The Labor Department launched April 29 a new federal Web site, <a href="http://govbenefits.gov">GovBenefits.gov</a>, that brings together information from many agencies about federal benefits programs. The site is organized the way citizens see the world, said D. Cameron Findlay, deputy secretary of the Department of Labor.
Insight Enterprises Inc. announced it has acquired Comark Inc., a value-added reseller with annual revenue of about $1.5 billion. Insight acquired privately owned Comark for $150 million ? $100 million in cash and 2.3 million shares of Insight Enterprises' stock worth about $50 million.
Governments are becoming sophisticated in using the Internet to improve service delivery and operational efficiency, according to Accenture's third annual report.
BetterManagement.com announced the launch of its Government Excellence Resource Center, a portal designed to help public-sector organizations improve their performance.
The House approved the Digital Tech Corps Act, establishing an exchange program for midlevel IT staff of private-sector organizations and government agencies.
New industry-backed legislation designed to streamline the way federal agencies purchase services faces opposition to some of its key provisions, including objections from the White House about the source of proposed work-force training funds.
Rep. Albert Wynn, D-Md., has introduced a bill to require that contracting officers determine that bidders have a satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics, including a record of compliance with laws such as tax, labor and employment, environmental, antitrust and consumer protection.
Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., called on the Bush administration to develop a plan that would enable information sharing through governmentwide adoption of extensible markup language, or XML. Lieberman, chairman of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, made the recommendation in response to a General Accounting Office report that analyzed the challenges of implementing XML.
The Acquisition Streamlining Improvement Act extends for two years the pilot program authorizing streamlined procedures for commercially available goods and services.
Electronic Data Systems Corp. has realigned its largest business units and promoted three key executives. The changes will leverage EDS' traditional It outsourcing strength into the growing markets for business process outsourcing and IT solutions consulting.
Industry and government officials are working toward a quick end to a 60-day moratorium imposed last week by the General Services Administration on leasing of IT products under the Federal Supply Service schedule.
The 24 e-government initiatives identified by OMB are the largest change management model that exists, Chief Technology Officer Norman Lorentz said at a conference.
The Bush administration's 24 cross-agency e-government initiatives are paving the way for greater collaboration and information sharing among federal, state and local governments, officials said. Mark Forman, associate director for information technology and e-government, is getting state and local governments involved in OMB's e-gov initiatives.
Titan Corp. of San Diego announced April 1 that its subsidiary, Titan Systems Corp., was awarded a U.S. Air Force contract with a potential value of $88 million over five years.
