The Homeland Security Department has modified its investment review process and is strengthening procurement, according to its management undersecretary, Elaine Duke.
Rep. Ed Towns has scheduled a hearing to examine whether more anti-fraud protections are needed in the economic stimulus package to guard against "convicts and con artists."
The House and Senate versions of President Barack Obama's economic stimulus package contain more than $70 billion in proposed information technology spending.
House members have introduced legislation that would require reporting on governmentwide adjudication and investigation standards for the security clearance process.
A $30 billion investment in information technology in a government-led economic stimulus package would create about 949,000 U.S. jobs, according to a new study.
A government anti-counterfeiting proposal that would require federal contractors to certify the authenticity of their products would create major liabilities for contractors, the Information Technology Association of American has said.
ICF International will assist the Environmental Protection Agency help develop clean energy and climate change policies under a five-year contract that has a ceiling of $11.3 million.
IT contractors doing business with the state of California might find more large-scale contracting opportunities if the state puts four agencies responsible for different technology programs under one roof.
