Acquisition
GSA streamlines acquisition for small vendors
The GSA has introduced new capabilities and processes under its six-month-old Making It Easier program to attract new potential federal contractors.
Acquisition
New DOD health record to go live in February
After schedule delays, the Department of Defense plans to deploy its new electronic health record at Fairchild Air Force Base in early 2017.
Acquisition
4 ways RFP writing falls short
An analysis of five solicitations for contracts worth a total of $7 billion revealed a lack of clarity in agency RFPs
Acquisition
Exit interview with Anne Rung
The government's departing top acquisition official said she leaves behind a solid foundation on which to build more effective and efficient federal IT.
Modernization
Census awards $430M contract to support 2020 count
GDIT will provide contact-center systems and operations support with a FedRAMP-compliant, cloud-based platform.
Acquisition
Navy commits to OASIS for services
The Navy's supply command has signed an agreement to use the General Services Administration's acquisition vehicle for complex professional services.
Acquisition
A sobering take on government contractors: What can be done?
Steve Kelman has ideas for helping innovative firms clear the hurdles to doing business with the government.
Modernization
GSA set to approve first fast-tracked CSPs
The first graduates of FedRAMP's fast-track approval process will be emerging in the next few weeks.
Acquisition
Why agile is a state of mind
Developing more efficient and imaginative ways to craft agile IT contracts is about practical thinking, not contract type, says one expert.
Modernization
Treasury component to shift employees to cloud email
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency will use Unisys to move to the cloud under a new contract.
Modernization
DISA opens competition for massive IT services contract
The Defense Information Systems Agency has released its request for proposals for the Communications Capacity Services Contract -- a single-award, $902 million acquisition vehicle.
Acquisition
NITAAC's Coen headed to GSA
The director of one of the biggest IT acquisition vehicles is headed to the GSA.
Modernization
GSA confident that EIS is on track
Despite a recently announced delay in feedback for bidders, GSA's next-generation telecommunications contract already has transition plans bubbling.
Modernization
GSA feedback for EIS bidders pushed back into August
Initial evaluations of proposals for the massive telecommunications contract were originally planned for late July.
Acquisition
At CHESS, Army gets flexible on contracting
The contracting regime run by the Army's Computer Hardware, Enterprise Software and Solutions is moving into a new phase with big implications for federal IT acquisition.
Digital Government
How to be a more effective IT buyer
Armed with data on their spending patterns, suppliers and markets, agencies can manage their demand for IT and shape suppliers' behavior.
Acquisition
Bill would extend civilian contractor whistleblower protections
New legislation would protect personal service contractors and subcontractors who report waste, fraud and abuse.
Acquisition
Congress mulls changes to 'inherently governmental' activities
Lawmakers are considering opening up previously limited federal functions to commercial competition.
Acquisition
DOE backs away from new business system mandates
The Energy Department withdrew plans for a rule that would set up definitions for contractors to adhere to or face financial penalty.
Acquisition
Sandia Labs management contract officially up for grabs
Multiple proposals are expected for the contract to run the Sandia National Laboratories starting in mid-2017.
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