, all of which had exhibited in past years. FTS Commissioner Sandra Bates said the agency was right in turning the companies away, saying it had been FTS policy "for several years" to limit participation to prime contractors of specific vehicles.
Federal officials testifying on Capitol Hill supported efforts to standardize and improve information security but disagreed on the best way to achieve these goals.
The Environmental Protection Agency's main concerns are human health and the environment. EPA is focused on air pollution, water pollution, solid waste and regulation of chemical products.
When Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta announced March 4 that NCS Pearson Government Solutions had won a nine-month, $103.4 million contract to recruit more than 30,000 federal security personnel for airline passenger screening and other responsibilities, the company learned what it means to be thrust into the limelight.
Information technology companies are preparing to deliver a series of white papers to the White House detailing some of their best practices in providing e-government solutions to federal, state and local agencies.
Betty James Duke made sure she was one of the first to enroll in e-learning courses at the Human Services Resources Administration, a Department of Health and Human Services agency in Rockville, Md.
Titan Corp. has been awarded a test and evaluation contract by the Navy potentially worth $188 million through April 2007, the company announced May 1. "This latest award solidifies Titan as a premier provider of [research and testing] services to the Naval aviation community," said Gene Ray, Titan's chairman, president and chief executive officer.
Lockheed Martin Corp. won a 15-month, $35 million component advanced development contract with the Army for the Aerial Common Sensor system. The company's Management and Data Systems unit, based in King of Prussia, Pa., won the contract, which precedes full-scale development of the ACS system.
Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. announced has been selected by the Defense Intelligence Agency as the team leader for the Joint Intelligence Virtual Architecture Systems Integration contract. The contract value is $80 million over more than five years.
Verizon Communications may offer local communications services to federal agencies under a Metropolitan Area Acquisition crossover contract modification.
Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., outlined legislation that would set national standards for state-issued driver's licenses, permitting rapid data-sharing among certain government agencies.
