Acquisition
How expiring HHS contracts could fund the Trump agenda
More than $24 billion in Department of Health and Human Services contracts are set to expire by the end of the year, according to a Govini analysis. Those funds could be redirected to help drive President Trump's health care agenda.
Modernization
Telecom transition is looming
It's close to award time for GSA's huge next-generation telecom contract, and the agency has been working hard to set the stage for its implementation.
Cybersecurity
Border wall not a high-rise, warns former CBP head
The president's proposed wall on the Mexican border will require close consultation with on-the-ground border agents to make sure what is put up doesn't go down like a previous effort did, former Customs and Border Protection Commissioner says.
Acquisition
Trump tweets take IT contracting into uncertain territory
Presidential comments about high costs of specific contracts and empty top IT slots worry some contractors, but some industry groups and even a federal CIO see glimpses of possible acquisition reform.
Digital Government
5 predictions for federal IT in 2017
As the Trump team takes control, here's what the tech community can expect.
Digital Government
How will Trump lead on tech?
The businessman turned reality star turned U.S. president clearly has mastered Twitter, but what will his administration mean for broader technology issues?
Modernization
Acquisition gateway expands in 2016
One of the General Services Administration's key category management efforts, the acquisition gateway, saw thousands visitors with IT contracts on their minds.
Acquisition
What to make of the Alliant 2 protest rulings
With the pre-award protests all resolved in GSA's favor, is the $50 billion IT services contract now bulletproof?
Acquisition
An IT moonshot: Can government IT development come to look like SpaceX?
Steve Kelman outlines the changes needed to truly transform IT acquisition.
Acquisition
A smoking gun for government contracting -- will it be in Trump's crosshairs?
Steve Kelman suggests that satellite launches hold a lesson -- and a warning -- for the future of IT acquisition.
Acquisition
Will Trump make federal IT great again?
A business school professor who studies IT spending is hopeful about the prospects for a federal tech refresh under unified government.
Acquisition
5 best practices for agile procurement
As federal CIOs make the shift from managing infrastructure to managing applications, they also need to change their mindset about procurement.
Acquisition
GSA adds data security solutions to Schedule 70
The agency says Adobe’s electronic signature solutions and other tools will help agencies manage a broad list of federal security requirements.
Acquisition
Donald Trump and federal procurement: Who woulda thunk it?
Steve Kelman notes that acquisition issues have surfaced twice already for the next administration.
Acquisition
Senators press GSA on Trump hotel lease
How the 2013 agreement is now handled could be the first test for agencies faced with the president-elect's conflicts of interest.
Acquisition
Is GSA doing enough about contractor tax-delinquents?
A House committee wants the General Services Administration to ensure that its primary contractor database contains accurate information on companies that are delinquent on their taxes.
Acquisition
GSA offers feds a hand with contract writing
Federal agencies will be able to sign up with the General Services Administration's contract writing as-a-service in the coming year.
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