On several occasions after Sept. 11, the government has used its special power under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) to meet national security demands.
The Bush administration wants to end a grant program aimed at training U.S. high-tech workers, and instead is proposing that in fiscal 2003, the program's funds be redirected to help foreign workers gain permanent employment status.
The Small Business Administration's reviews of subcontracts offered to small firms do not effectively ensure that small businesses get the biggest possible share of $77 billion in subcontracting awards under the Small Business Subcontracting Program, Sen. Kit Bond said Feb. 20.
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.
Veterans Affairs is seeking a commercially available leased point-to-point telecommunications network to connect its facilities in Washington, Oregon and Idaho.
NOAA is the nation's weather forecaster. It monitors and warns of dangerous weather, charts the seas and skies, guides the use and protection of ocean and coastal resources. It conducts research and gathers information about the environment, oceans, atmosphere and space.
Karen Evans, chief information officer - The department fosters a secure and reliable energy system that is environmentally and economically sustainable. It is the trustee of the nation's arsenal of nuclear weapons and supports U.S. contributions to science and technology.
The departments of Defense and State are each building electronic systems designed to streamline the cumbersome U.S. export review process, but critics worry that industry's burden will be made heavier because the two systems may not be compatible.
Rapidly increasing defense and intelligence budgets. Congressional passion for easing procurement requirements to speed the acquisition of new technologies.
The FBI employee benefits information session is about to begin when Tom asks Pete, "What do you say if some dude's got a gun, and he's got someone hostage, and he says, 'I want a getaway car in 60 seconds or she dies.' "
Before government agencies buy into biometrics for security, especially facial recognition, they should resolve the policy and privacy issues, said panelists at a forum sponsored by the Cato Institute.
Bush administration officials called on Congress to pass trade promotion authority legislation and an economic stimulus package that would cut taxes, actions they said would help bring the economy out of recession.
Qwest Communications International won permission from the General Services Administration to offer Web-hosting services throughout the federal government. Jim Payne, senior vice president for Qwest's government systems division, said that once the company and GSA's Federal Technology Service sat down to negotiate, the process moved quickly.
