Acquisition

The 2020 Federal 100

This year's Fed 100 winners show just how much committed and talented individuals can accomplish in federal IT. Read their profiles to learn more!

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Supply chain jolts linked to coronavirus hit federal IT

A governmentwide federal contract vehicle joined large commercial suppliers in voicing concern over COVID-19's impact on IT supply chains.

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The government’s e-marketplace experiment

To serve government buyers, a provider must balance between commercial efficiency and public accountability.

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Trade groups welcome redefined contracting lead time

The Office of Federal Procurement Policy got comments on plans to revise language on when federal procurements begin and end to help eliminate delays.

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Cheriyan: More Centers of Excellence coming

The new Centers of Excellence at the Departments of Defense and Labor will not be the last, said the head of GSA's Technology Transformation Service.

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Augmented reality headset is the breakout star of Army's 2021 budget request

The Army's focused on finding savings so it can boost modernization funding and the 2021 budget request shows how it wants the initial fielding of augmented reality night goggles to stand out.

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GSA extends and expands contractor debriefing pilot

The General Services Administration is offering contractors a longer and more detailed explanation of award decisions.

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VA delays rollout of new electronic health record

The scheduled March 28 launch of the agency's $16 billion health record system is being pushed back at least until the end of April.

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Congratulations to the 2020 Federal 100 Award winners

Meet the women and men being honored for their exceptional contributions to federal IT.

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GSA launches second phase of buying schedule consolidation

The General Services Administration has started the process of modifying contracts to fit the new unified buying schedule.

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GSA names permanent acquisition chief

Julie Dunne will lead the Federal Acquisition Service at GSA on a permanent basis.

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Hill Democrats quiz GSA chief about Trump hotel sale

Initial bids are supposed to be in for the sale of the lease on the Old Post Office Building, but it's not clear how much the government knows about the deal yet.

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Mary Davie: Exit interview

After 30 years at the General Services Administration, Mary Davie is headed for a new innovation post at NASA.

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More antitrust probes of government procurement likely, thanks to new task force

Attorneys focused on the government procurement market warned vendors that the new Procurement Collusion Strike Force faces a steep learning curve.

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DOD updates mid-tier and urgent acquisition policies

The Defense Department released long-awaited updates to acquisition policy at the close of 2019.

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Deadline extended for Federal 100 nominations!

You now have until Tuesday, Jan. 7, to get them in. Happy holidays!

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A busy 2020 for GSA

The first three months of 2020 are critical for some of the General Services Administration's key modernization projects.

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All EIS vendors have ATOs

GSA clears the last two Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions vendors to provide service under the huge telecom contract.

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TTS seeks ID management partner

The leader of GSA's Technology Transformation Service wants agency and industry partners to help it develop a common framework for identity management that could eventually become a federal shared service.