GSA releases RFI for database to share terrorism data

The General Services Administration has released a request for information and will hold an industry day to describe its needs for electronic directory services.

Treasury reopens TCE contract over lawmaker's objections

The chairman of the House Government Reform Committee is critical of the Treasury Department's plan to accept new submissions for the Treasury Communications Enterprise contract.

OMB launches e-guide for Section 508 compliance

A new online wizard can determine if Section 508 applies to an acquisition, identify which standards apply, develop wording for a procurement solicitation and document compliance.

IT Exchange program rule finalized by OPM

Before agencies can detail employees or accept private-sector workers, they must develop departmentwide plans and written agreements, as well as meet other eligibility criteria.

GSA: Sept. 1 deadline for new FTS, FSS orders for 2005

Agencies have until Sept. 1 to send new task orders through the General Services Administration's Federal Technology Service.

HHS taps Baltimore firm for Web support

Mind Over Machines Inc. won a contract from the Health and Human Services Department to provide database administration, operations support and help-desk services.

MCI team set for Networx race

MCI Inc. has put together a team of large and small businesses to pursue the General Services Administration's 10-year, $20 billion Networx contract.

Air Force acquisition center has new leader

Lt. Gen. John "Jack" Hudson will lead the Aeronautical Systems Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

Ringing through

State and local governments are beginning a major retooling of their telecom infrastructures, replacing legacy systems, boosting connect speeds and, with an array of state-of-the-art wireless devices, untethering deskbound civil servants.

USAJobs, part 2

In the two years since the Office of Personnel Management revamped how the federal government posts job listings and accepts resumes online, USAJobs.gov has received more than 130 million unique visits and 1.5 million new resumes.

Security in a box

Greater security needs place a proportionally greater burden on agency IT managers.

EPA releases information request for geospatial data hosting

The agency is seeking information about industry ability to host geospatial data sets from a variety of sources.

EDS deploys NMCI records management system

EDS Corp. has started deploying an enterprise records management system over the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet portal.

Indiana taps Haverstick for unemployment insurance work

Haverstick Consulting Inc. has been selected by the state of Indiana to provide a new unemployment insurance processing system.

Report: Open source makes strides in federal arena

A growing number of federal IT managers at U.S. civilian and defense agencies are choosing open-source Linux over proprietary Unix operating systems, according to a new survey.

DHS, FBI initiate major IT procurement projects

The Homeland Security Department will launch two new programs for IT acquisitions, while the bureau will accept proposals for its Sentinel system.

Arkansas re-ups NIC for e-gov services

NIC Inc. has won a three-year, multimillion-dollar contract renewal from Arkansas to continue providing e-government portal services.

GSA releases final reorganization plan

The final plan comes a little more than two months after the agency issued a draft plan that was criticized by Capitol Hill, the administration and industry.

OMB sets deadlines for agencies' move to IPv6

The Office of Management and Budget has released a memo that lays out a series of deadlines agencies must meet as the government moves toward IPv6.

Monster re-awarded contract for USAJobs.gov

Monster Government Solutions won a new deal late last week to run the USAJobs.gov Web site after an Office of Personnel Management recompete for the contract.