Enterprisewide solutions can optimize results and leverage available funding for federal agencies. But sometimes they also create potential for organizational conflicts of interest or related appearance issues.
It could take months for the General Services Administration and the Small Business Administration to agree on how often small businesses selling to the federal government should recertify their size.
	Sailors on shore duty now can earn civilian industry-standard IT certificates under the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet's IT Military Detachment program.
	The General Services Administration will submit a plan to revamp the administration's enterprise software licensing initiative to the President's Management Council in December.
	The Defense Department is developing up to five pilot programs to change the way acquisition officials buy services, said Dominic Cipicchio, deputy director for defense procurement.
A new procurement rule to protect small businesses from losing business from bundled contracts is getting mixed reviews in the first weeks after its release.
	The Engineer Research and Development Center has issued a broad agency announcement to solicit proposals for basic and applied research in areas such as hydraulics, coastal engineering, instrumentation, oceanography, remote sensing, geo-<BR>
	The Navy is looking for information on diver hull search or navigation systems and component technologies to use in ordnance disposal operations, such as searching and inspecting ships' hulls and berthing areas. This is the first step in evaluating alternatives and supporting research.
The Department of Homeland Security will increase steadily its spending on information technology products and services during the next five years as it pushes to integrate existing systems and get new ones in place.
Education Department secretary Roderick Paige wants to convene a meeting for state and federal officials to discuss the best ways of dealing with government employees who obtain bogus credentials from diploma mills.
The federal government should move quickly to set interoperability standards so that emergency communications and public safety agencies can coordinate effective responses to terrorist attacks and disasters, according to research released this week.
Federal information technology contracting opportunities include about $43 billion in "hidden" spending on wireless components, according a market research firm.
Doing business with the federal government is tough, especially for small businesses. So it is appropriate that there are special rules and procedures to help these businesses -- which often offer exceptional agility and innovation -- navigate the federal market.
Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va., is asking whether the General Services Administration's e-authentication initiative will be completed by March, and how the project's delays are affecting other e-government initiatives.
The House of Representatives passed the Government Network Security Act of 2003, which requires executive branch departments and agencies to protect government computers and information from the risks posed by peer-to-peer file sharing programs.
Government IT contractors are pressing Congress to drop "Buy American" provisions in the defense budget bill that would severely limit the Defense Department's ability to purchase products and systems that contain foreign-made software and components.
Changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulation, published Oct. 1, affect all government contractors, particularly those without an administration staff that tracks such changes. Everyone should take heed.
