States must make greater use of nontraditional funding models to keep pace with technology changes during the fiscal crisis, according to a report from the National Association of State Chief Information Officers.
State chief information officers and industry officials need to translate their technology concepts and ideas into practical policy terms, a former Canadian prime minister tells CIOs.
Navy students on opposite coasts and across borders are swapping files and instant messages in a virtual classroom they can tap into from their desktop and portable PCs.
On July 11, the Department of Homeland Security proposed regulations offering guidance on applying for Safety Act coverage. The agency will begin processing applications for protection Sept. 1.
In recent testimony on Capitol Hill, Comptroller General David Walker stressed that, for agencies to compete successfully in public-private competitions, they "should consider how competitive sourcing relates to human capital, improved financial performance, expanded reliance on electronic government and budget and performance integration."
	Priority services operated by the National Communications System gave government officials and emergency personnel access to both landline and wireless telecommunications during the blackout that shut down parts of the Northeast.
	The General Services Administration closed down its Federal Technology Service field office in Bremerton, Wash., after the agency's inspector general found that staff misused the IT Fund to buy construction, architecture and engineering services.
	By synchronizing settings of the mainframe host and telecommunications equipment of its new record-keeping system, the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board said it eliminated a major kink in Web services for the Thrift Savings Plan.
Government travel will enter a new era over the next several years as two companies go head to head to provide online travel management services to federal civilian agencies.
	The Federal Housing Finance Board wants to acquire an enterprise risk management system to measure market risk exposures at each of its banks. The system will also be used for a comprehensive market-value-of-portfolio equity sensitivity analysis. For more information contact David Lee, senior acquisition official, Office of Management, Federal Housing Finance Board, 1777 F St. NW, Washington, DC 20006, or <BR>
	The Air Force wants information on new concepts for beyond line-of-sight, command and control capabilities for sustained air operations in Afghanistan. Companies wishing to provide this capability as a service provider also should respond.
	The Energy Department issued a request for quotes for IT services at its Oak Ridge, Tenn., facilities. The services will support Office of Science, National Nuclear Security Administration and Environmental Management programs. The current contracts are worth $155 million over five years and are held by Bechtel Jacobs Co. LLC, BWX Technologies Inc. and Battelle Memorial Institute. Competition is limited to small businesses with a GSA schedule. More information is at http://www.oro.doe.gov<BR>
The departments of Homeland Security and Justice are supporting the creation of a new analytical tool that will help states battle terrorism by enabling them to quickly share and analyze information from multiple commercial and government databases.
The General Services Administration closed down its Federal Technology Service field office in Bremerton, Wash., after the agency's inspector general found the office's staff misused the IT Fund to buy construction, architecture and engineering services.
The swap of information technology units between Lockheed Martin Corp. and Affiliated Computer Services Inc. makes perfect sense for each company, according to industry analysts. The two firms announced Aug. 1 that Lockheed Martin would acquire ACS' federal government IT business, and ACS would acquire Lockheed Martin's commercial IT business.
Government contracts contain so much standard wording that contractors, particularly small and mid-sized contractors, sometimes conclude it's just so much boilerplate and of little significance.
