With President Bush proposing only a 1 percent increase in spending on information technology in his 2002 budget, industry observers expect lawmakers to make many changes ? and possibly bolster IT spending ? during this year's budget process.
The General Services Administration's FTS2001 telecommunications contract is facing increasingly strong attacks from Capitol Hill and industry critics who want the contract opened up to more competition.
Companies that serve the federal telecommunications market are eyeing opportunities to provide new outsourcing services to agencies, now that the transition to FTS2001 vendors is almost complete.
Twelve years ago, one Microsoft Corp. employee expressed interest in making the software giant's products more accessible to people with disabilities, spawning an initiative that has grown into a company unit of 40 full-time workers.
Hyperwave Information Management Inc., a maker of knowledge management applications, and Beyond.com, an online reseller, have signed an agreement for Beyond.com to resell Hyperwave products to the federal government.
Despite legislation passed last year directing federal agencies to beef up security plans for their computer systems, they are falling short as cyberattacks continue to rise, representatives from the General Accounting Office and other organizations told Congress.
Sooner or later, nearly every business will find itself acquiring information technology products or services. This is true whether you are a government contractor or provide purely commercial services, or both.
The Forest Service's Meaningful Measures Coordination Center is looking for technical support for system implementation and related issues. The Meaningful Measures program measures asset management and accomplishments in national forest recreation areas.
The battle over the General Services Administration's FTS2001 long-distance contract is moving to Capitol Hill, where telecommunications companies shut out of the contract will press their case for opening it to wider competition.
Last fall, Jacques Gansler, then the undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, issued an extraordinary policy letter regarding the Defense Department's acquisition of rights in intellectual property developed by commercial companies.
In December 1998, the General Services Administration set out to establish end-to-end competitive tele- communications services for federal agencies through its FTS2001 and Metropolitan Area Acquisition (MAA) contracts.
Last issue, I wrote about the new convergence between the telecommunications and integrator segments of the federal marketplace. Now let's look at what it takes to win as the government asks for total, end-to-end solutions that wrap network and application requirements together.
Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., introduced the Anti-Spamming Act of 2001 March 15 to crack down on senders of unwanted and unsolicited e-mail that clogs inboxes.
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John McCain, R-Ariz., is trying to rally support to extend the moratorium on new Internet taxes, but acknowledges that passage likely will happen only as part of a compromise that includes broadening the states' authority to collect existing sales taxes on Internet transactions.
An influential House lawmaker has asked for an independent review of the troubled STARS air traffic control project, despite assurances from the Federal Aviation Administration and Raytheon Co. that the system is back on track.
The Air Force's Air Education and Training Command at Maxwell Air Force Base is seeking input regarding a comprehensive educational information management system solution, especially to learn if such a system is commercially available.
Electronic Data Systems Corp. will have to absorb $40 million in unforeseen development costs on a computerized Medicaid system it is building for the state of Texas.
