By Gautham Nagesh
August 29, 2008
A memorandum released by the Office of Management and Budget on Thursday effectively requires agencies to make use of the General Services Administration's new Networx telecommunications contract. Agencies deciding not to use Networx must conduct extensive analysis to justify their decision.
Comment on this article in The Forum.The memo, signed by Karen Evans, administrator for e-government and information technology at OMB, stated: "Agencies shall use the General Service Administration Networx contract to satisfy requirements currently being met via the FTS2001 contract." According to the memo, the decision to require Networx was based on a cost-benefit analysis OMB and the Federal Chief Information Officers Council conducted.
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