Information technology companies are preparing to deliver a series of white papers to the White House detailing some of their best practices in providing e-government solutions to federal, state and local agencies.
Betty James Duke made sure she was one of the first to enroll in e-learning courses at the Human Services Resources Administration, a Department of Health and Human Services agency in Rockville, Md.
A panel of federal, academic, union and business representatives are think the government should replace the A-76 process for public-private competitions with a new competitive process based largely on existing Federal Acquisition Regulations.
The Coast Guard is one of the nation's five armed services. Its job is a unique weaving of military, law enforcement and service to civilians via international waters and America's coasts, ports and inland waterways.
As budgets for homeland security continue to grow, companies across the country are searching for effective ways to present their products and ideas to federal and state agencies.
New industry-backed legislation designed to streamline the way federal agencies purchase services faces opposition to some of its key provisions, including objections from the White House about the source of proposed work-force training funds.
Rep. Albert Wynn, D-Md., has introduced a bill to require that contracting officers determine that bidders have a satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics, including a record of compliance with laws such as tax, labor and employment, environmental, antitrust and consumer protection.
With its capture of the controversial $450 million Defense Research and Engineering Network contract, WorldCom Inc. won some much-needed bragging rights in the telecommunications market.
The Army Communications-Electronics Command is looking for software development, system engineering and support services for Army ground combat programs, including the Global Command and Control System, the Maneuver Control System, the Combat Service Support Control System, and the Common Software family.
What it does: The Education Department's main goal is to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence. It operates programs on every area and level of education.
One of the thorniest issues for federal contractors is determining if and how the Service Contract Act applies to a specific contract. Although the SCA has been around for a while, many of its requirements are misunderstood.
Debate about public-private job competitions is heating up on Capitol Hill as lawmakers await an independent report recommending improvements in conducting the competitions.
The House of Representatives March 20 approved 421-0 a bill that would allow increased telecommuting among private-sector employees doing work for the federal government.
The Bush administration will issue a national strategy for cybersecurity this July that will be available to government and industry on the World Wide Web, according to senior administration officials.
The Defense Visual Information directorate of the American Forces Information Service has released a draft request for proposals to acquire a Visual Information Management System.
The FAA is something like the "DMV of aircraft." It establishes air-worthiness standards, inspects and licenses civilian aircraft, regulates air traffic, investigates accidents and puts forth safety rules. It promotes the national airport system.
Senior government officials are putting a higher priority on electronic government than they did a year ago, but they are walking a tightrope to balance the twin tasks of developing e-government and beefing up the security of their IT systems, recent studies show.
Later this month, the first salvo in a competition for government business will be fired, but it won't be contractors dueling for the latest federal opportunity. Instead, the General Services Administration will face off against GovWorks, the Interior Department's Minerals Management Service franchise fund.
Alfred Mockett, who joined American Management Systems Inc. as chairman and chief executive officer Dec. 1, has given himself 120 days to craft a vision and articulate a strategy for the systems integrator. AMS has struggled recently, and Feb. 21 it reported 2001 earnings of $15.9 million?a more than 60-percent decline from 2000.
NSF is an independent federal agency. It promotes progress in science and engineering research and education. It awards grants and fellowships for study at all education levels, and sponsors exchanges with other nations for the advancement of science.
