Commercial Sector Group Documents

Backgrounds and General Information
07-May-08	February 5, 2008 Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies and the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs on the Subject of Security Clearances More...
06-May-08	Biography: Tom Essig, Chief Procurement Officer, Department of Homeland Security More...
02-May-08	Security and Suitability Process Reform Initial Report Security and Suitability Process Reform Initial Report Provided By Joint Security and Suitability Reform Team April 30, 2008 Introduction In his February 5th, 2008 memorandum “Security Clearances” the President defined the challenges associated with the Unite More...
22-Apr-08	Thomas P. Dee, Director, Defense Biometrics, OSD AT&L, DDR&E Thomas P. Dee, Director, Defense Biometrics, OSD AT&L, DDR&E Tom Dee, a native of New York City, served in the United States Navy from March 1980 until his retirement in Feb 2007. He began his career as a Surface Warfare Officer but transitioned to the Navy’s Special Operations Officer C More...
31-Mar-08	RFID State Legislative Activity - March 31 ITAA's State Legislative Monitoring - Radio Frequency Identification Weekly Tracking Update - March 31, 2008 More...
31-Mar-08	European Commission's Proposed Draft for RFID Privacy Protection European Commission's Draft Recommendation on the implementation of privacy, data protection and information security principles in applications supported by Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) More...
01-Jan-08	Identity Management Committee Member 2008 ITAA has a very active Identity Management Committee led by Brendan Peter, LexisNexis Special Services and Gayle Nix, Accenture. The Committee is comprised of over 70 companies that are responsible for producing the majority of government credentialing and identity management programs at the fed More...
01-Jan-08	Overview of the ID Mangement Committee More...
01-Jan-08	Real ID Myth vs. Reality More...
07-Nov-07	ITAA and GEIA Announce Merger Discussions The boards of directors of the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) and the Government Electronics and Information Technology Association (GEIA) have announced that they have agreed to enter into discussions toward a potential merger of the groups’ memberships and programs in 2008. More...
24-Sep-07	New Survey Shows Strong Public Support for REAL ID Goals Arlington, VA - Citing a new national poll in which more than eight out of ten Americans said driver’s licenses should meet minimum national standards to help battle terrorism and other crimes, the Information Technology Association of America today urged Congress to provide federal funding for impl More...
08-May-07	ITAA White Paper: REAL ID Means Real Privacy Protection Arlington, VA - The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today called on Congress, the Department of Homeland Security and state governments to move forward with the implementation of the REAL ID Act, arguing the law will enhance personal privacy as it tightens procedures for issuing More...
01-Jan-06	State and Local Government Featured Resources State and Local Government Featured Resources More...
01-Jan-06	ITAA’S STATE ISSUES PROGRAM (SIP); A 50-State Legislative Monitoring Program on the Key Issues of Concern to the IT Industry *A State Legislative Monitoring Program on the Key Issues of Concern to the IT Industry More...*
13-Sep-05	THE U.S. PUBLIC SECTOR TECHNOLOGY MARKET More...

Briefs and Filings
09-Apr-08	04/09/08 Meeting Agenda More...
09-Apr-08	Proposed Rule FAR Past Performance More...
09-Apr-08	04-09-08 Meeting Agenda More...
08-Apr-08	Memorandum More...
08-Apr-08	GAO Bid Protest Proposed Rule More...
08-Apr-08	OCI ANPR More...
08-Apr-08	Service Contractor PCI ANPR More...
08-Apr-08	Final DFARS on Contractors in the Battlespace More...
08-Apr-08	Revised Trade Agreement Thresholds More...
08-Apr-08	Performance of Commercial Activities for A-76 More...
08-Apr-08	Article More...
08-Apr-08	Multiple Award Schedule Advisory Panel More...
26-Mar-08	IRS Notice on 3% Withholding More...
26-Mar-08	ARWG 2008 Package More...
24-Mar-08	03/19/08 Federal Committee - Tim Young Presentation More...
17-Mar-08	ITAA Comments on Maryland 6% Computer Services Tax More...
17-Mar-08	ITAA Comments on S. 2041 More...
17-Mar-08	ITAA Comments on WOSB More...
17-Mar-08	Definition of Computer Services More...
17-Mar-08	3-12-08 Procurement Policy Committee Meeting Agenda More...
17-Dec-07	CGI, Northrop Grumman Open New Facilities in Rural Virginia ITAA members CGI Group Inc. and Northrop Grumman Corp. each unveiled new facilities in Lebanon, Va., a town of about 3200 people in the Southwestern corner of the state. The announcements demonstrate the opportunity for the U.S. to further boost IT employment and sharpen its competitive edge by More...

Comment and Letters
31-Mar-08	ITAA Comments on Alaska Radio Frequency Identification Legislation - HB 421 On behalf of our more than 300 member companies and the information technology industry at large, the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) would like to register our opposition to House Bill 421. ITAA is concerned that HB 421 will stifle innovation and delay RFID benefi More...
31-Mar-08	ITAA Comments on Alaska Senate RFID Bill - SB 293 More...
10-May-07	ITAA Files Comments on Real ID Regulations More...
08-May-07	ITAA comments on the Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NRPM) on Minimum Standards for Driver’s Licenses and Identification Cards Acceptable by Federal Agencies for Federal Purposes (Real ID). More...
08-Dec-06	ITAA Opposes Hastening of New Contractor Withholding Requirement ITAA recently sent a letter to Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles Grassley (R - Iowa) opposing a proposal by Sen. Ron Wyden (D - Ore.) to begin collecting a new tax withholding on government contractors nearly five years sooner than expected. More...
24-Jul-06	ITAA Says Travel Program Should Stay Tech Neutral In a letter to House and Senate leadership, ITAA calls on lawmakers to remove a provision to a DHS Appropriations bill that would mandate a standard on the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative and foreclose a variety of competing technology options. More...
19-Jun-06	ITAA Comments on State of California Performance Bond Requirements ITAA's California Procurement Reform Committee has made a formal recommendation to California state officials on the issue of Performance Bonds. Click here for the link to More...
19-Jun-06	ITAA Letter on State of Oklahoma AG Opinion on Limitation of Liability New Page 1 ITAA's State More...
14-Jun-06	DFARS Buy American Act Exemption for Commercial IT Acquisition More...
05-Jun-06	Letter Seeking Restoration of DoD IT Funding Cuts More...
11-Apr-06	ITAA Urges Government to Specify Requirements not Technology on Travel Program ITAA urges Departments of Homeland Security and State to press ahead with plans for the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative while allowing the marketplace to propose the best technologies to meet the government's identity management requirements. More...
11-Apr-06	ITAA Urges Government to Specify Requirements not Technology on Travel Program ITAA urges Departments of Homeland Security and State to press ahead with plans for the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative while allowing the marketplace to propose the best technologies to meet the government's identity management requirements. More...
24-Mar-06	ITAA: Defense, Civilian EVMS Rules Heading Down Different Paths ITAA recently urged acquisitions regulators for defense and civilian agencies to reconcile differing draft requirements for federal IT contractors to establish Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) for IT projects. Separate rules under development by the Defense Acquisition Regulation (DAR) Council More...
13-Mar-06	ITAA Supports CAS Exemption for Commercial Items Contracts ITAA recently expressed its support for a proposed exemption from federal cost accounting standards for commercial item time-and-materials and labor-hour contracts. In comments to the CAS Board, ITAA urged the body to finalize the exemption as soon as possible in order to clear the way for such con More...
07-Mar-06	ITAA Calls for Changes to Federal ID Rule for Contractors ITAA recently expressed strong concerns that a plan to require contractors to obtain federal identification credentials could overwhelm a background investigation process just beginning to recover from a historic post 9-11 backlog. More...
31-Jan-06	Multi-Association Group Criticizes SARA Procurement Reform Panel Recommendations ITAA and a group of other leading trade associations in the federal marketplace recently said a federal panel's preliminary recommendations on the procurement of commercial services are counterproductive and would reverse progress agencies have made in the last ten years. More...
09-Dec-05	ITAA Questions New GSA Rules for Federal Time and Materials Contracts The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today said proposed restrictions on the use of subcontract labor in certain federal contracts are unnecessary and would make it harder for IT contractors to offer federal departments and agencies the same on-demand services available to custom More...
13-Sep-05	Comments: Contractor Blacklisting (July 2001) More...
07-Jun-05	ITAA Comments on Proposed EVMS Rule ITAA and the Professional Services Council told the Federal Acquisition Regulation Councils that industry supports the use of Earned Value Management Systems, but said government-wide implementation poses some difficult issues. Click hereMore...
01-Apr-05	ITAA Comments on Small Business Standards ITAA recently provided recommendations for how the Small Business Administration (SBA) should revise the size standards applied to small government contractors. Click here for a full copy of the Association's comments. More...
27-Apr-04	Opposing Bill to Restrict Global Sourcing More...
01-Mar-04	Unique Item Identification and Valuation More...
01-May-03	Opposing California Public Contracting Bill More...
27-Aug-02	ITAA Calls for Public-Private Risk Sharing on Anti-Terrorism Technology ITAA sent an August 26, 2002 letter and backgrounder to the Office of Management and Budget explaining the need for the government to partner with industry on risk sharing in order to deploy More...

Links
16-Sep-05	ITAA expresses concern with flood of CyberSecurity Breach Notification Bills Pending in the States Alaska /eweb/upload/ITAASecurityBreachLetterAKHB226.pdf More...

Other
14-May-08	McCaskill’s database language in Senate NDAA McCaskill’s database language in Senate NDAA McCaskill’s database language in Senate NDAA McCaskill’s database language in Senate NDAA More...
01-May-08	Elizabeth A. McGrath biography Elizabeth A. McGrath Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Business Transformation) Office, Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics) Ms. El More...
01-May-08	John P. Fitzpatrick biography John P. Fitzpatrick Director, Special Security Center Office of the Director of National Intelligence A career security officer with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Mr. Fitzpatrick is currently detailed to the Office of the Director of National Intelligen More...
22-Apr-08	Clay Johnson biography Clay Johnson III Deputy Director for Management Office of Management and Budget Clay Johnson is the Deputy Director for Management at the Office of Management and Budget. The Deputy Dir More...
22-Apr-08	John Czajkowski biography John Czajkowski Deputy Associate Director Center for Program Operations John Czajkowski is the Deputy Associate Director of the Center for Program O More...
17-Apr-08	Kathleen Watson biography Kathleen M. Watson Director Defense Security Service Kathleen M. Watson was named Director of the Defense Security Service (DSS) on Feb. 18, 2007. She is a member of the Senio More...

Positions and Statements
22-Feb-08	Top Ten Policy Issues 1. Promote Competitiveness of US IT Industry at Home and in Global markets a. Take steps to retain jobs, assure ready availability of technical talent, nurture innovation and foster entrepreneurial growth and global competitiveness, including:. Double the graduates in Sc More...
24-Sep-07	New Survey Shows Strong Public Support for REAL ID Goals Citing a new national poll in which more than eight out of ten Americans said driver’s licenses should meet minimum national standards to help battle terrorism and other crimes, the Information Technology Association of America today urged Congress to provide federal funding for implementation of th More...
13-Apr-06	ITAA Top 10 Homeland Security Issues 2006 Top Ten Homeland Security Issues 2006 More...
21-Feb-06	ITAA Praises Bush Administration IT Budget ITAA recently said the federal government's IT budget request for FY 2007 appropriately addresses the missions of homeland security and defense while also tapping the power of technology to help the government do more with less in other areas. The President proposed a government-wide increase o More...
13-Sep-05	Top 10 Homeland Security Issues Cyber Security More...
01-Jan-05	Racing to the Horizon: Competition, Innovation and Enlightened Public Policy More...

Presentations
07-May-08	Presentation: John Fitzpatrick, Office of the Director of National Intelligence More...
06-May-08	Guest Presentation: Tom Essig, Chief Procurement Officer, Department of Homeland Security More...
22-Apr-08	Thomas Dee, Director, Biometrics, Department of Defense PowerPoint Presentation Thomas Dee, Director, Biometrics, Department of Defense PowerPoint Presentation More...
31-Mar-08	Cathilea Robinett, Executive Vice President, Center for Digital Government: State and Local Market Forecast 2008 State and Local Market Forecast 2008, State and Local Market Forecast 2008, Cathilea Robinett, Executive Vice President, Center for Digital Government More...
31-Mar-08	Brian Rawson, Chief Technology Officer, State of Texas: Big State Update Big State Update, Brian Rawson, Chief Technology Officer, State of Texas More...
31-Mar-08	Dr. Melodie Mayberry-Stewart, Chief Information Officer, State of New York: Big State Update Big State Update, Dr. Melodie Mayberry-Stewart, Chief Information Officer, State of New York More...
31-Mar-08	Health IT: Chris Muir, Senior Program Analyst, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC): State Trends and Issues Update State Trends and Issues Update, Health IT: Chris Muir, Senior Program Analyst, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) More...
31-Mar-08	E-Discovery: Jason R. Baron, Director of Litigation, Office of the General Counsel, National Archives and Records Administration: State Trends and Issues Update State Trends and Issues Update, E-Discovery: Jason R. Baron, Director of Litigation, Office of the General Counsel, National Archives and Records Administration More...
31-Mar-08	Homeland Security/Public Safety: C. Stewart Verdery, Jr., Monument Policy Group, LLC: State Trends and Issues Update State Trends and Issues Update, Homeland Security/Public Safety: C. Stewart Verdery, Jr., Monument Policy Group, LLC More...
31-Mar-08	Paul Cosgrave, Chief Information Officer, City of New York, Big City/County Update Big City/County Update, Paul Cosgrave, Chief Information Officer, City of New York More...
31-Mar-08	Randi Levin, Chief Information Officer, City of Los Angeles: Big City/County Update Big City/County Update, Randi Levin, Chief Information Officer, City of Los Angeles More...
31-Mar-08	Vivek Kundra, Chief Information Officer, District of Columbia: Big City/County Update Big City/County Update, Vivek Kundra, Chief Information Officer, District of Columbia More...
24-Mar-08	Tim Young's Presentation to the ITAA Federal Committee Meeting - March 19, 2008 Tim Young's Presentation to the Federal Committee More...
04-Mar-08	Presentation from Federal Committee Meeting of 2/20/08 Transportation Vision for 2030, by Paul R. Brubaker, Administrator, Research and Innovative Technology Administration U.S. Department of Transportation More...
15-Sep-05	Intellectual Property Protection, the First Amendment and E-Voting A presentation entitled Intellectual Property Protection, the First Amendment and E-Voting by Joseph Tasker. More...
09-Dec-02	Intellectual Property and the Federal Government More...

Press Release
14-Feb-08	ITAA Calls For Stronger Federal Information Security Arlington, VA - The Information Technology Association of America applauded a House Committee for furthering legislation that would strengthen protections for the federal government’s networks and data. "Stronger federal information security requires clearer requirements and more authority to en More...
20-Dec-07	ITAA Calls First Session a ‘Mixed Bag’ for Innovation Arlington, VA - The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today praised Congress for passing federal funding for Fiscal Year 2008 -- a task critical to government modernization initiatives -- but expressed frustration that lawmakers are leaving town without acting on urgent threats to More...
09-Nov-07	ITAA Calls Upon Maryland Lawmakers to Oppose Computer Services Tax Arlington, VA - The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today objected to a last-minute measure slipped into a tax package under consideration in the Maryland legislature that would tax computer services in the state. The Association called upon lawmakers in the House of Delegat More...
09-Nov-07	ITAA Applauds Michigan Legislature for Repeal of Service Tax Arlington, VA - The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today applauded the Michigan State Senate and House of Representatives for passing a repeal of a six-percent tax on services scheduled to take effect next month. The Association said the tax would have been "a disaster for busi More...
07-Nov-07	ITAA and GEIA Announce Merger Discussions Arlington, VA – The boards of directors of the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) and the Government Electronics and Information Technology Association (GEIA) announced today that they have agreed to enter into discussions toward a potential merger of the groups’ memberships and pr More...
23-Oct-07	New National Survey Shows Voter Disapproval for Farm Bill Provision Arlington, VA -- As the Senate turns its attention to the Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act (HR 2419) this week, a new survey commissioned by the Information Technology Association of America reveals overwhelming, bipartisan support for a private sector role in state human services programs. ITAA P More...
05-Jun-07	ITAA Asks Senate to Preserve DOD Access to U.S. Information Technologies Arlington, VA -The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today wrote the members of the Senate and House Armed Services Committees, asking them to reject provisions on Department of Defense (DoD) use of specialty metals included in the Fiscal Year 2008 Defense Authorization Act pass More...
18-Apr-07	ITAA Opposes Emergency Supplemental Provisions on Contracting Arlington, VA - Joining nine other national business associations, the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) has raised objections to provisions on government procurement policy inappropriately tacked onto Emergency Supplemental bills currently under consideration by Congress. The Hou More...
17-Jul-06	ITAA Selected to 508 Advisory Committee Arlington, VA - The U.S. Access Board named the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) to an advisory committee that will review and update Section 508 accessibility standards, ITAA announced today. "ITAA looks forward to working with other committee members to see that the Section More...
09-May-06	ITAA Opposes House Cuts to DOD IT Budget Arlington, VA - The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today called on members of the U.S. House of Representatives to restore $340 million of IT funding requested by the President to its version of the FY 2007 Defense Authorization bill. The funds were not included in the latest More...
29-Mar-06	ITAA: Defense, Civilian EVMS Rules Heading Down Different Paths Arlington, VA - The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) recently urged acquisitions regulators for defense and civilian agencies to reconcile differing draft requirements for federal IT contractors to establish Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) for IT projects. "This is a More...
07-Mar-06	ITAA Calls for Changes to Federal ID Rule for Contractors The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) recently expressed strong concerns that a plan to require contractors to obtain federal identification credentials could overwhelm a background investigation process just beginning to recover from a historic post 9-11 backlog. ITAA said i More...
07-Mar-06	ITAA Federal CIO Survey Identifies Achievements and Challenges Arlington, VA, - The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today released its 16th Annual Federal CIO Survey, "Ten Years After Clinger-Cohen: Looking Back, Looking Forward." Prepared by Grant Thornton's Global Public Sector, a leading management consultant, the survey finds the fed More...
08-Jan-06	ITAA, PSC Support New Earned Value Management Requirements Arlington, VA - The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) and the Professional Services Council (PSC) yesterday cautioned the federal government on its proposed government-wide rule requiring contractors to implement and use costly earned value management systems (EVMS) to tra More...
06-Jan-06	ITAA Applauds Extension of Defense Education Assistance Program Arlington, VA -- The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) applauded a move by Congress to permanently extend a financial assistance program that benefits students pursuing higher education in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. "This legislation earns h More...
22-Dec-05	ITAA Condemns Cuts for Child Support IT Systems ITAA recently condemned a measure in the U.S. Senate’s budget reconciliation bill that would cut federal funding for states that invest in new IT systems that support child support enforcement. The Association argued the cuts will halt significant progress in recovering unpaid child support funds.< More...
09-Dec-05	ITAA Questions New GSA Rules for Federal Time and Materials Contracts Arlington, VA - The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today said proposed restrictions on the use of subcontract labor in certain federal contracts are unnecessary and would make it harder for IT contractors to offer federal departments and agencies the same on-demand services ava More...
28-Nov-05	ITAA Denounces Outsourcing Restrictions in Transportation Spending Bill Association Supports e-Government, FAA Provisions Arlington, VA - The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today expressed dismay at new restrictions on private sector support for federal civilian departments and agencies included in the final version of the 2006 More...
10-Nov-05	ITAA Praises E-Voting Performance Arlington, VA - The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today said electronic voting racked up another important victory in the off year elections conducted across the country this week. "The more Americans are exposed to electronic voting machines, the more co More...
07-Sep-05	ITAA Opposes EU Data Retention Plan Arlington, VA - The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today told European Union officials that it opposes a plan to require technology and telecommunications firms to retain data on Internet traffic and telephone calls. In a letter to members of the European Commission, Parliamen More...
31-Aug-05	ITAA Member Survey Finds Clearance Delays, Costs Arlington, VA - The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today said a recent survey of its member companies serving the federal marketplace showed substantial delays and increased costs as the result of security clearance backlogs. "The more things change, the more th More...
26-Jul-05	ITAA Calls on Congress to Fund Homeland Security IT Arlington, VA, - A Congressional conference committee on Department of Homeland Security appropriations should fully fund critical homeland security initiatives as it works to reconcile differing bills from the House of Representatives and the Senate, according to a letter the Information Technolog More...
25-Jul-05	ITAA Blasts Subcontracting Amendment; Group Calls Provision Harmful to Small Business Arlington, VA, - The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today urged Senate lawmakers to oppose a possible amendment to the DoD Authorization bill that would, in effect, severely limit the use of subcontractors on federal contracts. Expected to be considered in a floo More...
25-Jul-05	ITAA Praises Commerce Appointment Arlington, VA, – The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today praised the Bush Administration for appointing Chris Israel to lead a government panel to coordinate intellectual property enforcement in overseas markets. "Chris Israel is well known and well respected by More...
15-Jul-05	ITAA Says Provision Barring E-Travel Should Hit the Road Arlington, VA, - The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today called on the Senate to reject a provision in a House appropriations bill that would shut down the eTravel Service Program. In a letter today to Senate lawmakers co-signed by ITAA President Harris N. Mil More...
13-Jul-05	ITAA Deems Proposed Competitive Sourcing Changes a Travesty Arlington, VA, - The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today said provisions in an appropriations bill making its way through Congress would make a mockery of the competitive sourcing of government contracts. One amendment would create an alarming precedent against successful bi More...
11-Jul-05	ITAA Calls on Senate to Uphold E-Government Arlington, VA, - The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today called on Senate lawmakers to restore e-government funding to several major appropriations bills moving through Congress. ITAA said a series of actions in the House approved versions of these bills would gut e-governme More...
05-Jul-05	ITAA Expresses Concern with Slow Security Clearance Reforms Arlington, VA, - The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today expressed concern with a recent executive order implementing security clearance reforms signed into law in December. "While we are encouraged to see some movement six months after reforms were enacted, w More...
01-Jul-05	ITAA Commends White House for Adopting Intelligence Recommendations Arlington, VA-The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today said the Bush Administration has properly adopted the Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission recommendations on information sharing and related issues, and noted that the IT industry stands ready to assist the Director of N More...
03-Jun-05	ITAA Names A.R. "Trey" Hodgkins Director for Defense Programs Arlington, VA, - The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) is pleased to announce that A.R. "Trey" Hodgkins has joined the organization as director for defense programs within the Association's Enterprise Solutions Division. Hodgkins will lead the development of ITAA's More...
26-May-05	ITAA Warns Purchase Delays will Endanger HAVA Compliance Arlington, Virginia, -- Testifying before the Election Assistance Commission this week, the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) warned that states and counties waiting to purchase voting systems implementing the new Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG) are in danger of missing More...
20-May-05	ITAA Calls "Buy America" Provision a "Lose-Lose" Proposition Arlington, VA - The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today said that a "Buy American" style amendment added to the Homeland Security Authorization Act is bad security policy and bad economic policy. The measure would require 50 percent or more of components in products acquired More...
10-May-05	ITAA Calls GSA Proposed Rules on Post-Award Audit a Disaster Arlington, VA, - The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today said the General Services Administration (GSA) is considering rule changes that will force vendors from the government marketplace. Referring to the imposition of contract provisions that would allow GSA to c More...
04-May-05	Intelligence Commission Co-Chair Robb Headlines ITAA Intelligence Symposium Arlington, VA - Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today announced that former Senator Charles Robb, co-chair of the Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction, will provide a keynote address for ITAA's May 12 symposium en More...
27-Apr-05	ITAA Asks California Regulators for Relief from E-waste Penalties Arlington, VA - The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today asked California regulators for relief from whopping fines potentially facing hardware vendors unable to collect the state's so-called e-waste fee from federal agencies. Vendors are concerned that the state More...
01-Apr-05	ITAA Offers Recommendations for Improved Small Business Administration Size Standards Arlington, VA, - The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today offered a series of recommendations aimed at improving and simplifying the Small Business Administration's proposed revisions to small business size standards. "ITAA shares the goal of the Small Business Admini More...
28-Mar-05	CORRECTION: New Study Finds Major Flaws in California Telecommunications Proposal ITAA issued a press release on February 2, 2005 commenting on a January 31 study by the Center for Digital Government (CDG) entitled Competitive and Converged: Toward a Greater Opportunity for Networking California Government. It has come to the Association’s attention that this study contained sev More...
16-Mar-05	ITAA Urges that GSA Reorganization Seek Outside Views Arlington, VA, - In testimony today before House lawmakers, the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) said a proposed reorganization of the General Services Administration (GSA) should incorporate the views of GSA customers and the private sector. "Although ITAA recog More...
19-Jan-05	Government, Industry Executives to Discuss Security Clearance Reforms at ITAA Seminar Arlington, Va., – U.S. Rep. Tom Davis, R-VA, senior government officials and industry executives will discuss the challenges ahead in implementing sweeping changes to America’s federal security clearance process at an Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) seminar Jan. 25 titled More...
21-Dec-04	ITAA Calls on California to Craft Better Deal for Taxpayers on Telecom Contract New Page 1 In a More...
06-Dec-04	ITAA Praises Congressional Compromise on Intelligence Reform Arlington, VA - The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today applauded a Congressional Conference Committee compromise on intelligence reform legislation that includes improvements to the federal government's security clearance process. The legislation is expected to pass b More...
10-Nov-04	ITAA Calls on Conference Committee to Craft Intelligence Reform Compromise Arlington, VA - The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) this week urged members of a Congressional conference committee to agree on compromise intelligence reform legislation that includes improvements to the federal government's security clearance process. ITAA said c More...
09-Sep-04	ITAA Criticizes New Jersey Action on Global Sourcing Arlington, VA - The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today criticized New Jersey Governor James McGreevey for signing an executive directive that could erect barriers to the global sourcing of state business. ITAA President Harris N. Miller said, "With More...
08-Sep-04	ITAA Calls Federal Procurement Reviews Off Base Arlington, VA, - A proposed plan that would effectively make government investigators rather than contracting officers the final arbiters of contract performance has drawn the criticism of the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA). In a letter today to the General Servic More...
04-Aug-04	ITAA Says California is On Target with Performance Review Arlington, VA – The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today applauded California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger for the California Performance Review and his comprehensive vision for using information technology to revamp government services. “Gov. Schwar More...
06-May-04	ITAA Calls For "Tight But Timely" Security Clearance Process - Calls for Reforms to Move the Process from 12 Months to 120 Days - Arlington, VA - Following the release of an ITAA member survey detailing backlogs and delays in the approval of security clearances for government contractors resulting in significant costs to the taxpayer and lost job More...
05-May-04	ITAA Statement: First Hearing of the US Election Assistance Commission Arlington, VA--Harris N. Miller, President of the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), released this statement regarding the hearing held today by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission: "I want to commend the commission for holding this important hearing. More...
04-May-04	Americans Give Electronic Voting a Vote of Confidence Arlington, Virginia, -- As the U.S. Election Assistance Commission prepares to hold its first public hearing tomorrow on computerized electronic voting, a new survey released today by the Information Technology Association of America's Election Technology Council finds approximately one More...
23-Mar-04	ITAA Expresses Disappointment with Michigan Move on Global Sourcing Arlington, VA - The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today expressed disappointment in Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm for signing executive directives seeking to erect barriers to the global sourcing of state business. Calling the move particul More...
09-Mar-04	ITAA Calls California Bill to Bar Global Sourcing "Counterproductive" Arlington, VA - The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today, testifying before committees of the California legislature, called S.B. 1452, a measure that would bar the outsourcing of state work to contractors using overseas personnel, counterproductive and said it woul More...
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Studies and Surveys
03-Apr-08	Information Management for Net-Centric Operations Defense Science Board 2006 Summer Study on Information Mangement for Net-Centric Operations. More...
20-Jul-07	ITAA Releases New Report on Domestic ‘In-Sourcing’ A new report released by ITAA said the U.S. can further boost IT employment and sharpen its competitive edge by turning to locales not known as technology centers. Even with IT employment at a four-year high, the report said the United States could strengthen its position in the global IT market More...
02-Jul-07	CIOs Cite Progress in Information Security, Management in 17th Annual ITAA CIO Survey The 2007 edition of ITAA's CIO Survey found the federal government's top IT executives reporting concrete results and improved information security in cooperation with their private sector partners. 17th annual survey, CIO More...
07-Mar-06	ITAA Federal CIO Survey Identifies Achievements and Challenges The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) recently released its 16th Annual Federal CIO Survey, "Ten Years After Clinger-Cohen: Looking Back, Looking Forward." Prepared by Grant Thornton’s Global Public Sector, a leading management consultant, the survey finds the federal government More...
31-Oct-05	2005 Global Sourcing Study Released 2005 Global Sourcing Study - Executive Summary Purchase the study The Impact of Offshore IT Software and Services Outsourcing on the U.S. Econo More...
01-Mar-05	Issues in Leadership: 2005 Federal CIO Survey A new report on the views of over 20 federal agency chief information officers finds information security is a persistent concern. The file is available free of charge for download from the ITAA site. Please click here to access and save the More...
02-Feb-05	California Disconnect ITAA recently raised concerns about the Request for Proposal (RFP) for California's multi-year, multi-billion dollar state telecommunications contract called CALNET II, in response to a newly released study. Find a copy of the study hereMore...
01-Mar-04	2004 ITAA Federal CIO Survey The Information Technology Association of America is committed to addressing the needs of the information technology community, whether in the public or private sectors. For this reason, projects such as our annual survey of Federal CIOs are undertaken. The Enterprise Solutions (ES) Federal Committe More...
01-Mar-03	2003 ITAA Federal CIO Survey The Information Technology Association of America is committed to addressing the needs of the information technology community, whether in the public or private sectors. For this reason, projects such as our annual survey of Federal CIOs are undertaken. The Enterprise Solutions (ES) Federal Committe More...
01-Mar-02	2002 ITAA Federal CIO Survey The Information Technology Association of America is committed to addressing the needs of the information technology community, whether in the public or private sectors. For this reason, projects such as our annual survey of Federal CIOs are undertaken. The Enterprise Solutions (ES) Federal Committe More...
01-Mar-01	2001 ITAA Federal CIO Survey 2002 ITAA Federal CIO Surveys The Information Technology Association of America is committed to addressing the needs of the information technology community, whether in the public or private sectors. For this reason, projects such as our annual survey of Federal CIOs are undertaken. The Enterprise Solutions (ES) Federal Committe More...
15-Jan-01	Keeping the Faith: Government Information Security in the Internet Age A new poll finds a majority of Americans ill at ease with Uncle Sam’s computer security practices. Citizens also appear to be fearful that government-held data about them may one day be misused. Such concerns are measured in Keeping the Faith: Government Information Security in the Internet Age. Rea More...
01-Mar-00	2000 ITAA Federal CIO Survey ITAA Federal CIO Surveys The Information Technology Association of America is committed to addressing the needs of the information technology community, whether in the public or private sectors. For this reason, projects such as our annual survey of Federal CIOs are undertaken. The Enterprise Solutions (ES) Federal Committe More...

Testimony
13-Jul-06	Security Clearance Coalition Testifies for Reform of Security Clearance Process Investigation of applicants with foreign connections is one of the weakest links in a badly outdated government security clearance process, Doug Wagoner, chairman of ITAA's Intelligence Reform Subcommittee, told a Congressional panel recently. The failure of some government agencies to follow regul More...
27-Oct-05	John McCain Testimony More...
20-Oct-05	Senate Testimony on Veterans Administration IT Programs Grant Thornton Principal Paul Wohlleben testifies before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee on steps to improve the delivery of IT programs in the agency. More...
14-Sep-05	Opposing a California Bill to Restrict Global Sourcing More...
18-Aug-05	ITAA Defends Time & Materials Contracts ITAA told a panel reviewing federal contracting practices this summer that government contracting for services on a so-called Time and Materials (T&M) basis is appropriate and consistent with commercial best practices. The More...
19-Feb-04	Opposing Maryland Bill to Restrict Global Sourcing More...
21-Oct-03	ITAA President Testifies at Safety Act Hearing Harris Miller, president of ITAA, testified before the House Committee on Government Reform at a hearing concerning the implementation of the "Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002" on Friday, October 17. Click More...

White Paper
22-Apr-08	RFID: Myths and Urband Legends The use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology offers significant benefits in many areas, including identity management, supply-chain efficiency, ensuring accurate pharmaceutical drug tracking, authentic goods, safe handling of hazardous materials, food safety/recall, transport, securit More...
22-Apr-08	RFID White Paper Exposes RFID Myths and Urban Legends ITAA recently released a new white paper surfacing myths and urband legends related to Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology and issues of personal privacy. RFID offers significant benefits in many areas, including More...
08-May-07	Improving Security & Protecting Privacy Through Real ID White Paper Originally intended to certify competency to operate a motor vehicle, the typical American’s driver’s license today is used in the course of everyday activity as the most convenient and reliable document to authenticate personal identification. A driver’s license is used to open a bank or credit ac More...
01-Mar-06	Real ID Implementation Guidance - 2006 Introduction In the aftermath of the September 11th terrorist attacks and other terrorist plots, Congress passed the REAL ID Act, legislation that in part requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop regulations governing the issuance of secure driver’s license and More...
17-May-05	Improving the Security Clearance Process More...

Commercial Sector Group Documents

February 5, 2008 Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies and the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs on the Subject of Security Clearances

Biography: Tom Essig, Chief Procurement Officer, Department of Homeland Security

Security and Suitability Process Reform Initial Report

Thomas P. Dee, Director, Defense Biometrics, OSD AT&L, DDR&E

RFID State Legislative Activity - March 31

European Commission's Proposed Draft for RFID Privacy Protection

Identity Management Committee Member 2008

Overview of the ID Mangement Committee

Real ID Myth vs. Reality

ITAA and GEIA Announce Merger Discussions

New Survey Shows Strong Public Support for REAL ID Goals

ITAA White Paper: REAL ID Means Real Privacy Protection

State and Local Government Featured Resources

ITAA’S STATE ISSUES PROGRAM (SIP); A 50-State Legislative Monitoring Program on the Key Issues of Concern to the IT Industry

THE U.S. PUBLIC SECTOR TECHNOLOGY MARKET

04/09/08 Meeting Agenda

Proposed Rule FAR Past Performance

04-09-08 Meeting Agenda

Memorandum

GAO Bid Protest Proposed Rule

OCI ANPR

Service Contractor PCI ANPR

Final DFARS on Contractors in the Battlespace

Revised Trade Agreement Thresholds

Performance of Commercial Activities for A-76

Article

Multiple Award Schedule Advisory Panel

IRS Notice on 3% Withholding

ARWG 2008 Package

03/19/08 Federal Committee - Tim Young Presentation

ITAA Comments on Maryland 6% Computer Services Tax

ITAA Comments on S. 2041

ITAA Comments on WOSB

Definition of Computer Services

3-12-08 Procurement Policy Committee Meeting Agenda

CGI, Northrop Grumman Open New Facilities in Rural Virginia

ITAA Comments on Alaska Radio Frequency Identification Legislation - HB 421

ITAA Comments on Alaska Senate RFID Bill - SB 293

ITAA Files Comments on Real ID Regulations

ITAA comments on the Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NRPM) on Minimum Standards for Driver’s Licenses and Identification Cards Acceptable by Federal Agencies for Federal Purposes (Real ID).

ITAA Opposes Hastening of New Contractor Withholding Requirement

ITAA Says Travel Program Should Stay Tech Neutral

ITAA Comments on State of California Performance Bond Requirements

ITAA Letter on State of Oklahoma AG Opinion on Limitation of Liability

DFARS Buy American Act Exemption for Commercial IT Acquisition

Letter Seeking Restoration of DoD IT Funding Cuts

ITAA Urges Government to Specify Requirements not Technology on Travel Program

ITAA Urges Government to Specify Requirements not Technology on Travel Program

ITAA: Defense, Civilian EVMS Rules Heading Down Different Paths

ITAA Supports CAS Exemption for Commercial Items Contracts

ITAA Calls for Changes to Federal ID Rule for Contractors

Multi-Association Group Criticizes SARA Procurement Reform Panel Recommendations

ITAA Questions New GSA Rules for Federal Time and Materials Contracts

Comments: Contractor Blacklisting (July 2001)

ITAA Comments on Proposed EVMS Rule

ITAA Comments on Small Business Standards

Opposing Bill to Restrict Global Sourcing

Unique Item Identification and Valuation

Opposing California Public Contracting Bill

ITAA Calls for Public-Private Risk Sharing on Anti-Terrorism Technology

ITAA expresses concern with flood of CyberSecurity Breach Notification Bills Pending in the States

McCaskill’s database language in Senate NDAA McCaskill’s database language in Senate NDAA McCaskill’s database language in Senate NDAA McCaskill’s database language in Senate NDAA

Elizabeth A. McGrath biography

John P. Fitzpatrick biography

Clay Johnson biography

John Czajkowski biography

Kathleen Watson biography

Top Ten Policy Issues

New Survey Shows Strong Public Support for REAL ID Goals

ITAA Top 10 Homeland Security Issues 2006

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ITAA Praises Bush Administration IT Budget

Top 10 Homeland Security Issues

Cyber Security More...

Racing to the Horizon: Competition, Innovation and Enlightened Public Policy

Presentation: John Fitzpatrick, Office of the Director of National Intelligence

Guest Presentation: Tom Essig, Chief Procurement Officer, Department of Homeland Security

Thomas Dee, Director, Biometrics, Department of Defense PowerPoint Presentation

Cathilea Robinett, Executive Vice President, Center for Digital Government: State and Local Market Forecast 2008 State and Local Market Forecast 2008,