A group of House lawmakers will announce April 4 steps to further the progress toward establishing a smart technology region comprising Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
The battle over the General Services Administration's FTS2001 long-distance contract is moving to Capitol Hill, where telecommunications companies shut out of the contract will press their case for opening it to wider competition.
The battle over the General Services Administration's FTS2001 long-distance contract is moving to Capitol Hill, where telecommunications companies shut out of the contract will press their case for opening it to wider competition.
Last fall, Jacques Gansler, then the undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, issued an extraordinary policy letter regarding the Defense Department's acquisition of rights in intellectual property developed by commercial companies.
In December 1998, the General Services Administration set out to establish end-to-end competitive tele- communications services for federal agencies through its FTS2001 and Metropolitan Area Acquisition (MAA) contracts.
Last issue, I wrote about the new convergence between the telecommunications and integrator segments of the federal marketplace. Now let's look at what it takes to win as the government asks for total, end-to-end solutions that wrap network and application requirements together.
Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., introduced the Anti-Spamming Act of 2001 March 15 to crack down on senders of unwanted and unsolicited e-mail that clogs inboxes.
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John McCain, R-Ariz., is trying to rally support to extend the moratorium on new Internet taxes, but acknowledges that passage likely will happen only as part of a compromise that includes broadening the states' authority to collect existing sales taxes on Internet transactions.
An influential House lawmaker has asked for an independent review of the troubled STARS air traffic control project, despite assurances from the Federal Aviation Administration and Raytheon Co. that the system is back on track.
The Air Force's Air Education and Training Command at Maxwell Air Force Base is seeking input regarding a comprehensive educational information management system solution, especially to learn if such a system is commercially available.
RS Information Systems Inc. announced March 27 it was awarded a five-year, $27 million contract to develop and operate computer processing for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency's satellite imagery.
Science Applications International Corp. has received a contract from the U.S. Joint Forces Command to support the Joint Concept Development and Experimentation program, the company announced March 26.
The General Accounting Office is recommending that GTSI Corp. be reinstated on the Army Maxi-Minis and Databases contract that has been the subject of dispute since August 2000.
A team led by Science Applications International Corp. has won a contract to continue providing sustainment services to all Defense Department military health system medical facilities worldwide.
Science Applications International Corp. was awarded a $15.2 million contract from the U.S. Customs Service for 16 additional Mobile Vehicle and Cargo Inspection Systems, the company announced.
As chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Rep. W.J. "Billy" Tauzin, R-La., will be the leading player in shaping technology debates and legislation in the 107th Congress, according to a recent report by Forrester Research Inc.
The Bush administration wants federal agencies to increase their use of performance-based contracts, expand online procurement and perform more accurate FAIR Act inventories, according to a memo from the Office of Management and Budget.
Electronic Data Systems Corp. will have to absorb $40 million in unforeseen development costs on a computerized Medicaid system it is building for the state of Texas.
