Suspension comes as a surprise to IBM
Source: Washington Technology
IBM Corp. was apparently blindsided by the Environmental Protection Agency’s move to suspend the company from pursuing new government work.
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| “While the details are as yet unknown, the fact that IBM was surprised makes this issue even more unusual. Adding a company to the Excluded Parties List is an extraordinary step that will impact IBM’s ability to do business with the Federal Government regardless of the outcome. Check out INPUT's EPA/GSA action on IBM: An extraordinary measure blog for more information.” -Melissa Smith, Director, Research |
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IT Requirements Remain Central to NASA's Mission Objectives Despite Shrinking Budgets
Source: INPUT Government Technology Market Blog
NASA's core mission objectives are directly linked to IT investments and initiatives, and in the next 5 years, NASA will be competing upwards of $14.5 billion in contract opportunities.
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| “Even though you might have seen IT investment funding at NASA has declined steadily over the last three fiscal years, from a high of $2.271 billion in FY2006 to $1.944 billion in FY2008, there is still work to be won. NASA will rely heavily on contractor support across all of NASA's space and research centers, especially to accomplish large scale IT network consolidation by 2013.” -Alexander Rossino, Analyst |
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Legislators: DHS doing a poor job with data sharing
Source: Washington Technology
The Homeland Security Department is at risk for losing support for funding because it is not doing a good enough job of sharing information with state, local and federal homeland security officials, the chairwoman of the House subcommittee that oversees information sharing and intelligence gathering said March 18.
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Report Faults Pentagon's Reliance on Contractors
Source: The Washington Post
Government auditors said yesterday that the Pentagon relies too much on contractors who often work alongside their government counterparts, cost more and sometimes take on responsibilities they are not supposed to.
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