[infowar.de] House-Hearing zu GovNet geplant Januar/Februar

[Ralf Bendrath <bendrath -! - zedat - fu-berlin - de>]

...im Januar oder Februar... RB

http://www.govexec.com/news/index.cfm?mode=report&articleid=21631

November 13, 2001 

House chair to hold hearing on proposed secure government network 

>From National Journal's Technology Daily 

A House subcommittee chairman on Tuesday announced plans to hold an
oversight hearing on the Bush administration's proposed government-only
Internet called Govnet.

Virginia Republican Tom Davis, chairman of the House Government Reform
Technology and Procurement Policy Subcommittee, said he plans to hold
the hearing in late January or early February.

Davis told attendees at a breakfast discussion on government procurement
of information technology that he is working closely with government
officials analyzing private-sector proposals for Govnet.

"I am going to work with ... the National Security Council to ensure
that the government develops a sound business plan with realistic goals
for such a large and complex acquisition," Davis said, according to his
press secretary, David Marin.

During the breakfast, Davis also noted that the government spent $45
billion on IT purchases the past fiscal year.

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Title: Government Executive Magazine - 11/13/01 House chair to hold hearing on proposed secure government network

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November 13, 2001

House chair to hold hearing on proposed secure government network

From National Journal's Technology Daily

A House subcommittee chairman on Tuesday announced plans to hold an oversight hearing on the Bush administration's proposed government-only Internet called Govnet.

Virginia Republican Tom Davis, chairman of the House Government Reform Technology and Procurement Policy Subcommittee, said he plans to hold the hearing in late January or early February.

Davis told attendees at a breakfast discussion on government procurement of information technology that he is working closely with government officials analyzing private-sector proposals for Govnet.

"I am going to work with ... the National Security Council to ensure that the government develops a sound business plan with realistic goals for such a large and complex acquisition," Davis said, according to his press secretary, David Marin.

During the breakfast, Davis also noted that the government spent $45 billion on IT purchases the past fiscal year.

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