OMB's McVay leaving for the private sector
William McVay, the deputy branch chief in OMB's Office of Information and Policy, is leaving government next month to take a position with DigitalNet Inc. of Herndon, Va.<br>
Georgia portal was ready for IRS link
When the Small Business Administration went looking for a state partner to roll out a piece of its Business Compliance One-Stop e-government project, Georgia happened to be at the right place at the right time.
For summer, OMB puts agencies on a business case diet
The Office of Management and Budget is asking agencies to slim down the volume of material they submit with their annual IT budget proposals.<br>
Marine Corps hires SRA for IT services
The Marine Corps today awarded SRA International Inc. a seven-year, $115 million contract to support IT at the Command, Control, Communications and Computers CIO Directorate. <br>
New SBA system to scrutinize loan risk
The Small Business Administration this week hired two financial vendors to help strengthen its lender oversight.<br>
GSA awards Global Computer Enterprises procurement contract
The General Services Administration this week chose Global Computer Enterprises Inc. for a $24 million contract to revamp the Federal Procurement Data System, the central repository for all government contracting information.
New Quicksilver strategy asks managers to deliver
In the new E-Government Strategy, the Office of Management and Budget has squarely put the pressure on the 25 Quicksilver project managers.
FTS begins to certify project managers
The General Services Administration's Federal Technology Service plans to have about 10 percent of its project managers certified by the Project Management Institute by the end of September.<br>
OMB, OPM ISO expert project managers in IT
The Office of Management and Budget and Office of Personnel Management are drafting a policy that would require agency systems project managers to hold commercial certification or show long-time professional success running IT projects.
McDonough to leave the building at GSA
Veteran systems policy-maker Frank McDonough has announced he is leaving government for the private sector.
GSA buys content management app for FirstGov
The General Services Administration has awarded Vignette Corp. of Austin, Texas, a contract to use its content management system on the FirstGov portal.<br>
Davis will reintroduce a services buying bill
Rep. Tom Davis expects that his Services Acquisition Reform Act will succeed in its second outing on Capitol Hill.<br>
He manages the e-gov managers
Cameron Findlay says his technology expertise is limited to his years with a law practice where he became the de facto webmaster for his law firm's site. So when the Office of Management and Budget tapped Findlay, deputy secretary of Labor, as the E-Government Subcommittee chairman on the President's Management Council, it was hardly because of his technical savvy.
NARA releases draft requirements for electronic records project
The National Archives and Records Administration has taken the first step toward completing its mammoth Electronic Records Archives project.<br>
GAO will study Clinger-Cohen compliance
Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.) and Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) will review agency progress in implementing laws related to IT. <br>
Business cases bolster contracts
The Office of Management and Budget's requirement that agencies justify their IT investments in business cases has a positive side effect: better overall contracting.
OMB's E-Strategy report signals start of E-Government Act of 2002
Mark Forman today officially became the administrator for the Office of E-Government and IT within the Office of Management and Budget. <br>
CIO Council's subcommittees help OMB vet EA policies
The CIO Council's Enterprise Architecture and Infrastructure Committee gives the government's IT chiefs a forum for debating and reaching consensus on EA topics.
Enterprise architects share tips for sound framework
'Enterprise architecture is a tough nut to crack.'That statement'by Paul Martindale, an enterprise architect in the Federal Aviation Administration's Office of Information Systems'summed up the challenge of creating enterprise architectures, as laid out by speakers this month at FOSE 2003 in Washington.
Homeland Security starting over with Safecom
With more than 53,000 public-safety groups using largely incompatible radio networks, Project Safecom was a long shot to finish in the 18- to 24-month time frame the Office of Management and Budget laid out.
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