Acquisition
SEWP: An acquisition pioneer is still going strong
Protests have delayed SEWP V, but industry experts say the contract vehicle offers agencies service and value that are hard to find.
Acquisition
Signing up for OASIS, struggling to count contractors and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Acquisition
DHS IG: S&T Directorate needs better contract oversight
The Science and Technology Directorate said it will have strengthened contracting documentation processes in place by summer.
Modernization
Next-gen telecom contract draws unconventional interest
GSA's Mary Davie said the agency is looking for contractors beyond traditional telecommunications providers.
Modernization
Industry dives into NS2020 draft
NS2020 is aimed at making GSA the strategic sourcing center for network-based and network-enabled services.
Acquisition
DHS names first task order 2 award under CDM
The first award went to Knowledge Consulting Group, which will implement tools and services from three vendors.
Modernization
Draft RFP for NS2020 debuts
General Services Administration makes self-imposed deadline for the successor to Networx -- albeit barely.
Acquisition
Software-defined networking key to Lockheed's DISA deal
It has been more than two years since Lockheed Martin nabbed a $4.6 billion contract to manage DOD's global data network.
Acquisition
Consolidation, culture and one very big contract
David Bowen, the Defense Health Agency's director of health IT, has a seriously complex to-do list.
Acquisition
How CIOs can prep for FITARA
Former Justice Department CIO Van Hitch says it's not too early for his former colleagues to get ready to use their new authority.
Acquisition
Air Force reinstates FedBid
Negotiated agreement means the reverse auction provider, suspended late last month, can resume federal business now that Chairman Ali Saadat has resigned.
Modernization
Keeping up with the cloud
GSA is looking for ways to help its purchasing vehicles stay up-to-date as technology and capabilities rush ahead.
Acquisition
DOD shutters two 'influence' websites covering Africa
Similar sites covering the Persian Gulf and Central Asia remain in operation.
Acquisition
Is government ready for agile?
"That's like asking whether the government is ready for oxygen," said 18F co-founder Robert Read. "It needs it, whether it knows it needs it or not."
Modernization
Halvorsen: DOD not that slow on cloud
The Pentagon is like "four federated giant corporations" trying to procure their own cloud services, says the acting CIO.
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