DALLAS ? The General Services Administration and its industry partners early this month launched two new telecommunications programs aimed at making it easier for federal agencies to acquire new products and services online.
Government agencies soon will see lower prices on wireless services, more choices in offerings and better service as a result of two new wireless companies formed earlier this month, according to industry analysts.
Two new bills have surfaced in Congress that preserve the rights of information technology companies to issue incentives, such as stock option grants, to hourly employees.
Two new bills have surfaced in Congress that preserve the rights of information technology companies to issue incentives, such as stock option grants, to hourly employees.
A recommendation that a chief information officer should be appointed for all the federal government has garnered a mixed reaction from government and industry officials, with some supporting the idea and others scratching their heads and wondering why.
House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt has made some big promises on high-technology policy that will only turn to legislation if Democrats and Republicans cooperate in the remaining months of the 106th Congress.
OAO, Signal Win Army Contracts: OAO Corp. of Greenbelt, Md., and Signal Corp. of Fairfax, Va., have each won contracts potentially worth $300 million with the Army Communications-Electronics Command, the Information Systems Engineering Command and the Signal Command. The two companies will continue to compete against each other for task orders.
OAO, Signal Win Army Contracts: OAO Corp. of Greenbelt, Md., and Signal Corp. of Fairfax, Va., have each won contracts potentially worth $300 million with the Army Communications-Electronics Command, the Information Systems Engineering Command and the Signal Command. The two companies will continue to compete against each other for task orders.
With more government agencies looking to exploit the World Wide Web, Blueprint Technologies Inc. is banking on its rapidly deployable software packages as a way to break into the federal market.
As part of a continuing effort to reform its acquisition policy, the Defense Department is evaluating recommendations that would increase the use of fixed-price contracts, as well as further elevate the importance of past performance in source selections.
Senate Republicans have drafted a new version of electronic signature legislation, breaking a roadblock that has for weeks stalled a conference with the House on moving an e-sign bill.
Senate Republicans have drafted a new version of electronic signature legislation, breaking a roadblock that has for weeks stalled a conference with the House on moving an e-sign bill.
Legislation approved by the Senate Government Affairs Committee gives the Office of Management and Budget new authority over federal agencies' cybersecurity practices, and puts them on notice to beef up their computer protection and be ready to prove it at annual audits.
Government resellers seeking to establish their credentials in the emerging world of voice, data and video convergence now may choose from an expanding array of channel specialization programs created by Cisco Systems Inc., including recently announced programs that focus on voice technologies.
GTE Federal Network Systems is counting on a little deception to strengthen its position as a provider of security solutions to the federal government.
EdgeMark Systems Inc., Silver Spring, Md., has entered into a partnership with Network Appliance Inc., to provide a host of Network Appliance's data storage and access products to federal Unix and Windows NT users. EdgeMark will offer a full line of Network Appliance products, including file servers that reduce the cost and complexity of enterprise data management by consolidating data into centralized locations.
Officials from the Commerce Department are asking Congress to support a budget for the National Institute of Standards and Technology that includes a provision to help small businesses get more involved in e-commerce. But some lawmakers say they doubt the money will go far enough or arrive soon enough to make a difference.
Senators continue to bicker over the makeup of the members who will serve on a conference committee to resolve differences with the House on electronic signature legislation, and the delay is making the high-tech industry impatient.
Lucent Technologies Inc.'s Government Solutions unit will be included in the company's move to spin off part of its business into a new company, according to company officials, but Lucent will retain an as-yet undetermined share of its existing federal business.
AMS, Siebel Team Starts to Pay Off: The alliance of American Management Systems Inc., Fairfax, Va., and Siebel Systems Inc., San Mateo, Calif., formed in January, already is starting to pay dividends. AMS will use its Siebel alliance in a pilot project for the Defense Department's Transportation Command, which oversees air, land and sea transportation for the U.S. military.
