VA taking time to dot I's, cross T's in Peaches 3 contract

Veterans Affairs Department CIO Robert McFarland wants to get it right and says release of the final request for proposals may take longer than planned.

IRS awards TIPSS-3 contracts

The IRS has awarded Total Information Processing Support Services-3 contracts to 21 vendors. The contracts are valued at up to $3 billion over five years.

House votes to grant budget authority to VA CIO

A unanimous vote in the House of Representatives has given the Veterans Affairs Department's CIO authority over IT budgets, personnel and assets.

GAO sides with Spherix again in protest over reservation system deal

The Government Accountability Office for the second time rules in favor of Spherix Inc. in the vendor's protest of the Agriculture Department's award of its recreation information and reservation service contract to ReserveAmerica.

Treasury TCE contract to be re-competed

The re-compete is the result of an award protest that the Government Accountability Office sustained. The new proposals are due Nov. 17.

House panel OKs budget authority for VA CIO

The House Veterans Affairs Committee approved legislation late yesterday to give the Veterans Affairs Department's CIO central authority over the IT budget, personnel and assets in an effort to improve the department's IT management.

Vendors to participate in CMS Rx drug anti-fraud program

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has chosen eight vendors to to analyze data to reveal problems that may indicate fraud or abuse in the new prescription drug benefit.

IRS prepares for IT competitive sourcing study

The IRS seeks industry capabilities that are available for a seat-management competitive sourcing study under the Office of Management and Budget's Circular A-76.

PwC gets A-123 contract from Agriculture

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has been awarded a blanket purchase agreement from the Agriculture Department to assist the agency with implementation of internal controls reporting.

HHS deals aimed at jump-starting health IT network

The Health and Human Services Department awards contracts to public-private groups to accelerate the adoption of health IT and the secure portability of health data.

CWGT wins Education e-travel services deal

CW Government Travel Inc. has been awarded a contract from the Education Department to provide electronic travel services and an expense management system.

HHS prepares to award health IT contracts

The Health and Human Services Department will award contracts next week in the next step in its efforts to pave the way for adoption of health IT.

IRS releases RFP for business rules management system

The IRS has released a request for proposals to acquire software, maintenance, and technical support and training to implement a business rules management environment.

Lockheed Martin wins $500m contract for 2010 census work

Lockheed Martin Corp. has won a $500 million contract from the Census Bureau to develop and operate the information processing system for the 2010 Decennial Census.

GAO report finds agencies' financial systems inadequate

Most federal agencies continue to lack the financial data needed to manage daily operations efficiently and effectively but still obtained clean or unqualified audits, according to the Government Accountability Office.

Health IT standards-setting commission members named

Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt has named the 16 members of the public-private organization that will set standards for exchanging health care data.

Treasury turns around on TCE

The Treasury Department's recent about-face on its $1 billion network communications contract has left some federal officials and industry-watchers unable to explain it -- and Treasury officials unwilling to.

Health IT standards body to be formed soon

Seventeen people from federal and state government and from industry will be appointed to form the American Health Information Community.

CMS to migrate claims processing to enterprise data centers

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is seeking information about industry capabilities to move Medicare Fee-for-Service claims processing from the current Medicare data centers to CMS' enterprise data centers

IRS seeks industry input on business rules management

IRS plans to acquire software license and maintenance support, training and technical support services for implementing a business rules management environment.