Acquisition

Hurd warns against rigid IT budgeting

Rep. Will Hurd told FCW that the notion that "if you don't spend it, you lose it [is] the wrong kind of incentive to have in purchasing IT goods and services."

Acquisition

Vendors are moving briskly in GSA's FASt Lane trial

More than 40 companies have used GSA's new fast-track process to get a spot on the agency's massive multiple-award IT contract.

Acquisition

Photos from the Fed 100

See the winners, guests and on-stage highlights from the 2016 Federal 100 Awards Gala.

Acquisition

DHS helps mobile firm move into GSA's Schedule 70 fast lane

The Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate helped a small mobile security company join GSA’s largest, most widely used acquisition vehicle in just 35 days.

Acquisition

White House misses big opportunity with open source push

Limiting the impact of open source policy to a time- and scope-constrained pilot forgoes a unique and long-needed opportunity to modernize government, argues a leading open source advocate.

Acquisition

The 2016 Federal 100

This year's winners were honored in person at the April 7 Fed 100 Awards Gala. Click here to learn more about their accomplishments.

Acquisition

Mary Davie: GSA's great communicator

Managing a workforce that oversees 7,000 contracts and $3.5 billion in federal spending, Mary Davie sits in the catbird seat of the government's vast IT acquisition operation.

Acquisition

Daniel Chenok: Putting government first

Dan Chenok, the IBM Center for the Business of Government's executive director, seems to have a hand in virtually every discussion devoted to making government run better.

Acquisition

Renato 'Renny' DiPentima

For a legend of the federal IT community, decades of mentoring might be his most enduring legacy.

Acquisition

GSA rolls out faster access to IT schedule

Changes to GSA's Schedule 70 portal are designed to make it easier for new companies to enter the federal IT market.

Acquisition

DISA tweaks RFP for $17.5B contracting vehicle

Officials hope Encore III can vault the Pentagon into a new era of secure and interoperable IT use.