Federal Wireless Purchasing Needs More Connections

[ECTNews]

 The mushrooming use of wireless devices by the general public has spilled over to the federal government as agencies try to match their employees' personal use of mobile equipment with similar devices for use on the job. An emerging issue in federal mobile media use is that there is no overall government acquisition mechanism for acquiring wireless capabilities in any rational fashion. As a result, the General Services Administration, working through the Federal Acquisition Service, has launched a plan for a more integrated and comprehensive purchasing plan.