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Virtual fence glitches show anti-immigration measure is pre-alpha

Can Congress secure U.S. borders with a high-tech virtual fence? If the fate of the hotly debated anti-immigration reform bill rested solely on the success of Arizona's high-tech virtual fence, supporters would be sorely disappointed. The high-tech experiment on a 28-mile stretch of Arizona's border with Mexico is having technical...

Tags: International, Homeland security, Contracting

Blog posts 2007-06-22

EDS gets nod for digital ID cards

The General Services Administration has chosen Electronic Data Systems to supply new ID cards to the federal government and government contractors, The Washington Post reports. The $66 million award is a 17-month contract, which also has three one-year options, based on pricing, technical capabilities and program management services, among...

Tags: Government technology, Contracting

Blog posts 2007-04-24

Google woos federal agencies

Google is looking for federal business with a two-day sales meeting for 200 federal contractors, engineers and uniformed military members to learn more about its technology offerings, reports the Washington Post. Google has ramped up its sales force in the Washington area in the past year to adapt...

Tags: Contracting, Google, Government technology

Blog posts 2007-03-01

Deadlines near for new ID cards for feds

Two federal agencies have announced they will make some big decisions on smart ID cards early this year, The Washington Post reports. The Transportation Security Administration said it will pick a contractor to supply new identification cards for transportation workers soon. The winner would be responsible for screening the backgrounds...

Tags: ID card, card, U.S. General Services Administration, GSA, Contracting, DHS, Government technology

Blog posts 2007-01-02

WMD scenarios to come to the Web

How will federal agencies, private businesses, hospitals, police and fire departments react if another terrorist attack hits the US, if a foreign country drops a nuclear bomb, or if toxic chemicals are released in the New York subway system? Such doomsday planning is the bailiwick of the Defense Threat...

Tags: Contracting, Defense, Government technology, tool

Blog posts 2007-01-01

Perot Systems acquires QSS Group

Perot Systems Corp. acquired QSS Group Inc., a federal IT contractor. The $250 million deal is Perot Systems seventh acquisition since the company entered the federal business in 2002. Perot will have 3.400 employees and $600 million in revenue. "We looked to launch a strategy that would put us...

Tags: Perot Systems Corp., Government technology, Contracting

Blog posts 2006-12-21

Army settles with IT firms

The Army awarded its Information Technology Enterprise Solutions-2 Services (ITES-2S) contract in April to 11 companies. The multiple-award contract was worth $20 billion. But five companies - BAE Systems North America, Multimax, NCI Information Systems, Northrop Grumman and Pragmatics -- protested the award, claiming improper technical cost evaluations. ...

Tags: Government technology, Contracting, Army

Blog posts 2006-11-27

TX union wants IT privatization slowed

Two years into a massive and controversial privatization program of the Texas state governments computer systems, Texas largest state employee union called on the legislature to put off the deal, the Austin American-Statesman reports. Citing two troubled computer-services contracts at the Health and Human Services Commission as a reason...

Tags: Government technology, State &, Local Govt, Contracting

Blog posts 2006-11-21

DHS Secure Border cost could hit $30 billion

The Dept. of Homeland Security inspector general says that the high-tech "virtual fence" on the Mexican border is likely to cost not $2 billion but as much as $30 billion, The Washington Post reports. The problem with the plan to deploy sensors, cameras and drones is likely...

Tags: Government technology, DHS, Contracting, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Blog posts 2006-11-17

Additional Resources

What the DoD now says about open source

Cut through the bureaucratese and you do have a remarkable turnaround in attitudes. Under the previous Administration contracting was the only way to go. Now officers are being allowed to try do it yourself solutions. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Dana Blankenhorn, U.S. Department Of Defense, Open Source

Blog posts 2009-10-28

VA now loves its VistA software

In a VA hospital recently and watched VistA at workThe VA hospital in Omaha Nebraska handles about ten times the load of a normal hospital and every single bit of the load is possible because of their software. My sister had a big glitch show up in her medical...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), HEALTHCARE, Vista Software, Yes Vista, VA Hospital, MUMPS, hospital, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2009-10-15

Canada scandal illustrates perils of health IT stimulus

I love it... you do a story that involves tech, and nobody says anythingPeople just like to complain. If this was a Health Reform article, you would have people screaming and crying all over TalkBackFUDDisappointing Dana, I would have thought you were above this type of FUD.RE: Canada scandal illustrates...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health care, health-IT, stimulus

Discussion threads 2009-10-09

Dell Latitude Z 16" thin-and-light revealed; Lamborghini angles hide boardroom muscle

So Sweet.Thats all I got, that thing is frigg'in cool!I just can't see paying that much...For so little. I would honestly rather buy a mac, and that's saying a lot, as they're horribly overpriced.I travel 75% of the year, and everything that implies: planes, rental cars, subways, metro bus/rail, the...

Tags: Notebooks, Dell Latitude Z 16, Dell Latitude Z, Dell Computer Corp., Dell Latitude

Discussion threads 2009-09-29

It's Official: Avaya Acquires Nortel Enterprise

Now What Can Nortel Customers ExpectOkay now that is over, we are all now interested in product rationalization that is going to occur. RE: It's Official: Avaya Acquires Nortel EnterpriseThis seems like it will be very interesting over the next several months. I think that Nortel Customers can expect to...

Tags: Wi-Fi, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Wireless and Mobility, Avaya Inc., Avaya Acquires Nortel Enterprise, Nortel Networks Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-14

What You Need to Know About Outsourcing 1.0 (Windows)

This involves contracting with a service provider to handle the specific function for a specific period of time and with guidelines that are agreeable to both parties. In some cases, the service may be granted limited powers to act in the stead of the client, if that is necessary to...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Research Signpost, Managed Hosting, Outsourcing, Business Services, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting

Software downloads 2009-08-31

OfficeHub 4.0.2 (Windows)

OfficeHub is a powerful information sharing tool for contracting companies. It incorporates an enterprise database with management and productivity tools built on top. OfficeHub offers event driven actions, project admin/management and cost tracking. OfficeHub can also be customized and extended with our Plug-Ins. Version 4.0.2 may include unspecified updates, enhancements,...

Tags: Tool, Buildware, OfficeHub, Productivity, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-08-19

Prepping for an Earning Call â€" CFO/CEO must-do’s

Several of the Enterprise Irregulars were floundering around last week trying to make sense of a SaaS vendor’s recent financial results. Several serious rounds of conversations transpired as to how these earnings numbers could be understood but I think we need to start with the process of how execs get...

Tags: Revenue, Accounting, Booking, CFO, CEO, Accrual, Operational Accounting, Software As A Service (SaaS), Finance, Emerging Technologies, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-08-18

Ramblin' Ambulance 1.0.1.23 (Mac)

In a small desert town, a mysterious sickness of unknown origin has descended upon its residents, instigating fear and havoc among the townspeople. During the evacuation, rescuers became fearful of contracting the illness and abandoned the sick, leaving them stranded in their hospital gurneys, scattered around the town, left to...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Town, Reliabit, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-08-14

"Should I buy a laptop cart?"

I get asked this sort of question all the time. It's along the same lines as, "Should my school buy netbooks or laptops?" "Laptops or desktops?" "Desktops or thin clients?" It is, however, a remarkably difficult question to answer without quite a bit of background knowledge. ...

Tags: Cart, Laptop Computer, Netbook, Notebooks, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-08-12

Software engineers move over - the era of the media engineer

Software engineers move over - the era of the media engineerI don't see this happeninggood engineers are good engineers; perhaps shoddy media engineers will be washed out of the process more quickly than shoddy programmers so perhaps you'll see this situation influence salary spreads since "bad aesthetics" speak louder...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Development tools, media engineer, Software Engineers, job

Discussion threads 2009-07-29