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QSSI gets a 1-year extension on health care data hub

A long and drawn-out procurement including four rounds of protests and multiple federal lawsuits means that the incumbent contractor charged with maintaining a key piece of the Affordable Care Act infrastructure gets another year on the job.

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EIS contract announcements brewing

At least three big federal agencies are set to announce contracts under GSA's next-generation telecommunications contract.

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Peter Altabef: Aiming high

The U.S. needs a “whole-of-nation” approach to cybersecurity. Unisys' CEO stepped up to lead that effort.

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Margie Graves: Making modernization happen

The deputy federal CIO brings both deep-agency experience and big-picture perspective to a management agenda that has IT at its core.

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USAF's Kessel Run looks to industry for developers

The Air Force's agile software delivery system wants to expand its employee base, and is turning to industry for more people.

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OMB sets goals for category management

The Office of Management and Budget tasked agencies with new policy for leveraging category management practices.

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The 2019 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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GSA closes in on plans to try out e-commerce portal

GSA will send implementation plans for its e-commerce portal project to Congress this month.

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GSA launches Air Force contract

A new five-year blanket purchase agreement will replace Air Force's expiring IT hardware and software commodity contract.

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SEWP's off: Power failure briefly shutters NASA's tech contract

A power failure at the main building housing NASA's Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement contract vehicle has knocked out service for up to two days.

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House panel launches probe of outside influence on VA

Allegations of the shadowy influence of three Mar-a-Lago cronies of President Trump on the inner workings of the Department of Veterans Affairs has prompted a congressional probe.

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Congratulations to the 2019 Federal 100 Award winners

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

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Final census test to include citizenship question

The Census Bureau is including a controversial question about respondent citizenship on its final test, while courts decide its ultimate fate.

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What's next for procurement after the shutdown?

Acquisition agencies are prepared for, but not necessarily expecting, a surge in post-shutdown buying.

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Connolly: Federal IT won't get lost in House Oversight

While the House Committee on Oversight and Reform plans hard hitting probes of the Trump administration, the panel isn't abandoning tech and federal IT priorities.

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Judge in JEDI case limits documents, witnesses

Oracle's push to crack open Amazon's bid to run the DOD's $10 billion cloud program and hear from former Amazon employees was rejected by a judge.

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A better way to manage modernizing funds

Implementing modern procurement technology and best practices is an investment, not an expense, which will deliver returns over time.