Modernization
GSA Wants More Ideas To Stop Fake Commenters From Flooding Rulemaking Process
The General Services Administration took over management of the eRulemaking portal last year with a mandate to crack down on fraudulent commenting.
Digital Government
GSA Announces Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner
The agency also selected a deputy commissioner for the service.
Artificial Intelligence
GSA Official: Agencies Should Build Testing Data and Environments Specifically for AI
Unless agencies start thinking differently, the security process will continue to stand in the way of new companies getting access to the real-world data required to develop artificial intelligence and machine learning tools.
Modernization
Federal Contract Award Data from FPDS Will Be on SAM Before Spring
With the FedBizOpps transition done, the Federal Procurement Data System reporting tool—one of the main functions of the website—will be the next to migrate to GSA’s central contracting site.
Modernization
GSA Publishes Web Standards for Year-Old Digital Services Law
The website design standards pull together existing guidance for complying with the 21st Century IDEA Act, which requires all digital services to have a base level of quality and accessibility.
Modernization
GSA Reissues E-Commerce Platform Solicitation With Significant Changes
Vendors that bid on the original RFP will have until Jan. 15 to revise their proposals.
Digital Government
GSA Is About to Make Changes to the MAS Consolidation Solicitation
The government’s acquisition shop released proposed changes that reflect new administration priorities and adjust for expiring clauses and programs.
Digital Government
GSA Wants Public Feedback on its eRulemaking Modernization Effort
The agency will accept comments and host two town-hall style meetings to address opportunities and public concerns on a range of related topics.
Modernization
GSA’s $50B Telecom Contract Is Now Truly Open for Business
More than two years after awards were announced, agencies can now issue task orders to all nine vendors on the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract.
Modernization
App Rationalization Is Not About 'Low-Hanging Fruit'
While agencies often look for quick wins on new administration policies, the application rationalization process is not one of those areas, an official said.
Digital Government
Agencies Can Start Prepping Systems for DUNS Transition
The government will need to prepare for next year’s transition or risk the federal contracting version of Y2K.
Modernization
TMF Program Office Won’t Recoup Current Costs Until 2025, Watchdog Says
Officials pushed back strongly against the report.
Modernization
Audit: Cloud Use Up But Agencies Skirting FedRAMP
More than 60% of federal agencies audited by the Government Accountability Office did not always use FedRAMP to authorize their cloud solutions.
Emerging Tech
18F Launches New Portfolio to Target Defense and Intelligence Agencies
The government’s digital consultancy shop has gained some experience in defense and national security issues and has built a new service line to focus on those agencies.
Digital Government
Congress Moves to Block OPM-GSA Merger
A provision in the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act would first require an independent study of the challenges facing the Office of Personnel Management.
Modernization
The Government’s Departing Shared Services Lead Explains Why This Effort is Different
On her last day in government, Beth Angerman talks about the new shared services framework she leaves behind and why she believes it will succeed where others have failed.
Digital Government
Watchdog: Proposed OPM-GSA Merger Continues to 'Evolve' Despite Lack of Legislation
Officials have continued to examine moving portions of OPM to GSA piecemeal, and still lack documentation for the legal authority and cost benefit analyses, the inspector general said.
Digital Government
New Functionality on the Way for FedBizOpps Replacement
The team managing the transition from FedBizOpps to SAM.gov says it plans to restore key capabilities, such as email alerts.
Modernization
For Contractors, Work on GSA’s Schedule Consolidation Begins in January
Schedule contract holders will get a mass modification agreement in January and six months to negotiate exceptions to specific clauses.
Modernization
GSA Built a Bot Factory and Thinks Your Agency Can Too
The federal RPA Community of Practice is getting ready to release its first playbook before the end of the year.
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