Marilyn Wiley of Florida Atlantic University demonstrates the school's online course offerings, which were designed for the convenience of its students. A House subcommittee is reviewing legislation that would allow higher education institutions to expand their online distance-learning programs.
Opponents of federal outsourcing June 28 urged the Bush administration to slow plans to shift more government jobs and responsibilities to the private sector.
As federal officials gear up for what is expected to be another dangerous wildfire season, they will have a new firefighting tool, thanks to a geographic information system application created in response to last year's crisis.
Science Applications International Corp. and EduLink Inc. have signed an agreement to jointly market selected products and services to schools and government education organizations.
In one of my first columns for <i>Washington Technology</i>, I addressed whether contractors have any rights in technology developed under government contracts.
The practice of public-private competitions for information technology contracts does not account for best value to government customers, according to the Information Technology Association of America, Arlington, Va.
The General Services Administration is moving to fix problems in the much criticized Metropolitan Area Acquisition telecommunications program, but the telecom companies holding MAA contracts also need to improve their performance, said Sandra Bates, commissioner of the agency's Federal Technology Service.
The District of Columbia is soliciting proposals for a contractor to provide an automated field reporting system and records management system for its Metropolitan Police Department.
The Bush administration is looking to rein in government spending on information technology by getting rid of "fad portals" and other unnecessary technology projects, said Mark Forman, the new federal IT chief. Forman said that Mitchell Daniels, Office of Management and Budget director, has said too much is being spent on IT.
Calling the government the nation's "biggest privacy offender," House Majority Leader Dick Armey, R-Texas, said Congress must redouble its efforts to stamp out federal privacy abuses.
The Internal Revenue Service awarded a task order worth about $20 million over the next five years to Dynamics Research Corp., the company announced June 26.
Anteon Corp. won a five-year, $29 million contract from the Naval Surface Warfare Center's Coastal Systems Station, Dahlgren Division, for diving, salvage and life support, ocean engineering and chemical and biological engineering services.
The Defense Finance and Accounting Service picked Affiliated Computer Services Inc. to provide a range of data processing and payroll services for military retirees and annuitants. The 10-year outsourcing project is worth up to $346 million.
The Federal Aviation Administration has been told to rethink its decision to award a sole-source contract to Lockheed Martin Corp. to modernize the FAA's en route traffic control system.
Science Applications International Corp. and the Boeing Co. have been selected as part of a team led by the University of Hawaii to operate and manage the Maui Supercomputer Center.
Unisys Corp. executive Mark Forman has been tapped to serve in a newly created position within the Office of Management and Budget that will make him the leading federal e-government executive. As associate director for information technology and e-government, Forman will oversee implementation of IT throughout the federal government and lead development and implementation of federal IT policy, according to OMB.
House lawmakers June 13 strongly criticized the General Services Administration's handling of Metropolitan Area Acquisition telecommunications contracts, questioning whether the agency would achieve anticipated savings because of the slow transition to the new contracts.
A growing number of high-tech companies are forming alliances and creating new business lines aimed at tapping into the potentially lucrative electronic voting marketplace.
