Acquisition
Chaffetz wants to rein in stingrays, GSA hits OASIS milestone and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Acquisition
Bureau of Reclamation sprinting to patch
A trio of awards speaks to the new culture of cybersecurity urgency pervading even smaller, removed-from-D.C. federal outfits.
Modernization
OMB bars new desktop, laptop contracts
The White House is pushing a plan to restrict the buying of office computers to a few key contracts to keep prices down.
Acquisition
McCain blasts Air Force acquisition of GPS
Arizona Republican John McCain blasted an Air Force program to acquire a next generation operating control system that is central to the service’s GPS modernization plans.
Modernization
GSA issues RFP for EIS telecom contract
The wait is over: After years of preparation, the government's $50 billion telecom RFP has hit the street.
Digital Government
Buying code with credit cards
18F is experimenting with a fast-paced reverse-auction acquisition model that could, potentially, enable agile projects to get code delivered and paid for in a week.
Acquisition
EHSS looks for IT help
The Department of Energy is seeking a single source of application and infrastructure support for a host of small agencies under the DoE umbrella.
Acquisition
The DARPA seal of approval, GSA's crowded hallways and NASA's big giveaway
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Acquisition
Fraud-fighting analytics, email security and border IT
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Acquisition
DOD looks to agile to solve software conundrum
Defense Department acquisition officials see agile development as a possible lifeline in the Pentagon’s struggle with the monumental challenge of refreshing the software in its weapon systems.
Acquisition
DOD looks to predict key defense markets
The Defense Department should take a “more proactive and predictive approach” to identifying key technologies in the defense industrial base that need nurturing, a Pentagon official said Oct. 5.
Acquisition
Challenge.gov keeps eyes on the prize
At age 5, Challenge.gov is opening doors to the federal market for problem solvers, but it may never be a vehicle for large-scale IT projects.
Modernization
$50B federal telecom RFP coming in mid-October
The General Services Administration's Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract will anchor the agency's NS 2020 telecommunications strategy.
Acquisition
How will FITARA affect government mobility?
The new law empowers CIOs to fully integrate mobile technology into the federal workplace — and transform employee productivity.
Acquisition
GWACs pull in billions on IT orders as fiscal year winds down
NITAAC, SEWP V and other government-wide IT contracting vehicles are doing a booming business as the end of fiscal 2015 looms.
Modernization
EIS RFP might spill into October
GSA says it will set the fees agencies pay to use the telecom contracting vehicle “significantly” lower than originally planned.
Cybersecurity
More stolen fingerprints, an Einstein contract, an invisibility cloak and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Acquisition
A neglected casualty of a government shutdown
It can be tough for contractors to recover from a shutdown, which has broad implications for the effectiveness of agencies' IT operations.
Acquisition
Navy NextGen RFI, cyber acquisition and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Acquisition
Johnson: DHS makes good on CDM promise
DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson says new contracts will spread CDM coverage to 97 percent of civilian federal workers, as promised in July.
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