Defense
Bid protest slows Pentagon’s electronic travel program
A revised solicitation, to be released in August, could include fixed prices due to GAO ruling.
Tech
Energy employees get new online training program
Online education system will serve 15,000 agency employees and 10,000 contractors.
Tech
Routing phone calls over Internet could make teleworking easier
Employees who need to be close to their office telephones could gain access from home over the Internet.
Defense
GAO: Defense Department management weaknesses persist
Four years and $318 million in spending by the Pentagon was not enough to establish a strong enterprise architecture.
Tech
House and Senate at odds over funding for e-government projects
House votes to allocate fewer dollars than requested by the White House, while Senate approves full request.
Tech
Senate panel approves eTravel small business set-asides
Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously passes bill mandating that 23 percent of eTravel contracts go to small businesses.
Pay & Benefits
Relocation board’s charter extended through end of 2005
The Governmentwide Relocation Advisory Board’s charter given some wiggle room in case it stumbles in meeting September reporting deadline.
Tech
Senate subcommittee mandates small business participation in eTravel
Bill requires that a minimum of 23 percent of contracted dollars go to small travel agencies.
Tech
GAO again slams agencies' cybersecurity efforts
Congressional auditors tell OMB officials to step up oversight of agencies’ IT security efforts.
Defense
BRAC panel adds bases to closure list
Commissioners vote to consider closing or realigning several bases not on Pentagon’s list.
Tech
Vendors challenge claim that eTravel cuts out small firms
Program leaves room for small companies to do business with agencies, industry officials say.
Defense
Pentagon officials defend base closure recommendations
BRAC panel questions Defense officials on reasoning behind locations on the list.
Management
Former House Speaker recommends public-private partnership for National Zoo
Proposal is among 20 federal management reforms that Newt Gingrich proposed before a House subcommittee.
Management
Senators to take up proposal to nix GSA's eTravel system
Small business travel agencies push key members of Congress to block GSA's program.
Tech
DHS information security plans lacking, GAO says
Computer security plans at Homeland Security Department criticized after 11-month cybersecurity review.
Management
GSA solicits ideas for improving purchase card program
A request for information from GSA, the administrator of the SmartPay program, asks for ways to make it better.
Tech
House vote cuts GSA’s eTravel program
House members vote to bar funding over claims that small travel agencies are losing government business.
Defense
Defense employees to get anti-spyware software
A $6.9 million contract will safeguard 4 million computers in both offices and homes with security software.
Management
Legislation would protect employees from sexual orientation discrimination
Proposed law would add discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation to the list of prohibited personnel practices.
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