Lawmakers seek to restore e-gov fund
Lawmakers are making a last minute push to restore $40 million to the E-Government Fund and fulfill the administration's request of $45 million. <br>
Acquisition councils OK new buying rules for domestic defense wares
The Federal Acquisition Regulation councils today issued an interim rule simplifying the way agencies can buy products or services for defense or recovery from terrorist attacks.<br>
Administration will propose pay-for-performance fund
President Bush intends to seek a pay bump for senior federal executives based on performance. <br>
Senate passes remaining appropriations bills
After a three-month delay, the Senate last night passed an omnibus appropriations bill to fund civilian agencies for fiscal 2003. The bill, S Amendment 1, passed 69 to 29. <br>
OMB launches third e-gov project this month
The Office of Management and Budget and the Environmental Protection Agency yesterday launched another of the 25 e-government initiatives: an online rule-making portal, <i>Regulations.gov</i>.<br>
Congress limps toward passage of 2003 budget
As the Bush administration unveiled its fiscal 2004 IT budget request last week, the Senate remained gridlocked over funding for this year.
OMB evaluates plan for an interagency transaction portal
The Office of Management and Budget by March will begin testing a prototype system for agencies to conduct interagency transactions.
Payroll merger takes shape
The Bush administration views the consolidation of payroll services as the first salvo in merging federal administrative services.
Feedback helps OFPP amend Circular A-76
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy is evaluating more than 650 comments about proposed changes to OMB Circular A-76.
Bush plans 12 percent pop in '04 IT spending
Although the increase in overall government spending likely will be less than 5 percent in fiscal 2004, President Bush plans to request more than twice that for federal IT.
GSA proposal would allow state, local governments to use FSS schedule
The General Services Administration today proposed allowing state and local governments to buy from the Federal Supply Service IT schedule.
Davis plans to trim Government Reform subcommittees
Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.) yesterday said he plans to reorganize the House Government Reform subcommittees, including reducing the number to six from seven. <br>
Senate slashes e-gov fund to $5 million
The Senate last week squashed the administration's request of $45 million for an e-government fund for fiscal 2003, and allocated just $5 million.
Define metrics first, then call for help
Robert Otto, CIO and chief technology officer for the Postal Service, made the decision to outsource his agency's computer help desk to EDS Corp. the same way he would buy pens or paper. Otto sees help desk services as a commodity.
Measure in-house abilities against requirements
With all the worries about a pending work force shortage and the talk about agencies sticking to their missions, security remains the one IT service federal managers have yet to relinquish to the private sector.
Set parameters to make the most of Web services
If you want to know what agencies think about hosting their own Internet sites, look no further than Firstgov.gov. The General Services Administration did not hesitate to outsource the online face of the federal government to AT&T Corp.
Tailor contracts to take advantage of FSS deals
Two years ago, the General Services Administration started offering financial and business services on the Federal Supply Schedule, and observers expected the revenue eventually to surpass that of the IT schedule, which brought in $13.2 billion in fiscal 2002.
A prototype is on the horizon for agencies to open for business
The Office of Management and Budget by March will begin testing a prototype of a system that will make possible interagency transactions. <br>
2004 IT budget request focuses on homeland defense, cybersecurity
The Bush administration's 2004 IT budget request will put the majority of funding increases into homeland defense and cybersecurity. <br>
FTS will add security services to some GWACs
The Federal Technology Service next month will begin incorporating six new IT security services in its governmentwide acquisition contracts. <br>
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