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
More SEWP V vendors, DOD cloud pilots, NSF data projects and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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NASA names SEWP V winners
The government-wide IT contract's final awards were put off a month as NASA waded through 233 proposals.
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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
IG slams VA official, Palantir wins ICE contract and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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.
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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.
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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
More China hacking, a deputy director for OPM and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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In search of smarter buildings
GSA is seeking new technologies to boost its Green Proving Ground program.
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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.
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DARPA solicits science to connect the dots
The defense research agency’s goal is to facilitate big hypothesis generation and accelerate discovery.
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