Acquisition
DHS acquisitions are steady despite CIO departure
Technology procurement at the Department of Homeland Security remains on steady ground despite the departure of CIO Dr. John Zangardi earlier this month for an industry job, according to the agency's top acquisition official.
Acquisition
Time for shutdown prep, says key trade group
Even though another federal government shutdown might not be in the cards, contractors shouldn’t be complacent, according to the Professional Services Council.
Acquisition
Air Force gears up for first 'connect-a-thon'
Will Roper, the Air Force's acquisition head, said one of the best ways to prove budget needs to Congress is to show effects in the first event that centers around virtually connecting aircraft platforms.
Modernization
Focus on compute, not cloud, says GSA official
Agencies have to put data center and cloud optimization plans together to come to cohesive solution for computing, said agency and industry experts.
Cybersecurity
Cryptocurrency tracking improves -- but how?
The IRS and other tax enforcement agencies are touting big improvements in tracing the use of cryptocurrencies in tax evasion and other criminal schemes. They just don't want to talk about how.
Digital Government
Vendors roll with GSA changes
Vendors say they are OK with some of GSA's moves to acquisition interfaces and contract consolidation.
Acquisition
GSA names 75 vendors to $5.5 billion hardware contract
The governmentwide Second Generation Information Technology is designed to help federal agencies buy hardware and reduce administrative costs and overhead.
Modernization
Oracle pushes ahead with JEDI appeal
After Microsoft's win in the Pentagon's $10 billion cloud contract, Oracle is still looking for a court to force the contract to be rebid.
Acquisition
An insider's guide to avoiding procurement fraud
Outright criminal procurement fraud is thankfully rare, but compliance issues in federal contracting often have legal ramifications. Good communication can help, according to a new book.
Acquisition
DOD to get interim agile software rules
A new adaptive acquisition framework being rolled out by the Defense Department will boost software development.
Modernization
Cloud, TBM reshaping federal IT
According to a trade group forecast, the move to cloud is leading agencies away from shared services.
Modernization
DOD CIO 'very confident' that White House influence didn't guide JEDI award
At his Senate confirmation hearing, Defense Department CIO Dana Deasy said the department's $10 billion cloud contract was awarded by a team of experts.
Modernization
Army seeks new paths to network interoperability
The Army doesn't want to keep relying on the Defense Department's secret networks to collaborate with international mission partners, but the change faces some policy hurdles.
Acquisition
FBI CIO joins tech lobbying group
Information Technology Industry Council is renewing its focus on public sector with the addition of FBI CIO Gordon Bitko.
Modernization
Navy awards $1.4 billion hardware contract
HPI Federal won the Navy's NGEN-R contract, the first piece of the newly divided IT contract for the Navy and Marines.
Acquisition
COMET, EIS moving ahead at GSA
Federal Acquisition Service head Alan Thomas is retiring just as two major overhauls are showing results.
Acquisition
NASA's big contract vehicle lowers fee
In the wake of a flush spending season, Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement cuts agency customers a better deal.
Acquisition
GWACs see steady spending season
The end of the fiscal year saw continued growth at governmentwide acquisition contracts, according to managers.
Acquisition
GSA awards COMET
GSA has notified winners of its internal IT blanket purchase agreement.
Acquisition
VA needs more time on scheduling software
As part of its electronic health records modernization plan, the Department of Veterans Affairs is adopting Cerner's scheduling system but it's going to take longer than they thought.
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