NARA wants to lighten your
Under a proposed rule from the National Archives and Records Administration, agencies no longer would have to keep nonessential e-mail after the mandated retention period of 90 to 180 days.
Agencies setting up lines-of-business management structure
Even though the president's fiscal 2006 budget is far from complete, agencies leading the lines-of-business e-government initiatives are moving forward.
New portal gives agencies a hand in buying services
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy today launched an online portal to help agencies and vendors set up and manage services contracts.
Buying into the architecture
When Arlington County, Va., bought the first of its three mobile command vehicles, the county's technology office had to change the truck's server configuration after it had been delivered.
GAO to decide HITS protest by Nov. 24
Will EDS get to keep the $860 million HUD IT Services contract or will GAO rule in Lockheed Martin's favor a second time?
Former OFPP head warns agencies about risks of share-in-savings contracts
Angela Styles, former head of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, has slammed the administration's zeal to use share-in-savings contracts.
GSA adds schedules course to online training program
The General Services Administration has updated its online training course for the Federal Supply Service.
NARA proposes to lighten e-mail record load
Agencies no longer would have to keep nonessential e-mail in a separate file after 90 to 180 days under a proposed rule.
OMB releases much-anticipated data model
The Interior Department's Recreation One-Stop e-government project hit a wall: Federal and state government partners working on the project could not agree on what data to include and share for making reservations at state and national parks.
DHS creates fund to pay for IT consolidation
HERSHEY, Pa.'The Homeland Security Department will set up a working capital fund to pay for its IT infrastructure consolidation work.
CIO Council sets up site on best practices
The CIO Council has taken the idea of component reuse a step further by setting up a registry of applications for program and project managers to search and possibly deploy.
GSA releases draft RFP for Networx plan
The General Services Administration late last month released two draft requests for proposals for its $10 billion governmentwide telecommunications procurement.
GSA wants to revamp IT Fund
Technology is so often an ingredient in government procurements that the General Services Administration wants to set up a multi-agency account that won't limit purchases exclusively to IT'as the popular 40-year-old IT Fund demands.
Section 508 to apply even to small purchases starting April 1
After nearly four years, beginning April 1 agency IT purchases worth less than $2,500 will no longer be exempt from Section 508 requirements.
CIO Council group lists ways to improve e-records management
OMB and NARA need to improve accountability and managerial support, and create an advisory board to enhance management of e=-ecords, a report said.
USAID, State planning to share architecture
The Agency for International Development and the State Department are moving closer to merging their back-office systems.
Homeland Security puts pieces in place for infrastructure consolidation
DHS plans to set up a working capital fund to pay for a series of buys to merge IT services across the department.
OMB may seek new ways to pay for lines-of-business projects
The Office of Management and Budget is considering use of an innovation fund to pay for its lines-of-business consolidation projects.
Army's Carroll wins Mendenhall leadership award
The American Council for Technology and IAC commend the Army's Kevin Carroll for his commitment and enthusiasm in supporting the federal IT community.
GSA, DOD hoping to show lawmakers they are getting it right
The inspectors general of the GSA and DOD are working to change the poor image lawmakers have about some schedules contracting practices.
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