Congressional leaders and the Bush administration appear close to resolving the debate about the role of a federal chief information officer and the priority that agencies should give to e-government.
The U.S. Postal Service's planned $1 billion information technology services contract is attracting some of the largest providers of computer hardware and services.
When the news came in April that IBM Corp. was named prime contractor for the U.S. Customs Service's 15-year, $1.3 billion modernization contract, a lot of folks in government and industry took it to mean Big Blue was returning to the federal marketplace, years after selling off its government unit.
The Information Technology Association of America released guidelines to help federal customers of application service providers navigate the terms and conditions of service level agreements.
The Bush administration is creating an interagency task force to develop an e-government action plan, according to a July 18 memo from Mitchell Daniels Jr., director of the Office of Management and Budget.
ITS Medical Systems LLC has won a five-year contract worth up to $40 million from the Army Forces Command's Atlanta Contracting Center to continue supporting the Army Reserve Command's medical training sites.
Science Applications International Corp. of San Diego won a three-year contract worth up to $40 million from the Army Simulation, Training and Instrumentation Command in Orlando, Fla.
Spending under the General Services Administration's information technology schedule nearly doubled in the first half of fiscal 2001, according to GSA officials.
The Bush administration is committed to expanding outsourcing of government services, said Mitch Daniels, director of the Office of Management and Budget, to an audience of federal services contractors.
A House subcommittee will examine June 17 whether intellectual property issues add to the problems facing the federal government in fostering innovation and research and development in information technology.
When registration opened for the new Army University Access Online program at Fort Benning, Ga., some soldiers were so eager to enroll that they camped out the night before in a January rain to ensure a place in the e-learning program.
Booz-Allen & Hamilton Inc. has been awarded a task order to support information technology services for the Defense Information Systems Agency's Anti-Drug Network Program, the General Services Administration announced July 11.
The Office of Management and Budget is preparing legislation aimed at leveling the playing field for companies that compete with government agencies for public-sector work.
The General Services Administration's plan for opening both federal long-distance and local services contracts to more competitors is receiving mixed reviews from the telecommunications industry.
Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., said July 11 he was open to compromise as Congress and the Bush administration work to give IT and e-government initiatives greater priority within the government.
Palm Inc. signed a purchasing agreement with the Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, a move that Palm executives said signals the company's increased concentration on government sales.
The Defense Department has selected a unit of Global Crossing Ltd. to provide advanced wide-area network services for its Defense Research and Engineering Network.
Reps. Tom Davis, R-Va., and James Moran, D-Va., plan to reintroduce a bill July 10 to give businesses protection when they share systems security information with the government and other companies.
The Air Force selected JT3 LLC, a joint venture equally owned by EG&G Technical Services and Raytheon Technical Services Co., for the Joint Range Technical Services contract.
