State to DHS: Take a pass on using long-range RFID
The State Department has learned the hard way over the past year that choosing long-range radio frequency identification for moving people across the border is fraught with peril. The hullabaloo over development of its electronic passport made that clear. Now, State officials are trying to pass those tough lessons on to the Homeland Security Department.
GSA to secure federal sites under HSPD-12
The General Services Administration's Public Buildings Service will provide card readers that meet Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 requirements at the entrances to all federal buildings.
Companies protest Army's ITES-2S contract
Five companies have protested the Army's recent $20 billion Information Technology Enterprise Solutions-2 Services contract award.
GSA issues draft RFP for WITS 3 contract
The General Services Administration earlier this week released the draft request for proposals for the Washington Interagency Telecommunications System 3 contract.
Final rule mandates use of FedTeds
Agencies posting sensitive but unclassified information on the Internet relating to procurements now must use the Federal Technical Data Solution system, an online temporary repository of technical procurement data that is linked to the FedBizOpps.gov Web site.
Air Force inks SmartBuy deal with Telos
The Defense Department late last week officially extended its enterprise software agreement with Telos Corp. for two of its titles to the rest of the federal government.
Labor's deal could prove financial LOB's worth
The theory behind the Financial Management Line of Business Consolidation initiative is that an agency could outsource, at a minimum, the hosting of its hardware and software, save money and focus on its core mission. But until now, a major agency had yet to prove this premise.
OPM to issue RFP for private-sector HR providers
An interagency task force led by the Office of Personnel Management will put interested private-sector providers through the same paces for human resources management as it did for agencies to qualify as centers of excellence under the HR Line of Business Consolidation.
GSA lab is ready for HSPD-12 product testing
The General Services Administration's lab is ready to test six categories of vendor products for interoperability under Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12.
Panel mulls shared services for HSPD-12 credentials
About 80 percent of federal employees work at 120 locations outside of Washington. And they all will need interoperable credentials under Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12. The Office of Management and Budget has said agencies must determine the risks for each of their offices in deciding how quickly they implement the mandate.
Portman's Hill experience seen as an asset
If last fall was any sign of what the future holds for e-government and IT on Capitol Hill, Rob Portman's experience as a member of the House will serve him and federal agencies well.
Online extra | Security initiative looking for direction
The Office of Management and Budget plans to focus on training and Federal Information Security Management Act reporting over the next eight months under the Security Line of Business Consolidation initiative.
Online extra | Justice to make Case Management more inclusive
While the Justice Department was bogged down in awarding a $305 million contract for its do-over case management system called Sentinel, the Line of Business Consolidation initiative for a similar effort was treading water.
OMB considering shared-services provider model for HSPD-12
The Office of Management and Budget has asked the Executive Steering Committee for Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 to devise a plan for agencies to share the cost of registering employees and printing their smart identification cards.
Online extra | Moving to a COE easier through change management
Part of Treasury's overall plan to migrate to HR Connect was a two-pronged change management plan.
Gaining Hill support for departmental IT projects
The Labor Department developed an approach to consolidate agencywide IT procurement purchases without drawing the ire of Congress. And it could be a model for how other agencies could gain support for cross-agency initiatives from Capitol Hill.
OFPP: Best value works for A-76
WILLIAMSBURG, Va.'The Office of Federal Procurement Policy is trying to convince lawmakers of the benefits of using best value'rather than just lowest price'for competing inherently commercial jobs with the private sector under OMB Circular A-76.
The key word for successful cross-agency projects: governance
Tim Young, the associate administrator for IT and e-government for the Office of Management and Budget, wants agencies to put him out of a job.
OFPP developing emergency contracting database
Robert Burton, acting OFPP administrator today said the Homeland Security Department and the General Services Administration are collecting information on contracts already in place that agencies could tap to buy products and services from in emergency situations.
USDA takes aim at infrastructure consolidation
Agriculture Department CIO David Combs' plan is to take the complex issues, worry and costs out of the hands of the department's agencies and offices, and let them concentrate on their mission priorities.
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