EDS forms team to chase Air Force network deal

EDS Corp. has picked AT&T Inc., as well as several large and small businesses, to help it chase a potential $500 million contract with the Air Force Space Command.

Harris completes Milstar log-on to get ready for Navy competition

Harris Corp. has completed a point-to-point satellite call under simulated high-sea shipboard conditions using an advanced multi-band prototype system to prepare for an upcoming Navy contract competition.

Immigration Services seeks database for investigations unit

Request for proposals seeks commercial database that provides an integrated data collection system to track investigations.

NIST recommends two labs for voting system testing

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has recommended that two Colorado laboratories be accredited to test voting systems against federal standards.

It's the second go-round for federal govt. Web site

Welcome to USA.gov ? the new Web site of the federal government.

GSA express program to shorten time it takes to get on schedules

One of Lurita Doan's goals as administrator of the General Services Administration is to decrease the time and burden for vendors to get on the Federal Supply Schedules.

Fortify buys Secure Software

The acquisition of McLean, Va.-based Secure Software expands Fortify's worldwide customer base and better establishes its presence in the Washington area to serve the federal market.

Ring in the New Year with revised T&M payment rules

Long-awaited rules affecting time-and-materials contracting go into effect Feb. 12. Where the procuring agency makes appropriate findings, the rules will allow use of T&M contracts for any type of service procured as a commercial item.

Time is ripe for federal procurement reform

After reading the Acquisition Advisory Panel's 448-page draft report, it's obvious that this is the playbook for the next era of federal procurement policy and legislation.

Welcome to the new WT

In your hands, you are holding a year's worth of planning, discussions, debates and arguments. (A few tears are in there, too.)

Coast Guard readies identification system solicitation

The Coast Guard is ready to move forward on awarding contracts for the initial deployment of a vessel communications system.

AT&T receives VA network contract

AT&T Inc. has been awarded an order from the Veterans Affairs Department to assist with the development of a single-backbone, multiprotocol label switching network.

Bill aims for better info sharing at DHS

The new Democratic majority in Congress has a plan to improve information sharing within DHS as part of legislation submitted to implement the 9/11 Commission recommendations.

GTSI restates earnings, prevents delisting

GTSI Corp. is back in Nasdaq's good graces after it caught up last month with its financial filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

FDA electronic platform open for comment

FDA plans to completely move to electronic submissions of reporting for regulated drug products and to create a common electronic platform to exchange data.

DHS comes clean

Details on budget, staffing released on SBI.

Info-sharing is work in progress

The cost of Director of National Intelligence John Negroponte's plan to link federal agencies could run into the hundreds of millions.

Agents of misfortune

Old and new issues loom large as IPv6 enters the cybersecurity fray.

E-voting requires long-term strategy: IDC

Though state and local governments have spent nearly $3.8 billion since 2002 on electronic voting systems, they still have a long way to go before e-voting generates an accurate, timely and secure voting process, according to a new study.

GAO Report: NMCI not achieving targeted goals

The Navy-Marine Corps Intranet program has not yet achieved the two strategic goals set for the project, despite six years and $3.7 billion spent on the project.