Acquisition
Congress, GAO signal OTA oversight
Lawmakers join the Government Accountability Office in asserting greater oversight and review over "other transaction authority" awards.
Acquisition
Army's Bailey, Congress' Aguilar and Wicker honored for cyber efforts
Phyllis Bailey, the CIO for the Army's Information Assurance Training, Education, and Awareness Division, received CompTIA's 2018 Excellence in Cybersecurity Award for driving DOD's information security certification requirements.
Acquisition
SEWP tool helps federal IT supply chain
SEWP's authorized reseller identification tool is helping the contract vehicle's federal customers weed out unauthorized IT gear and services.
Acquisition
Nominations now open for the 2018 Rising Stars
Help us identify the early-career innovators and change agents in government IT.
Acquisition
USAF edges toward an agile future
Air Force IT acquisition lead Maj. Gen. Sarah Zabel said that agile didn't make the program objectives memo for 2020 but an embrace of agile development remains a goal.
Acquisition
The evolving role of the CIO
The CIO job has come a long way since the Clinger Cohen Act, but modernization, politics and bureaucratic sprawl continue to shape the position in ways both good and bad.
Acquisition
CDM acquisition gets simpler
The General Services Administration is building more flexibility into the acquisition vehicles for cybersecurity services that are part of the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation Program.
Acquisition
FITARA grades continue their slide
More agencies' grades dropped on the sixth Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act scorecard.
Acquisition
GSA takes the long view on shared services
Agency transition to shared services could be eased by the same fee model that supports agencies move to the EIS telecom contract.
Acquisition
NGA deputy director talks acquisition overhaul
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Deputy Director Justin Poole said the key to acquisition reform is more autonomy.
Acquisition
Senate probes VA's electronic health record spending
Multiple delays in signing a contract for a commercial electronic health record have lawmakers wondering when the money they appropriated will be spent.
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Perdue tops list of Service to the Citizen Award winners
Agriculture secretary is one of nearly 100 government and industry leaders recognized as "Champions of Change."
Acquisition
Striking a blow for agile with DOD weapons systems
If the Defense Department truly embraces agile, Steve Kelman argues, it would be a critical and much-needed tipping point for government innovation.
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Mattis: Cloud deal not tailored for Amazon
On Capitol Hill, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis sought to quell "rumors" that the Pentagon's planned single-award cloud acquisition was designed with Amazon Web Services in mind.
Acquisition
Epic won't protest Coast Guard move to Cerner
Acquisition-wise, it looks like smooth sailing for the Coast Guard's plan to join the Pentagon's nascent electronic health records system.
Acquisition
ODNI looks to separate CIO, CDO shops
The intelligence director's office is mulling a new approach to CIO and chief data officer roles that stresses more efficient acquisition.
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The IRS wants to talk business
The tax agency's procurement leaders want a more open dialogue with industry, but acknowledge that message doesn’t always make its way down the chain of command.
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Consumer agency bows out of IoT data security role
The Consumer Product Safety Commission plans to focus on physical hazards in an upcoming meeting on the safety of the internet of things.
Acquisition
Is $100 million enough to fund MGT projects?
The IT modernization fund is launching with a lot less money than envisioned by its creators, which could mean a proliferation of smaller projects to prove out the concept.
Acquisition
Why the Army is wary of other transaction authority
Undersecretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy said that while agile acquisition authorities are welcome, there's a risk in using them.
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