FCW Insider: Nov. 2

GDIT hangs on to DEOS cloud contract

The Pentagon re-awards DEOS cloud contract to GDIT, but lowers the ceiling value from the original award, from $7.6 billion to $4.4 billion.

Civil rights groups sue to block diversity training order

"Regardless of whatever dates or deadlines are in the executive order, the chilling effect is happening now," an attorney involved the case said.

Making knowledge transfer work virtually

Managers taking over a contract from an incumbent may need to hire new employees, onboard employees from the incumbent company and create cohesive and tight-knit teams – and doing this work in a pandemic environment requires some adjustment.

Quick Hits

*** The Office of Personnel Management told employees that it was giving up on the proposed merger into the General Services Administration. In Oct. 29 email to staff, Acting Director Michael Rigas told employees "we are no longer devoting time and energy to the merger and are focused on ensuring OPM can function as a standalone personnel agency for the federal government." Congress had blocked attempts to make OPM a service inside GSA, with a small policy office focused on human capital to be added to the Office of Management and Budget. OPM has been facing

*** GCN reports how the Army is using robotics process automation to speed contract awards.

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