Acquisition

VA rips FedBid, questions value of reverse auctions

Department's IG highlights questions about reverse auctions in the wake of a critical report on VA procurement officer Susan Taylor.

Acquisition

4 signs agencies are serious about agile

Federal IT executives have been talking about agile development for years, but the iterative approach is now being incorporated into contracting requirements.

Acquisition

Leidos team touts interoperability in military EHR bid

Leidos, Accenture and electronic health records provider Cerner are teaming up to go after the $11 billion Defense Department EHR contract. Here's why they think they can close the deal.

Acquisition

5 predictions for fiscal 2015

The Information Technology Industry Council's Trey Hodgkins offers his forecast for the coming year.

Acquisition

NASA names SEWP V winners

The government-wide IT contract's final awards were put off a month as NASA waded through 233 proposals.

Acquisition

CMS extends Terremark's HealthCare.gov cloud-hosting duties -- again

The latest delay in HP taking over hosting services will keep Terremark in place through the open-enrollment period.

Acquisition

33 firms hired to work on HealthCare.gov

CGI Federal got most of the bad press, but there were a lot of chefs stirring the HealthCare.gov pot.

Acquisition

Chunk of $450 million aimed at job training goes to cyber

Twenty-five of the 71 grant recipients announced Sept. 29 will focus their programs on cybersecurity and IT.

Acquisition

Census keeps it short

Defying complaints about wordy solicitations, the Census Bureau’s appeal for a "mega-project management" solution is only 192 words long.

Acquisition

What does it take to get agencies to give up spectrum?

Legislative proposals suggest giving agencies control of receipts of spectrum auction, but perhaps not enough to spur action.

Acquisition

VA fills in the blanks on scheduling needs

The Veterans Affairs Department was seeking a new scheduling tool even before a scandal revealed deficiencies in its existing system. Here's the latest to-do list.

Acquisition

Better Buying Power 3.0: How the Pentagon hopes to save its technological advantage

The next phase of defense acquisition reform is an effort to balance strategic spending on technology with budget pressures.

Acquisition

In search of smarter buildings

GSA is seeking new technologies to boost its Green Proving Ground program.

Acquisition

VA accepts contractors' offer of help with scheduling

The Northern Virginia Technology Council volunteered its services in June to help the Veterans Affairs Department fix its patient scheduling system.

Acquisition

Uncle Sam's List goes public

The formerly feds-only project is a one-stop shop for agencies to find and buy shared services.

Acquisition

Sharpe explains what's in the hallways

The head of the Federal Acquisition Service says “category hallways” will be beacons to federal buyers and suppliers looking for ways to manage the procurement process.

Acquisition

DARPA solicits science to connect the dots

The defense research agency’s goal is to facilitate big hypothesis generation and accelerate discovery.