Fine tuning needed

Complexity, lack of standards stymie common operating picture efforts.

Revamped Business.gov to cater to small biz

Officials from the White House and Small Business Administration formally unveiled a revamped Web site that provides small businesses with a compendium of federal regulations information.

Inside track: In brief

Dial up an opportunity ... New communications for FAA ... Help with traffic data ...

Inside track: In brief

Dial up an opportunity ... New communications for FAA ... Help with traffic data ...

Infotech and the Law: If the FOIA exemption fits, wear it

Imagine your agency customer calls and says, "We've received a Freedom of Information Act request for a copy of your contract. We will comply with that request unless you explain to us why we shouldn't."

Can you hear the savings now?

Complexity, lack of standards stymie common operating picture efforts.

Help or hassle?

In small-business IT contracting, the challenge is distinguishing which agencies have the dollars and a willingness to assist.

Government to study online procurement

The federal government again will review the advantages and disadvantages of online procurement services.

Congress: TSA must toe small-biz line

The Transportation Security Administration now must adhere to the same small-business procurement goals as other federal agencies, according to a provision adopted by Congress in the fiscal 2007 homeland security appropriations bill.

Space policy touts satellite imagery for homeland security

The White House published an ambitious, new national space policy that lays out goals for exploration and addresses the need to enhance homeland security by collecting intelligence imagery using high-resolution government satellites.

IBM tapped to provide NBC HSPD-12 services

IBM Corp. has been awarded the Interior Department's National Business Center's highly anticipated contract to provide Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 services.

Bush signature completes GSA reorganization

The General Services Administration's long-awaited reorganization is finally official.

WARN Act gets chop job

Congress included a drastically shortened version of the WARN Act emergency public warning legislation in the port security bill approved Sept. 30, according to a prominent emergency warning expert.

How do you put a value on security?

While speaking at the recent IT Security Training Conference in Washington, D.C., Arthur W. Coviello, president of RSA, called for government to become more proactive in its IT security.

EAC issues certifying voting systems guide

The Election Assistance Commission has released a draft of its Testing and Certification Program Manual for voting systems and is seeking public comment throughout the month.

DOD 2007 budget authorized

House and Senate conferees have authorized the Defense Department to spend $532.8 billion on its programs in fiscal 2007. Lawmakers reached agreement recently on the National Defense Authorization Act for 2007.

Perot wins work to run women's health site

Perot recently won a five-year, $16.1 million Health and Human Services Department contract to run the Web sites for the Office of Women's Health and provide staff to answer questions via a toll-free number.

Congress approves $3.4B for port security

Congress passed a $3.4 billion port security bill before adjourning Saturday that will send more funding and technology to the nation's ports.