Congress keeps government running until Nov. 20
The House and Senate last night passed a bill that would keep the government open until Nov. 20.
OPM asks for bids on new retirement system
The Office of Personnel Management last week released a request for proposals for a new retirement system for federal employees.
Putnam to leave Government Reform for Rules Committee
Rep. Adam Putnam today left his post as chairman of the House Government Reform subcommittee that most focuses on federal IT to take a seat on the Rules Committee left vacant by Porter Goss.
Putnam tags IT security amendment to 9/11 bill
Rep. Adam Putnam has sponsored an amendment to the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Implementation Act that aims to bolster federal IT security.
OMB considering consortium model for grants administration
An Office of Management and Budget task force has recommended that agencies form consortiums to share their systems and eliminate duplicative spending.<br>
Civilian, military procurement staffs to march in step
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy is considering setting standards for workforce competency for all civilian acquisition agencies.
Agency budget officials must hurry up and wait
After waiting many months for Congress to pass temporary spending measures to keep the government running last fall, the Agriculture Department has rushed to spend $120 million on projects under its Common Computing Environment before fiscal 2004 ends this week.
GSA fine-tunes search tools for Advantage
Contracting officers now can find the needle in the haystack when searching for products at the Federal Supply Service's GSA Advantage portal.
SBA picks SRA for systems modernization
The Small Business Administration has tapped SRA International Inc. to help upgrade its Disaster Credit Management System under a $13.9 million task order.
FDIC consolidates enterprise IT support
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. yesterday awarded SRA International Inc. of Fairfax, Va., a $341 million task order for enterprise IT support services.<br>
GAO: Electronic Records Archive needs acquisition help
NARA's Electronic Records Archive is moving in the right direction in almost every area except procurement, GAO says.<br>
NARA prepares for a new era in records management
The numbers are enormous'1 billion military personnel files and 600 million Census Bureau records, to name just two examples.
USDA secretary takes e-gov case to Congress
With e-gov funding at risk, Agriculture secretary Ann M. Veneman took the unusual step of writing directly to Congress.
GSA revamps Advantage portal
Contracting officers now can find the proverbial needle in the haystack when searching for products on GSA Advantage, the Federal Supply Service's procurement portal.
Drabkin opts to stay at GSA
The General Services Administration has persuaded the senior procurement executive to stay on rather than take a job at the State Department.
SBA awards $13.6m system modernization deal to SRA
The Small Business Administration plans to upgrade the system it uses to process online loan applications from home and business owners who are disaster victims.
NARA issues proposed rule, Web content guidance
The rule lets agencies transfer unscheduled records after notifying NARA officials.
Putnam pushing Clinger-Cohen security amendment
Congressman plans amendment that would require agencies to include cybersecurity in the planning and acquisition phases of systems development.
Bush nominates Bement to head NSF
Arden Bement, acting director of the agency and of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, would have a six-year term.
SBA attributes agency 'greening' to better management, accountability
Not too long ago, the Small Business Administration's IT projects were in disarray. But management practices instituted by Stephen Galvan, now SBA's chief of staff and chief operating officer, and deputy CIO Jerry Williams started to take hold.
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