The Defense Department looks like the bright, shining star of the government information technology and electronics markets, according to a new study by the Electronic Industries Alliance.
The General Services Administration has identified two Department of Defense projects as the most likely candidates for the agency's "share-in-savings" pilot program.
Andersen Consulting has a chance to put its money where its mouth is by winning a Department of Education contract to modernize the nation's student loan system.
It is decision time for information technology integrators in the government enterprise software market. Policy changes at the General Services Administration and the Oct. 1, 1998, demise of the Financial Management Systems Software schedule have opened the market and increased competition.
Before the end of the year, members of Congress will be pushing various legislative tax-relief measures aimed at easing the financial burden the information technology industry faces in recruiting and training skilled workers.
The Army is conducting an A-76 study to see if it should contract out its information management services at the Anniston Army Depot in Alabama. The Office of Management and Budget's A-76 document sets out how agencies should decide whether to keep non-core functions in house or to outsource them.
ITT Industries Inc. of White Plains, N.Y., and Fortress Technologies Inc. of Tampa, Fla., have signed a reseller agreement under which ITT will resell Fortress' virtual private network, data communications and security solutions to the federal government.
ITT Industries Inc. of White Plains, N.Y., and Fortress Technologies Inc. of Tampa, Fla., have signed a reseller agreement under which ITT will resell Fortress' virtual private network, data communications and security solutions to the federal government.
June and July saw several changes in the Multiple Award Schedule program. The General Services Administration expanded its schedule offerings, the GSA Board of Contract Appeals issued an important decision, and the General Accounting Office resolved a question that has confused contractors and agencies alike for years.
After watching from the sidelines as the General Services Administration awarded the first in a series of local telephone contracts, US West Federal Services of Washington is preparing to fight for the next group of contracts in its own back yard.
Kathleen Adams, assistant deputy commissioner for systems at the Social Security Administration, is leaving government service to join SRA International Inc. of Fairfax, Va., as vice president of strategic accounts in the government sector. She will begin her new position Sept. 27.
Kathleen Adams, assistant deputy commissioner for systems at the Social Security Administration, is leaving government service to join SRA International Inc. of Fairfax, Va., as vice president of strategic accounts in the government sector. She will begin her new position Sept. 27.
During the next three years, the Army, Navy and Air Force are planning to compete about $2 billion worth of information technology functions, but many of those contests will pit government entities against private companies.
Bid protests are a fact of life in the federal marketplace. The government, quite naturally, dislikes protests because they can be expensive and disruptive to the procurement process. Many contractors agree and are hesitant to sue a customer over a lost opportunity.
Bid protests are a fact of life in the federal marketplace. The government, quite naturally, dislikes protests because they can be expensive and disruptive to the procurement process. Many contractors agree and are hesitant to sue a customer over a lost opportunity.
The next wave in business software for the federal government will focus on the interface between agencies and citizens and integrators are racing to assemble partnerships and business units to prepare for the rush.
Legislation that could remove an obstacle to electronic commerce, along with a host of other information technology-related bills, will move to the front burner when Congress returns in September from its monthlong recess.
