The Homeland Security Department is not expected to adopt its first standard for interoperable, digital, wireless communications for first responders until the end of 2007, according to a report from DHS inspector general Richard Skinner.
If approved by the Senate, Denett would replace David Safavian, who resigned just before he was arrested on charges of obstructing a federal investigation and making false statements under oath.
With technology rapidly outpacing policy, major improvements are needed at the state level to better protect sensitive criminal and civil justice information, according to the National Governors Association's Center for Best Practices.
IT shortcomings contributed to the federal government's failures in responding to Hurricane Katrina, according to a new report from Homeland Security Department Inspector General Richard Skinner.
Alaska Native corporations have moved aggressively to take advantage of Small Business Administration regulations that allow them to land no-bid government contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars, according to a draft report from the Government Accountability Office.
North Dakota Republican Gov. John Hoeven has appointed Lisa Feldner to serve as the state's new chief information officer. Feldner starts her new position May 8.
The pace of federal IT and defense mergers and acquisitions in the first quarter of 2006, based on deal announcements, was in line with those of 2005. However, a comparison of the first quarter of 2006 with that of 2005 reflects significant changes in the mix of transactions.
GSA's Office of Governmentwide Policy, in conjunction with OMB, said they are looking for information to help the government further refine the opportunities to consolidate geospatial investments.
In the search for better, cheaper, more efficient government services, some states and municipalities are turning to asset management, an IT concept that offers an enterprise view of an organization's holdings.
Bob Lentz wants to emphasize that FISMA is a good thing. The Federal Information Security Management Act requires federal agencies to report to the Office of Management and Budget and Congress on their progress in improving information security. But his department earned an F this year, and has never gotten higher than a D.
Policymakers in the acquisition community are using the term "big A" acquisition when discussing the need to improve everything from capability analysis to outcome measures, as opposed to contracting ? the "little a" of acquisition.
The ethics scandals that have rumbled through the federal procurement world of late have brought increased attention to numerous statutory restrictions, such as the Procurement Integrity Act, bribery and gratuity statutes, and the Anti-Kickback Act.
USFalcon Inc. is one of one of three small companies, together with four large corporations, that will compete for task orders in full and open competitions under the Army's 10-year, $19.3 billion Strategic Services Sourcing program.
Several federal departments?notably Homeland Security and Justice?regularly buy access to personal information databases that do not comply with federal rules for protecting privacy, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.
Aiming to bring more transparency to the federal grant-making process, two top lawmakers have introduced legislation that would create a public database to track government-issued grants.
Private-sector victories in some of the large competitions in 2005, including a 2,500-employee competition at the Federal Aviation Administration, likely contributed to the dip in the federal employee winning percentage last year.
A comprehensive immigration bill approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday would create several major IT programs to register and verify employment status for foreigners seeking to be residents and workers in the United States.
