More than road maps

Standards are key for bigger geographic information systems.

PC Mall Gov moves upstream with GMRI deal

PC Mall Gov Inc. of Chantilly, Va., has acquired Government Micro Resources Inc. in a move that company officials said will help it move into higher end products and services.

Leslie Barry joins GTSI

Leslie Barry has become GTSI Corp.'s vice president of government affairs and business development, a new position at the Chantilly, Va., company.

GSA releases RFI for strategic sourcing wireless initiative

GSA hopes to gain industry perspective on buying cell phones, personal digital assistants and cellular network cards, as well as services such as broadband and WiFi through a volume-purchase program.

E-authentication project needs service providers

The General Services Administration is looking for ways to give the federal e-authentication e-government project a boost by bringing in more credential providers.

NIST launches Web site for input on software vulnerabilities

The National Institute of Standards and Technology today launched a service within its National Vulnerability Database that will allow vendors to discuss the impact of vulnerabilities on their products.

HP blade PCs to be offered to the channel

Hewlett-Packard will make available to the reseller and integrator channel a product that until now has been only available direct from HP.

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.

IPv6: The future is now

The clock is ticking on Uncle Sam's next-generation Internet implementation.

Army releases RFP for ITES-Hardware contracts

The indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity ITES-2H contracts will run for five years and involve seven contractors, including two small businesses.

All ears: Industry seeks answers at upcoming Networx summit

When the General Services Administration holds its Networx Transition Summit early next month, industry members expect GSA to tell them what steps it is taking to help federal agencies smoothly switch from the FTS2001 telecommunications contract to the Networx program.

FirstGov, USDA Web portals score high marks

Web sites operated by the General Services Administration and the Agriculture Department, as well as the states of Texas and New Jersey, topped a recent Brown University analysis.

SEC wants prototypes to access XBRL documents

The Securities and Exchange Commission seeks proposals for a prototype system that will provide a user-friendly environment in which to access documents written in Extensible Business Reporting Language and submitted to the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval.

ACT wins $135m FEMA systems support deal

Applied Computing Technologies Inc. of Falls Church, Va., has been tapped by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for a $135 million pact to assist the agency prepare its systems support procurement for future disasters.

GTSI misses 2Q report, plans for restatements

Government IT reseller GTSI Corp. failed to issue its second quarter 2006 financial report yesterday because of accounting errors in financial statements for the past two years.

PC Mall opens doors for GSA sales

PC Mall Gov Inc. won a contract worth up to $100 million over three years from the General Services Administration to supply IT products through the procurement agency's Expanded Direct Delivery Program.

Put me in, coach

The Labor Department has vast resources to help people find jobs, collect benefits and more. The problem: For some, the resources are too much of a good thing, and they need coaching to help navigate the volumes of information.

Federal pension corporation embarks on SOA work

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation has awarded a four-year, $6 million contract to Keane Inc. to aid in various projects related to service-oriented architecture.

GAO: Grants.gov needs to streamline, simplify

Grants.gov continues to demonstrate a lack of standardization and inefficiencies in grant administration across federal agencies and difficulties with implementing its Web portal, the Government Accountability Office said in a report.