Federal information technology contracting opportunities include about $43 billion in "hidden" spending on wireless components, according a market research firm.
Government IT contractors are pressing Congress to drop "Buy American" provisions in the defense budget bill that would severely limit the Defense Department's ability to purchase products and systems that contain foreign-made software and components.
The government's plan for giving limited liability protection to homeland security products and services is coming under fire from contractors and some lawmakers, who said the government is unnecessarily requesting detailed information about the companies and their products.
HERSHEY, Pa. ? About two years ago, staff at the Department of Veterans Affairs didn't have the information they needed, when they needed it. But they did have information they didn't want.
Gen. Peter Schoomaker, Army chief of staff, has issued the Army Materiel Command a challenge: Enable soldiers to order desert camouflage uniforms just like they'd place an order online from the Land's End clothing company, Gen. Paul Kern told industry and government officials at the Industry Advisory Council's Executive Leadership Conference yesterday.
HERSHEY, Pa. ? With all the expected benefits of agency enterprise architectures, federal IT officials are wondering how, if at all, to incorporate emerging and new technologies into their infrastructures.
The General Services Administration next week will officially launch FirstGov en Español, the government's first and only Spanish-language information Web portal.
The Homeland Security Department awarded a three-year contract to International Biometric Group LLC for research into the effects of identity determination systems and processes on international travel, border management and homeland security.
Contractors can expect more opportunities for share-in-savings contracts under a new procurement rule proposed early this month by the General Services Administration.
A top House lawmaker is pressing the General Services Administration to move forward with the SmartBuy enterprisewide software licensing program. The Office of Management and Budget has said SmartBuy will save more than $100 million annually, but GSA faces resistance from agencies and contractors that question how the program will work and whether they will benefit from it.
