Acquisition
FirstNet expects court decision soon
FirstNet's top lawyer said the bid protest holding up the $6.5 billion contract award could be resolved "in the next several days."
Acquisition
'A prototype is worth a thousand meetings'
SBA CIO Maria Roat is urging agencies to encourage experimentation -- and to not confuse modernization with innovation.
Acquisition
How budget sequestration affected contracting
Defense agency contract obligations for IT and telecom services dipped over the last five years under the Budget Control Act, even as civilian side obligations held steady.
Acquisition
Senate votes to repeal 'blacklisting' rule
In a close vote, the Senate passed a resolution to eliminate the so-called blacklisting rule for federal contractors.
Acquisition
IT modernization is just the beginning
A former agency CIO sketches the key challenges for his successors.
Acquisition
DISA searches for new acquisition life with SETI
The new $7.5 billion SETI acquisition program aims to rapidly contract innovative technologies and solutions across the Defense Department.
Acquisition
Sequestration, shutdowns or increased spending? Anything is possible in 2017
More standoffs are likely, experts warn, and the only certainty is that the regular rules are unlikely to apply.
Acquisition
HHS outlines lofty cloud plans despite IT budget squeeze
If you want a bellwether for IT spending across federal civilian agencies, a good starting point just might be the Department of Health and Human Services.
Acquisition
Updates from the procurement innovation front
Steve Kelman checks in on some of his favorite examples of shaking up the government status quo.
Acquisition
After the award: How to make contracts deliver
A recent roundtable discussion found strong consensus that agencies and industry must team up to improve communication, collaboration and trust.
Acquisition
VA moves ahead with homegrown scheduling IT
The Department of Veterans Affairs will test an internally developed scheduling module at primary care sites nationwide to see if it's ready to service the entire agency.
Acquisition
Decision time for scheduling tech at VA
The Department of Veterans Affairs is on deadline to decide whether to test a homegrown scheduling solution for patients.
Acquisition
In praise of public servants
Recognizing the outstanding work done by government for the nation, every single day.
Acquisition
Oversight Dems renew bid for Trump lease info
The ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has tapped colleagues to assist his efforts to obtain unredacted info on the Trump Hotel in Washington, D.C.
Acquisition
Announcing the 2017 Fed 100
Congratulations to all the women and men being honored for their exceptional contributions to federal IT.
Acquisition
How expiring HHS contracts could fund the Trump agenda
More than $24 billion in Department of Health and Human Services contracts are set to expire by the end of the year, according to a Govini analysis. Those funds could be redirected to help drive President Trump's health care agenda.
Acquisition
A new (old) way to fund IT modernization
Steve Kelman suggests that share-in-savings contracting could help agencies solve the funding conundrum and tackle legacy IT.
Acquisition
Trump tweets take IT contracting into uncertain territory
Presidential comments about high costs of specific contracts and empty top IT slots worry some contractors, but some industry groups and even a federal CIO see glimpses of possible acquisition reform.
Acquisition
EPA plans tilt to agile
The Environmental Protection Agency wants to build agility into the acquisition process, move to procure IT services from vendors who specialize in agile and to try to move the culture of the whole agency toward agile methodologies.
Acquisition
What to make of the Alliant 2 protest rulings
With the pre-award protests all resolved in GSA's favor, is the $50 billion IT services contract now bulletproof?
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