Modernization

Cloud: Are we there yet?

Maria Roat, Kevin Dulany and others discuss what's next for FedRAMP.

Acquisition

DoD releases update to electronic health record plan

The Department of Defense is close to releasing a final solicitation for its long-awaited electronic health record solution.

Acquisition

Pentagon, Congress seek to avoid acquisition 'Groundhog Day'

Policymakers attempting to revamp how the military buys and manages weapons and IT systems will have to overcome bureaucratic inertia and the tendency of reform efforts to repeat themselves.

Modernization

A story that makes federal IT look good

Steve Kelman notes two important messages about agencies' ability to amplify their impact.

Modernization

GSA analysis shows data storage purchases increasing

Call center, data storage and network restoration services are among the fastest movers under GSA’s Networx contract vehicle.

Acquisition

Acting DOD CIO goes public

Terry Halvorsen offers transparency and better data in town hall-style appearance before vendors.

Acquisition

House bill seeks to reform DHS buying habits

The measure also would make DHS' CIO the lead technical authority for that agency's IT acquisition programs.

Modernization

TSA looks to cloud providers for disaster recovery

The move is part of a broader plan to move the DHS component to virtual services.

Modernization

How VA's $36 million move to the cloud evaporated

The Department of Veterans Affairs IT shop scuttled a long-planned cloud deal because of worries about email retention and security concerns.

Acquisition

Pentagon running behind on contracting database

Though the contracting system is relatively low-tech -- its underlying application cost less than $1 million -- it could have profound implications for DOD policy planning.

Acquisition

Sequestration gummed up IT plans

Budget cuts caused several agencies to rework plans for funding IT projects or dispense with them altogether, says a GAO report.

Acquisition

Contractors buoyant about fiscal 2015

With a year of fiscal calm on the horizon, federal contractors are forecasting a jump in revenue, according to a Deltek survey.

Acquisition

Feds doing a better job of sorting out bad contractors

GAO says suspension and debarment actions have more than doubled over the past four years.

Acquisition

GSA stands by for OASIS protests

An industry analyst said the agency virtually guaranteed protests by using written debriefings instead of face-to-face meetings with unsuccessful vendors.

Acquisition

Spreading the OASIS wealth

GSA has awarded contracts to 74 companies under the One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services program.

Acquisition

How feds really view their vendors

Highlights from Washington Technology's survey on the state of agency/industry relationships.

Acquisition

News and notes from day 3 at FOSE

Women in STEM, paper-based thinking, GWAC updates and a framework for cybersecurity hiring.