The Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster-related IT systems are not integrated, and its IT strategic plan may not comply with the Homeland Security Department's strategic goals, according to DHS Inspector General Richard L. Skinner.
CACI International Inc. has won a contract from the General Services Administration to continue supporting the agency's electronic acquisition service for public buildings.
Symantec Corp. of Cupertino, Calif., has made an enterprise software agreement with the Defense Department that will enable DOD agencies to get access to more than 6,000 of the company's information assurance hardware and software products and services.
Developing strategic training programs at the Homeland Security Department is being hampered by incompatible IT systems among the department's 22 agencies, among other problems, according to government auditors.
Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt has named the 16 members of the public-private organization that will set standards for exchanging health care data.
The Defense Department will unveil version 3.0 of its business enterprise architecture to Congress by Sept. 30. It will include a transition plan and new process for senior Defense officials to evaluate IT systems for compliance with the overarching architecture.
The General Services Administration is forming a national-level staff to oversee its 10-year, multibillion-dollar Alliant IT services contract and shifting the program's management center to Washington.
Federal health officials and a Wisconsin medical IT company have set up a daily syndromic surveillance system for many of the hospitals and public health centers in the Gulf Coast disaster region to monitor for early warnings of disease outbreaks.
Federal purchasing officers may spend up to $10 million in goods and services for Hurricane Katrina recovery using <a href="http://www.acqsolinc.com/emergencycontracting/advisories_emergency.cfm">simplified procedures</a> with limited competition, according to a new white paper
DRS Technologies has won $15 million in contracts to provide rugged Applique Computer Systems and peripheral equipment for the Army's Force XXI Battle Command, Brigade and Below program.
The Transportation Security Administration falls short in developing and implementing processes such as security testing, monitoring with audit trails, configuration and patch management, and password protection, according to the inspector general.
Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has won a contract from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services to provide electronic benefits transfer services.
The federal government's official e-government portal?Firstgov.gov?slid from first to ninth place in a ranking of the top federal government Web sites for 2005.
The Treasury Department's recent about-face on its $1 billion network communications contract has left some federal officials and industry-watchers unable to explain it -- and Treasury officials unwilling to.
When New York City detectives respond to a homicide, any piece of information can be critical to solving the crime. And not only do detectives rely on the information, they need it fast.
Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts are drawing legions of IT experts to assist the Gulf Coast region with data restoration and business continuity services.
The teams chasing the lucrative Networx telecommunications contract are becoming clearer as three major telecom players have announced their lineups of partners to chase the deal.
