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Obama vetos NDAA, new governance for shared services and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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GSA's fast lane is open for business
GSA Advantage Select, a quick way for agencies to order commodity hardware, is up and running, officials say.
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McCain blasts Air Force acquisition of GPS
Arizona Republican John McCain blasted an Air Force program to acquire a next generation operating control system that is central to the service’s GPS modernization plans.
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GSA puts its art collection online, Category management goes big and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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EHSS looks for IT help
The Department of Energy is seeking a single source of application and infrastructure support for a host of small agencies under the DoE umbrella.
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GSA, DCMA honored for EA accomplishments
The 13th annual Excellence in Enterprise Architecture Awards recognize transformation efforts and clear EA results.
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The DARPA seal of approval, GSA's crowded hallways and NASA's big giveaway
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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Fraud-fighting analytics, email security and border IT
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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DOD looks to agile to solve software conundrum
Defense Department acquisition officials see agile development as a possible lifeline in the Pentagon’s struggle with the monumental challenge of refreshing the software in its weapon systems.
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DOD looks to predict key defense markets
The Defense Department should take a “more proactive and predictive approach” to identifying key technologies in the defense industrial base that need nurturing, a Pentagon official said Oct. 5.
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Challenge.gov keeps eyes on the prize
At age 5, Challenge.gov is opening doors to the federal market for problem solvers, but it may never be a vehicle for large-scale IT projects.
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How will FITARA affect government mobility?
The new law empowers CIOs to fully integrate mobile technology into the federal workplace — and transform employee productivity.
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GWACs pull in billions on IT orders as fiscal year winds down
NITAAC, SEWP V and other government-wide IT contracting vehicles are doing a booming business as the end of fiscal 2015 looms.
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A neglected casualty of a government shutdown
It can be tough for contractors to recover from a shutdown, which has broad implications for the effectiveness of agencies' IT operations.
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Navy NextGen RFI, cyber acquisition and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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Johnson: DHS makes good on CDM promise
DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson says new contracts will spread CDM coverage to 97 percent of civilian federal workers, as promised in July.
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Acquisition: Knowing enough to ask the right questions
Agency heads, acquisition officers and even CIOs don't need to be hard-core techies. FCW's four-part look at the expertise that's really required to make federal IT run.
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The tricky relationship between agencies and startups
Eastern Foundry works to train the leaders of new companies and help them connect with federal agencies, but it's an often rocky road.
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