OFPP to survey agencies on interagency contracting
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy early next week will begin surveying federal agencies on their use of interagency contracts, including the types and number of contracts departments are using.
Five companies land agreement to support LOB initiatives
The General Services Administration awarded a blanket purchase agreement to five vendors to support the Office of Management and Budget's Lines of Business consolidation initiatives.
GSA details how HSPD-12 interoperability labs will work
The General Services Administration outlined the final step vendors must take to get products and services on an approved list for Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12</a>.
OMB provides sample HSPD-12 privacy reports
OMB administrator for e-government and IT Karen Evans provided agencies with five sample documents to use as models complying with the privacy requirements before they issued new credentials.
Security LOB to focus on training, reporting
OMB will set up centers of excellence later this year for training and security reporting for mandates such as the Federal Information Security Management Act in the fiscal 2007 budget submitted to Congress earlier this month.
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How to make the most of your time with the show's exhibits and sessions
Budget puts IT on new course
2007 proposal reflects OMB's emphasis on blending tech into business processes
NIST seeking comments on PIV interface standards
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued draft specifications for smart cards to retrieve and use identity credentials under Federal Information Processing Standard 201.
Air Force taps Accenture to install new financial system
The Air Force has hired Accenture LLP of Reston, Va., to install its Defense Enterprise Accounting and Management System.
Davis may compel Treasury officials to discuss TCE decisions
Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.) is threatening to issue Treasury Department officials subpoenas forcing them to discuss the controversial Treasury Communications Enterprise contract at a hearing later this year.
Senators question GSA on response to eOffer security problem
The Senate Government Affairs Committee is questioning the General Services Administration's slow action in taking down its eOffer system after a vendor discovered a security flaw.
Administration proposes three new Lines of Business for 2007
In the fiscal 2007 budget, the Bush administration said it will launch three new Lines of Business consolidation initiatives for IT infrastructure, budget formulation and geospatial investments.
OFPP finalizes contracting officers' certification standards
After years of trying to get the civilian contracting workforce on the same level as at the Defense Department, the Office of Federal Procurement Policy earlier this week finalized the certification program for employees under General Schedule 1102.
Agriculture hires GSA's Suda to oversee ops centers
Robert Suda will become Agriculture's associate CIO for integration and operations on March 6.
OMB makes new case to win Hill support for e-gov
Officials explain spending plans for 24 projects
OMB to name three grant management shared-service providers
The mostly dormant Grants Line of Business initiative will come alive this year when the Office of Management and Budget gives three agencies the authority to become cross-agency shared service providers.
NIST finalizes biometric specification for HSPD-12
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued the final biometric specifications for Federal Information Processing Standard-201.
Effort to create architecture lexicon on hold, Burk says
Richard Burk, the Office of Management and Budget's chief architect, said last week that the effort to harmonize terms and build consensus among agencies is on hiatus until the group can decide on the context of the terms.
FAR Council cancels share-in-savings regulation
The Federal Acquisition Regulations Council today withdrew its proposed rule to incorporate share-in-savings contracting into acquisition regulations after the law allowing its use expired.
NTIA to hand out IPv6 addresses for agencies
The deadline to move to Internet Protocol version 6 may be more than two years away, but agencies already are getting in line for IPv6 addresses.
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