Digital Government
Departed GSA Executive Returns to Run Technology Service on Temporary Detail
The former executive director of the Centers of Excellence program is returning to GSA less than a month after leaving for another agency.
Digital Government
Experts Break Down GSA’s Abrupt Cancellation of $15B Small Business IT GWAC
Four federal contracting experts joined Nextgov to discuss what happened with Alliant 2 Small Business, what’s next for the family of contracts and what this means for GSA’s suite of small business vehicles.
Digital Government
GSA Opens Bids for Largest Governmentwide Small Business Contract to Date
The final request for proposals is out for GSA’s IT services-focused 8(a) STARS III contract, which will have a ceiling of $50 billion.
Artificial Intelligence
GSA’s Centers of Excellence Program Would be Codified in Senate Bill
The bill follows a bipartisan counterpart in the House.
Modernization
After Years In Limbo, GSA Cancels $15B Governmentwide IT Contract
The agency rescinded awards on the Alliant 2 Small Business last year, then canceled the solicitation altogether.
Digital Government
House Committee Investigates Whether Officials Misled Congress on OPM-GSA Merger
A recent watchdog group report cited notes from a phone call indicating the Trump administration was advised that the merger plan was illegal, an account that is at odds with what OPM officials testified before Congress last year.
Modernization
Head of GSA's Tech Service to Return to Private Sector
GSA also confirmed reports that the Technology Transformation Services is losing another program leader next month, as well.
Modernization
OMB Names Two More Lead Offices for New Shared Services Regime
The announcement comes after two more agencies completed their marketplace implementation plans.
Modernization
GSA Selects Three Companies for E-Marketplace Pilot
Amazon Business, Fisher Scientific and Overstock.com will test out the new approach.
Modernization
GSA Ups Spending Limit for STARS Governmentwide Contract to $22B
The agency raises the ceiling again for the popular small business set-aside contract.
Digital Government
37 IGs Report on Agency Tech Challenges Related to $2.4 Trillion COVID Relief Package
A new report shows similar issues with bandwidth, cybersecurity and aging IT systems across government, exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.
Emerging Tech
GSA Explores Production of a Common Operating Platform for Crisis Management
The Office of Mission Assurance details the agency’s needs in a new RFI.
Modernization
HUD Officially Moves to Next Phase of Centers of Excellence Program
After 20 months of analysis under Phase I, Housing and Urban Development announced the first two awards to begin improving the agency’s cloud adoption and customer experience.
Modernization
DOD, GSA to Rethink $8B DEOS Cloud Contract—Again
In the works since 2018, the Pentagon’s Defense Enterprise Office Solutions contract remains on hold.
Digital Government
Federal Managers Should Model Self-Care for Their Employees
Government officials offered tips for managing workplaces during unusually stressful times.
Artificial Intelligence
Pentagon’s AI Center Awards $800M Contract Through GSA Center of Excellence Program
The contract is set to provide artificial intelligence-powered analytics tools to “prepare for future warfare operations.”
Emerging Tech
GSA Seeks Support for Challenge Sites, Including Potential New Challenge X Lab
The crowdsourcing Challenge.gov and Citizenscience.gov need program support, as does a potential new testbed for agencies.
Modernization
COVID-19 More Likely to Accelerate Telecom Modernization than Cause Delays, GSA Officials Say
The pandemic has delayed some agency transitions to the $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract, but those are outliers, according to program leads.
Modernization
GSA Offers Techniques for Quickly Coding Policy Changes
Coders from the General Services Administration offer examples for how agencies can turn administration policy into digital computer code.
Modernization
GSA Suggests Using ‘Secret Shoppers’ to Evaluate Call Centers
The contact center within GSA’s Centers of Excellence offered a template for using mystery shoppers to measure performance.
Almost There!
Help us tailor content specifically for you: