04.25.06
Posted in Uncategorized, military, solutions, technology at 3:33 am by ljones
John Moore of FCW.com has written a brief article entitled, “Saab Launches Services Unit .”
If you are like me, you assumed that Saab was just an automaker. Well, guess what? Saab is also venturing into the world of defense contracting. Saab will be offering military support and IT services to the Department of Defense. According to Saab’s television commercials, the company was started by aerospace engineers. It is no wonder that the company’s motto is “Born From Jets.” Saab’s subsidary, Saab Services USA will be competing for the Army’s Warfighter Field Operations contract to be awarded early next year.
Read the article and post your comments.
Source: FCW
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04.24.06
Posted in Uncategorized at 5:01 am by ljones
“Agriculture Department makes progress on IT Consolidation” (04/21/06)is an article written by Daniel Pulliam for GovExec.com. The article focuses on the Agriculture Department’s IT initiative of outsourcing to reduce costs. According to the article, a program must be implemented across several agencies amongst the Department of Agriculture. The initiative cites the author, is part of OMB’s (Office of Management and Budget) efforts to consolidate and centralize federal IT systems. The article also includes an interview with an IT government official who explains the difficulties of implementing such a broad program.
Please check out the article and related link to the OMB’s IT plan.
What do you think of the plan?
Source:Gov Exec
http://www.govexec.com
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04.20.06
Posted in Uncategorized at 7:11 pm by ljones
“OMB wants ALL SOLUTIONS” to help drive down federal IT costs”
This article was recently written by a staff writer of GCN. This article is a summary of a panel discussion held this past Tuesday by senior government officials. The panelists addressed the issue of souring federal IT costs. According to the article, federal officials spend more than $65 billion a year on IT products and services. The article describes how officials are willing to review all solutions which may reduce cost and increase performance of federal sector IT programs. The article points out that most of the details have yet to be released and that OMB (Office of Management and Budget) and GSA (General Services Administration) will be releasing additonal information based on available RIFs (Request For Information). The panelist conducting the discussion were optimistic that two major procurement vehicles presented plans which looked promising in the efforts to help drive down federal IT costs. However, the discussion continues as a plan has yet to be formalized.
Do you have any ideas about how to decrease federal IT costs?
Source: GCN online
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