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GSA looks for agency buy-in on e-commerce platform
The General Services Administration is consulting with potential federal users to get them ready to use upcoming e-commerce platform.
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Why data is key to GSA's e-commerce plan
Federal spending and pricing data -- and who can access what -- are critical to success of the General Services Administration's e-commerce platform plans.
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FBI CIO joins tech lobbying group
Information Technology Industry Council is renewing its focus on public sector with the addition of FBI CIO Gordon Bitko.
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GSA's schedule merger to show changes next summer
Federal contracting officers will see biggest change from GSA's work to merge multiple purchasing schedules into a single one as the third phase closes in mid-2020.
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COMET, EIS moving ahead at GSA
Federal Acquisition Service head Alan Thomas is retiring just as two major overhauls are showing results.
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NASA's big contract vehicle lowers fee
In the wake of a flush spending season, Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement cuts agency customers a better deal.
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GWACs see steady spending season
The end of the fiscal year saw continued growth at governmentwide acquisition contracts, according to managers.
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GSA awards COMET
GSA has notified winners of its internal IT blanket purchase agreement.
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VA needs more time on scheduling software
As part of its electronic health records modernization plan, the Department of Veterans Affairs is adopting Cerner's scheduling system but it's going to take longer than they thought.
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House panel probes Trump hotel lease
With impeachment in the background, Democrats on a House subcommittee grilled the General Services Administration about its oversight of President Trump's lease on the Old Post Office building in Washington, D.C.
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Big IT acquisition reforms on hold as NDAA heads to conference
Some of the more significant acquisition reforms suggested by the congressionally mandated Section 809 Panel won't be up for a vote in the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act.
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Thrift Board plans anti-fraud effort
The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board's Office of Financial Services is looking for vendors to help with fraud prevention.
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Agile software and flying cars top Air Force acquisition priorities
Will Roper, the Air Force's acquisition head is pushing for a new flying car project and massively scaled agile software development processes across the service.
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Will DOD's new cyber rules crush small business?
Two contract attorneys tell FCW that the DOD's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification framework could have a negative impact on small business and startups.
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Perspecta protests DEOS cloud loss
The IT services company is protesting the $7.3 billion award in the Defense Enterprise Office Solutions contract to supply the Pentagon with Office 365 services.
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DOD releases unified cybersecurity standard for contractors
The Defense Department's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification framework is ready for public comment.
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GWACs anticipate bump in year end spending over FY2018
One big contract manager said the raised micropurchase limit will likely contribute to a rise in the dollar amount of year-end spending by agencies as fiscal year 2019 draws to a close.
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In supply chain management, the best defense is a good offense
No matter how "smart" a cybersecurity system and program is, there will always be a vulnerability if it's designed to play defense.
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GDIT wins $7.6B Pentagon business software cloud contract
The Pentagon's other big cloud contract -- a plan to put business service software in the cloud -- was awarded to General Dynamics IT. The contract has a $7.6 billion ceiling and spans eight years.
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Watchdog warns on GSA's contracting data trial
A pilot at the government's contracting hub isn't producing the data it promised and threatens pricing transparency, according to the inspector general at the General Services Administration.
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