Acquisition
Shawn Garrow
This Rising Star has been involved in the Navy's biggest IT projects in recent years, including the Next Generation Enterprise Network.
Acquisition
Cristen Cole
This GSA Rising Star single-handedly provided program management for the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation portfolio in its first year.
Acquisition
Emily 'Millie' Maksymiuk
This self-taught proposal manager has led teams whose winning proposals have resulted in nearly $16 million in contracts for GovSmart.
Modernization
DIA fleshes out data science needs
While much of the DORE project remains classified, the Defense Intelligence Agency has released a few details about what it is looking for in the areas of Internet of things, social media and open-source support.
Acquisition
GSA works on CAP
"With IT, we will never be done categorizing," said Kevin Youel Page of the Federal Acquisition Service.
Modernization
A public cloud for NOAA
The agency is seeking information on solutions that can provide virtualization, storage services, network bandwidth, and management tools and capabilities.
Acquisition
NASA rethinks contract awards under latest SEWP iteration
Responding to multiple protests, NASA said that until "corrective action is complete, any awarded SEWP V contracts remain suspended."
Acquisition
Altman, Murphy, Sanghani recognized by contractor community
The Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards also honored Agilex, American Systems, Arc Aspicio, Eagle Ray and IndraSoft.
Acquisition
IG: DOD lacks quality management approach
The Defense Department lacks an overarching policy to consistently apply quality management system requirements, according to a Pentagon inspector general report.
Acquisition
DHS inks temporary myE-Verify contract
The myE-Verify application will allow workers to check the information on their I-9s to see if the E-Verify system would confirm their eligibility.
Modernization
The future of FedRAMP
The General Services Administration's Matthew Goodrich predicts more agency-driven authorizations and previews a new two-year road map.
Modernization
Verizon gets ATO for federal enterprise cloud services
Verizon’s Enterprise Cloud: Federal Edition joins a relatively small but growing pool of ATO-approved cloud service providers.
Acquisition
Contractors struggle with 'patchwork' of cybersecurity regulations
The hack of USIS, and OPM's subsequent decision not to renew the background-check firm's contracts, has cast new light on government-contractor relations. Some legal experts believe the protocols for reporting data breaches are a tangled web.
Acquisition
Cyber recruiting, a notable election loss, NetCents setbacks and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Acquisition
Rung looks to procurement workforce, collaboration
Specific proposals on hiring will be forthcoming soon, says the Office of Federal Procurement Policy administrator.
Acquisition
Accenture 'confident' about open enrollment
The firm does not expect a repeat of the problems that plagued the HealthCare.gov website a year ago but acknowledges that challenges lie ahead.
Acquisition
CBP stops background checks to wait for PII upgrades
The DHS agency filed justifications for changes to blanket purchase agreements with a handful of IT systems providers.
Acquisition
DHS to embed researchers 'on the ground'
The Science and Technology Directorate will deploy research personnel to DHS components to get a better grip on agency IT needs.
Acquisition
Navy leaders try to speed IT acquisition by reinterpreting the FAR
It takes at least six months to get from RFP to a contract award, and "six months is a lifetime when it comes to security," says the Navy's Victor Gavin.
Acquisition
Cloud standards, SEWP protests and NGA gamification
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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