Government and private-sector executives disagreed today on whether the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs have adequate program management, enterprise architecture and data standards to effectively move forward on a project to create common, electronic medical records.
Congressman wants assurances that border crossing cards are an acceptable substitute for the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator System at the border with Mexico.
Business leaders and federal officials warned Congress Thursday that the U.S. entry-exit system for foreign travelers may not be able to process people quickly during peak travel periods.
The House of Representatives has passed the U.S. Patent and Trademark Fee Modernization Act, which gives the Patent and Trademark Office additional funds to recruit, hire and train more examiners and use more technology.
A new Defense Department rule could require contractors to develop a government-only line of business at significant cost to the government, according to the Information Technology Association of America.
The departments of Defense and Homeland Security are preparing four new communications and network projects that will generate billions of dollars in business for IT, wireless and telecom companies.
ESRI of Redlands, Calif., last month became the first vendor to sign on to SmartBuy, the federal government's enterprisewide software licensing initiative, following nine months of hard work by the company and federal agencies to create the agreement.
The federal government's proposed $10 billion Networx telecommunications and networking program could get a dramatic makeover following a General Services Administration review of industry complaints and suggestions.
Computer Sciences Corp. will continue developing an air traffic management tool for the Federal Aviation Administration under a new, $140 million task order.<br>
CACI International Inc. won a subcontract worth about $70 million for integrated logistics, project management, training and other services for the Navy.
Northrop Grumman Corp. and Information Builders Inc. have formed a strategic alliance to provide national security solutions to federal, state and local government agencies.
Telecommunications firms have asked the GSA to alter the way it structures a new, $10 billion contract for telecommunications and networking products and services.
The Defense Department will evaluate its IT programs against "key net-centric attributes" and may cut funding for those programs that don't meet the criteria.
