HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today announced the formation of a national collaboration and four requests for proposals as the next steps to advance adoption of health IT.
CGI-AMS Inc. has won a $2.7 million contract from the Internal Revenue Service to assist the agency with the first phase of its Filing and Payment Compliance initiative.
San Diego County has qualified eight systems integrators to compete for the renewal of its seven-year, $875 million enterprisewide IT outsourcing project scheduled for award later this year.
The Homeland Security Department will consolidate more than 20 portals and 150 Web sites into one enterprise portal serving the entire agency ? just as soon as commercial software catches up with its needs.
Like every other federal agency, the Food and Drug Administration has been directed to improve its enterprise architecture and break down walls that isolate agency databases.
The sales channel is not a new concept. Makers of hardware and software products have long used multiple channels -- distributors, resellers and systems integrators -- to sell their products to government. But many of them are shifting even more of their sales to channel partners as a way to drive corporate growth.
About 18 months ago, officials at Network Appliance Inc. didn't worry whether its products were sold to the federal government directly or through reseller partners.
Treasury notified the Government Accountability Office in a letter May 20 that it intended to terminate the Treasury Communications Enterprise contract with AT&T.
CGI-AMS has won a five-year, $33 million contract renewal from Los Angeles County to continue providing enterprise resource planning software and services
Delays in two high-profile Homeland Security Department programs have prime contractor BearingPoint Inc. facing criticism from government and congressional officials.
Over the last decade, we have seen a gradual elevation of the acquisition profession's stature in civilian agencies. The latest development is an important new policy memo from Federal Procurement Policy Administrator David Safavian that, among other things, directs the establishment of education and certification requirements for civilian agency acquisition professionals. Safavian's initiative is probably the most significant and challenging step yet taken in this process.
The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife wants to standardize on one or two Internet service providers. Staff statewide use more than 65 providers, which causes problems when trying to resolve connectivity and billing issues.
The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife wants to standardize on one or two Internet service providers. Staff statewide use more than 65 providers, which causes problems when trying to resolve connectivity and billing issues.
That Virginia's IT outsourcing initiative is on schedule to award contracts this fall is due in no small measure to work done by state officials to build the widespread support that was lacking in many high-profile failures in other states.
An initial appearance in court is generally a straightforward event. A suspect is informed of the charges against him, bail is set and other issues are addressed.
Under new risk-based eligibility rules, only 66 of the nation's 361 seaports can apply for $141 million in the Homeland Security Department's Port Security Grant program.
Under new risk-based eligibility rules, only 66 of the nation's 361 seaports can apply for $141 million in the Homeland Security Department's Port Security Grant program.
With the first quarter earnings season complete, most federal IT service companies reported at or above expectations and gave solid outlooks for the year, although a couple were cautious on the second quarter.
The FBI is poised to launch the Sentinel program to build, among other things, a case management system to replace the defunct Virtual Case File project, officials said.
