Acquisition
GSA plans big moves in e-commerce
In the coming year, GSA will tackle the multiple complexities of launching an e-commerce acquisition platform from scratch.
Acquisition
What's in store for rank-and-file feds and managers in 2019?
A change in the political control of the House of Representatives could mean more leverage for federal unions and a focus on workforce policies that both sides of the aisle can support.
Acquisition
How to win at TMF
A board member explains how to prepare and present projects for the Technology Modernization Fund.
Modernization
GSA dials up new telecom services director
The General Services Administration hired an experienced IT official from the Department of Education to fill its vacant telecom services director position.
Acquisition
GSA plans pilot on e-commerce platform by end of 2019
A recent request for information details some of how the General Services Administration's e-commerce platform will work and seeks comment from stakeholders.
Modernization
IBM's protest against the Pentagon's $10 billion cloud dismissed by GAO
Amazon Web Services moved to intervene in Oracle's lawsuit over the Defense Department's JEDI cloud buy, as the Government Accountability Office dismissed IBM's pre-award protest over the same procurement.
Acquisition
CBP's $297M HR systems contract yields just two hires
In a management alert, the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General found that a year-old human resources system contract is CBP's almost $300 million hiring contract is seriously challenged by performance and technology issues, according to the DHS Inspector General.
Acquisition
Census adds test on controversial citizenship question
Amid lawsuits and legal uncertainty, the Census Bureau announced plans to conduct a last-minute field test to measure the potential impact of the citizenship question on response rates and accuracy.
Modernization
DEOS proposal expected to hit the street in February
The Defense Department's $8 billion office enterprise cloud solution is on a tight timeline amid skepticism about whether customers will go for the plan.
Acquisition
OPM extends credit monitoring, expects new contract by year's end
The Office of Personnel Management says it expects to wrap up the re-compete award for its credit monitoring contract covering those whose data was breached as part of the OPM hacks.
Acquisition
VA to rebid failing GI Bill benefits contract
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced a reset on a troubled software project needed to deliver education benefits to veterans, but can it get things on track in a year?
Acquisition
GSA to consolidate multiple award schedules
The General Services Administration plans to consolidate dozens of its buying schedules across product areas including IT and services to reduce duplication.
Modernization
GSA wants cloud and agility with COMET
The General Services Administration wants to leverage agile and cloud in a new contract to make its back-office IT operations more nimble and efficient.
Modernization
EIS extension still a question mark
As big EIS contractors close in on their ATOs, officials could take up the issue of a contract extension after the Thanksgiving break.
Acquisition
DOD's failed audit shines a light on IT woes
Longstanding deficiencies in the Defense Department's tech portfolio emerged as a leading cause for the failure of the organization’s first completed audit report.
Acquisition
GSA job swap
Two of the top managers at the Federal Acquisition Service are switching jobs, and there are ramifications for the $50 billion EIS contract.
Modernization
JEDI survives Oracle protest
A bid to freeze the Pentagon's $10 billion, 10-year cloud deal stalled as the Government Accountability Office denied a protest that claimed the procurement was stacked in favor of a particular vendor and flawed on other competitive grounds.
Acquisition
How long will the OTA buzz last?
Other transaction authorities are all the rage in defense acquisition. But can the Defense Department get ahead of potential scrutiny on the Hill?
Acquisition
OTAs could see more limits
Top acquisition officials from DHS and DISA worry the overuse of OTAs could bring on legislation to rein them in.
Modernization
Vendors tell OMB to keep it simple on cloud
In comments to Federal CIO Suzette Kent on the "Cloud Smart" policy, some big cloud providers said there are differences in models, but federal government should stick with NIST's cloud definition.
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