A coalition of public- and private-sector organizations today released a set of guidelines to help nongovernmental organizations manage IT security issues.
The health care sector carries substantial risk for companies unfamiliar with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, the Information Technology Association of America says in its white paper, "HIPAA and its Legal Implications for Health Care Information Technology Solution Providers."
Titan Corp. shareholders will vote April 12 on whether to accept Lockheed Martin Corp.'s offer to buy the company, but allegations that Titan made illegal payments to foreign officials could still scuttle the deal.
The tsunami known as offshoring, or worldwide sourcing, continues to roll. I suggested in this space two months ago that Congress tread cautiously before acting on this complex issue. But March 4, by a vote of 70-26, the Senate passed an amendment authored by Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) that prohibits performance overseas of work covered under a federal contract for goods or services, and of work covered under a state contract or grant that uses federal funds.
The House Government Reform and Small Business committees have negotiated changes to several procurement provisions of legislation that reauthorizes the Small Business Administration, said Government Reform Chairman Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.).
Drew Ladner submitted his resignation as Treasury Department chief information officer to President Bush. Ladner is returning to industry and will leave his post April 30. He became CIO in March 2003.
The FBI will penalize its contractors if they miss deadlines on the Trilogy project to modernize systems agencywide, FBI Director Robert Mueller said. Trilogy is 21 months off track and will cost about $200 million more than the $379 million originally planned.
Working with the Washington nonprofit Council for Excellence in Government, federal managers will develop marketing plans for their e-government initiatives so more people will use the systems, said Clay Johnson, deputy director for management at the Office of Management and Budget.
The chairman of the House Government Reform Committee is calling for hearings to examine whether the current pace of consolidation among federal IT services contractors undermines the long-term health of the industry.
There are currently 37 size levels that apply to 1,151 industries and 13 subindustry activities in the North American Industry Classification System. Thirty of the standards are based on annual revenue (or "receipts"), five are based on number of employees, and two are based on other measures.
The Justice Department is planning a solicitation for computer-assisted legal research. The online services should include computerized access to legal, news, public record and related databases. The system will be used with local area networks, the Internet and standalone telecommunications access.
The Defense Information Systems Agency needs information technology asset management solutions. The agency released a request for information to collect data on establishing a centralized repository to store all asset-related data. Solutions should be commercial solutions that use industry best practices and can track assets.
The Air Force wants unmanned air vehicles that can be used to gather weather data, specifically on tropical cyclones. They also would be used in areas such as hostile targets and arctic training ranges that are not accessible by other data collection means.
Systems integrator CACI International Inc. plans to compete for federal contracts two to three times larger than those it has won in the past, after it completes its acquisition of American Management Systems Inc.
Imagine if the federal, state and local agencies tasked with protecting citizens could share information as easily as music pirates swap illegal recordings online. In the days surrounding New Year's 2004, they did.
Despite pervasive problems, government and industry have taken some positive steps toward creating interoperable wireless communications in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
State and local governments have not bought electronic voting systems because they can't afford to and because they fear buying a system that won't meet future mandates, but security concerns haven't been a deterrent.
