Acquisition
GSA doubles down on STARS
The next iteration of the General Services Administration’s popular small business tech and IT services contract will top the current vehicle’s spending ceiling.
Acquisition
GSA cancels troubled ALLIANT 2 small business vehicle
GSA awarded spots on Alliant 2 SB to 81 companies in February 2018 but those award were followed by over a year of protests at the Government Accountability Office and at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
Acquisition
CBP taps Anduril for virtual border sentinel system
Customs and Border Protection will expand autonomous border surveillance towers, but says the tech doesn't mean they're hitting pause on the border wall.
Acquisition
Deadline extended for 2020 Rising Star nominations
Help us identify the early-career innovators and change agents in government IT -- and be sure to do so before the July 17 deadline.
Acquisition
GSA makes 3 awards in e-commerce test
The General Services Administration awarded spots on its long-awaited e-commerce platform proof-of-concept test to Amazon, Overstock and Fisher Scientific.
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Team coverage: COVID-19 and the federal workforce
FCW is covering the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the federal workforce and government operations. This page will be updated frequently with new coverage.
Acquisition
CARES Act delivery hampered by old tech, bad data
Aspects of the federal government's economic response to the coronavirus pandemic were marred by outdated state technology software and a crushing volume of beneficiaries that overwhelmed many systems, according to a new report from the watchdog Government Accountability Office.
Acquisition
The evolution of TBM for your organization
Buying into a common framework advances objectives that go beyond a single organization and enables an entire system to operate in a more unified way. For governments, this translates to better service for constituents.
Acquisition
GSA bumps STARS II ceiling by $7 billion
The General Services Administration raised the limit on its popular small business governmentwide acquisition contract, and it will continue its run through next summer.
Acquisition
Lawmakers skeptical of seaborne drone fleet
The House defense committee is looking to add some oversight for rapid procurement of unmanned vehicles and vessels, and wants more detailed plans on how the Army will use its newly developed augmented reality headset.
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AI leadership restructuring, IT policy oversight on tap in 2021 NDAA
The House Armed Services Committee began marking up its draft of the 2021 defense policy bill with some focus on artificial intelligence efforts and oversight of IT policy.
Acquisition
Retention woes challenge government contractors
Deltek manager says pandemic highlights need for rethinking performance assessments, workplace flexibilities.
Acquisition
GSA forecasts Stars III solicitation
The General Services Administration wants to issue the final request for proposals for a key governmentwide small business contract by end of the fiscal year.
Acquisition
‘COVID penalty’ could cost Pentagon at least $10 billion in contractor claims
Ellen Lord, the Defense Department’s chief buyer, told Congress that defense companies coronavirus relief claims could cost upwards of $10 billion.
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Air Force acquisition chief wants to reshape defense industrial base
Will Roper, the Air Force's acquisition chief, said the goal is to pivot away from the defense prime model and create a new industrial base that more easily allows tech companies to work with DOD and the commercial sector.
Acquisition
GAO probes influence of 'Mar-a-Lago crowd' on VA
A former VA official told the Government Accountability Office that three friends of President Trump established a "shadow reporting structure" in which "they were stakeholders without a formal role."
Acquisition
Pandemic means beta.SAM shift will take a little longer
At GSA, plans to fully shift legacy acquisition systems are being stalled to help contractors and agencies keep current.
Acquisition
FLRA puts SSA judges' contract on hold
The reversal pauses of the implementation of a new contract while a lawsuit against a subcomponent of the Federal Labor Relations Authority plays out.
Acquisition
VA embraces procurement challenges at scale
Steve Kelman applauds the Department of Veterans Affairs' ambitious attempt to move beyond one-off prize-based contests to combat veteran suicides more effectively.
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NITAAC says it can fill in for STARS
The National Institutes of Health's governmentwide contracts can pick up the slack for GSA's STARS II 8(a) small business set aside contract’s early cut off.
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