Acquisition
IT acquisition failures land on high-risk list
Technology problems are at the heart of a number of programs on GAO’s list of troubled federal initiatives.
Modernization
ESRI, DISA, acquisitions and the cloud
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Acquisition
DHS wants to EASE into new cyber defenses
Enterprise automated security environment is a way of thinking, not a specific system, says a DHS request for information.
Acquisition
CTO to agencies: Be a good customer
One way of being a better customer, says federal CTO Megan Smith, is to develop a contracting process more in touch with vendors.
Modernization
DoD seeks refresh for OneSource website
An RFI seeks new thinking on how to deliver programs and services.
Acquisition
Pentagon submits acquisition reform ideas to Congress
DOD sees acquisition overhaul as a key element in maintaining the country's technological edge.
Acquisition
GSA unveils prices-paid tool for Alliant
The tool shares detailed data on past task orders to help agencies conduct market research and develop better cost estimates.
Modernization
GSA cloud, Marine Corps guidance and a UK cyber deal
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Acquisition
New policies are cause for contractor optimism
Several activities in the new Congress signal a shift in spending and strategy that will require increased support from contractors.
Acquisition
DHA readies $10 billion IT contract
A final indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity IT services solicitation is expected in the third quarter of 2015.
Acquisition
IT buying experiments preview 'Acquisition of the Future'
Today’s pockets of innovation give glimpses of the tomorrow’s buyers and marketplace.
Acquisition
The latest chapter in 'preventing the next Snowden'
A DISA project with Metalogix is aimed at dispensing with the kind of thumb drives that aided NSA contractor Edward Snowden's activities.
Acquisition
Health IT office CIO, USDS hiring, chip-and-PIN cards and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Acquisition
IT contracts: Handling the handoff
Managing the seamless transition of 24/7 service requires real coordination -- and an agency committed to making the contractors play nice.
Acquisition
FedBid splits federal, commercial businesses
The federal business headed by Joe Jordan will retain the FedBid name.
Acquisition
Google joins PwC's Vista-based bid for military health records
Google's addition doesn't alter PwC's offering, but its web-based private cloud and collaboration tools could improve security and speed and lower costs, the company says.
Acquisition
Working around OASIS' lack of BPAs
Federal customers can't use a blanket purchase agreement with OASIS, but they can use task orders to accomplish the same thing.
Acquisition
SEWP IV changes coming as SEWP V emerges
A fee decrease is among the changes taking place for the outgoing SEWP IV vehicle.
Acquisition
Cyber Command turns to industry for solutions
A draft RFP is aimed at streamlining support for Defense Department information networks.
Acquisition
Feds' procurement shortcomings a threat to industry
Bob Davis argues that the lack of a strong federal procurement workforce is not just a government problem -- and it’s time for industry to get involved in solving it.
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