The pilot contracts are led by Rand Corp. of Santa Monica, Calif.; Brigham and Women's Hospital of Boston; SureScripts; and Achieve Healthcare Technologies in Eden Prairie, Minn.
Representatives of the Patent and Trademark Office and open-source software vendors have agreed to improve software code resources available to patent examiners to better determine whether an invention is new or not obvious.
House Government Reform Committee chairman Tom Davis (R-Va.) threatens to kill funding next year for the controversial Treasury Communications Enterprise departmentwide contract.
The Agriculture Department wants to replace its core financial-management system with an updated one that provides general accounting, funds management and financial reports.
The Treasury Department seeks comments from federal and commercial data center providers about the availability and cost savings of alternative hosting and infrastructure support services options for the department's human resources system.
The Veterans Affairs Department selected LMI Government Consulting to analyze the agency's future IT acquisition needs and recommend the type of procurement vehicle it should use to acquire hardware and software in the future.
The IRS is continuing to develop applications to advance its modernization efforts, while beginning to simplify the increasing complexity of the modernization process.
The Veterans Affairs Department seeks a provider for nationwide online travel services as an alternative to the integrated electronic travel system used by VA under the General Services Administration eTravel initiative.
Charles Christopherson took the reins as chief financial officer at the Agriculture Department this week, where he will oversee $128 billion in assets and $77 billion in total annual spending.
HHS wants to learn about product functionalities, technical architectures and system requirements, and how these products would interoperate with or supplement existing identity management and physical access systems.
The Treasury Department likely will push out re-awarding its controversial 10-year, $1 billion Treasury Communications Enterprise contract. It has extended the date that proposals are due to Dec. 8.
The Defense Department is conducting research on commercially available technology products for a telepharmacy application for its Military Health System.
The Health and Human Services Department has formed agreements with two organizations that will plan for and promote the widespread use of electronic health records in the Gulf Coast region as it rebuilds after recent hurricanes.
The Homeland Security Department has released its request for proposals for the FirstSource contract vehicle worth up to $3 billion for acquiring IT commodities.
The Treasury Department has tapped 21 companies to develop new software applications, provide support and introduce technologies under a five-year, $3 billion deal.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released a draft statement of work for requirements for its Chronic Care Improvement Information Management System.
