DHS plans major data fusion project

The Homeland Security Department is building a major intelligence program that will use data mining and state-of-the-art analysis tools to discover and track terrorism threats against the United States.

Senate OKs GSA reorganization bill

The General Services Administration's long-standing reorganization effort to establish the Federal Acquisition Service has finally won the Senate's blessing after lawmakers cleared legislation formally recognizing the new division.

Court to GSA: Reopen bidding on FedBizOpps contract

The Federal Claims Court late last week directed the General Services Administration to vacate its award to Symplicity Corp. of Arlington, Va., to run the federal procurement Web site, FedBizOpps.gov.

Lawmaker holds up database spending bill

Legislation that would establish a massive database to track all kinds of federal spending is running into political roadblocks in Congress.

EPA flies solo on HSPD-12

The Environmental Protection Agency is piecing together its effort to meet the upcoming Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 deadline for agencies to begin issuing Personal Identity Verification cards and is looking for a a public-key infrastructure provider.

Infotech and the law | Berry Amendment reform hangs by thread

The "specialty metals" provision of the Berry Amendment became law long before most people could conceive of today's global IT market. But that law limits the ability of the Defense Department to acquire commercial IT and the electronic components vital to nearly all modern weapons and other sophisticated systems.

Tech Trail Boss

Texas' Chief Technology Officer Larry Olson corrals a herd of initiatives.

Reach the Beach

The Coast Guard's Integrated Deepwater System modernization program is being urged to work hand-in-hand with the Homeland Security Department's Secure Border Initiative.

Buy Lines | GSA schedule makeover long overdue

The General Services Administration has a chance to get multiple-award contracting schedules right.

Market adjustment

Procurement reform, national security and acquisitions drive 20 years of evolution.

Commentary | Network demands restructure an industry

Defense consolidation focused on building IT capabilities to face down new and varied threats.

Dems and Republicans spar over Katrina communications

A top official in the Bush Administration is claiming that major hurdles preventing information-sharing among first responders in the Katrina response have been fixed, but Democrats accused the administration of scant progress on the issue.

HUD plans integrated financial-management system

The Housing and Urban Development plans to seek enterprisewide implementation and integration of the PeopleSoft financial-management system as part of the agency's accounting and financial modernization.

TWIC card delayed

The Homeland Security Department's snakebit program to issue secure credentials to workers at ports, airports and other transportation hubs hit a new barrier this week.

Szabat is SBA administrator's new chief of staff

Small Business Administration administrator Steven Preston named Joel Szabat as the agency's new chief of staff.

Acquisition councils propose FAR changes to comply with HSPD-12

Federal procurement officials are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation to specify how agencies should procure services in order to meet Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 requirements.

IG: Holes exist in Homeland Security RFID systems

The Homeland Security Department has gaps in the security controls for its Radio Frequency Identification systems, according to DHS inspector general Richard Skinner.

Making the Team | Constantly seeking partners

The newly reshaped Verizon Business Federal unit has embraced the program as a tool to recruit small-business alliances for its projects.

Market Watch | The fine art of government-services acquisitions

Over the past 15 years, the number and variety of government-services merger and acquisition transactions have dramatically increased.

Boeing moves to put scandals in past

Boeing Co. has settled charges of contract fraud and improper hiring, but the company has just begun to rebuild its financial performance and reputation.