Digital Government
GSA’s Central Procurement Hub Will Keep the ‘Beta’ A Little Longer
Users will see a new beta.SAM.gov come April but the final transition is still to come.
Digital Government
Two GSA Contract Management Sites Will Be Down For Two Days
Contractor portals eOffer and eMod will be offline for two days in March as the General Services Administration switches to a new log-in method with added security.
Policy
Biden Orders Agencies to Buy More American-Made Products and Publicly Post Exemptions
The order seeks to close existing loopholes and creates a new oversight regime, including a GSA-hosted website to post waivers publicly.
Digital Government
Administration Unveils Senior Tech and Acquisition Leaders
Some will serve as temporary caretakers as nominees go through the confirmation process.
Artificial Intelligence
GSA Awards $800M Contract to Support Internal Use of Emerging Tech
While the General Services Administration usually works on helping other agencies buy emerging technologies, the new DIGIT contract looks to support internal modernization efforts.
Cybersecurity
GSA to Remove Almost All Drones from Contract Offerings Over China Concerns
By Feb. 1, all but five unmanned aerial vehicles will be removed from the General Services Administration’s offerings.
Modernization
House Passes Bill to Codify and Revamp FedRAMP
The bill would provide $20 million in annual appropriations for the federal cloud security program.
Artificial Intelligence
GSA Releases Draft of New Government IT Services Contract Polaris
The draft request for proposals focuses on IT services and emerging technology offerings from three classes of small business.
Modernization
Exit Interview: DeLuca Discusses Time as Acting TTS Director
“I wanted to make sure that the group itself was strong enough to go and take whatever that next step was going to be,” said Bob DeLuca, who will return to his position at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Modernization
GSA Relaunches Federal Service Desk With New Look and Added Security
The help desk for all General Services Administration procurement systems got a makeover and a security lockdown.
Cybersecurity
With NDAA Exclusion, Proponents of FedRAMP Modification Are Down But Not Out
One supporter notes Congress is not the only path to success and is also counting on an incoming Biden administration to reshape the program.
Digital Government
GSA’s Central Procurement Hub Will Lose the ‘Beta’ in April
The legacy SAM.gov will be shuttered and all the capabilities will be folded into the new SAM.gov, which currently goes by beta.SAM.gov.
Digital Government
Acting TTS Director to Return to FDIC
Bob DeLuca, who took temporary leadership of the Technology Transformation Services in July, will return to his duties as FDIC deputy chief information officer Dec. 21.
Artificial Intelligence
Pentagon Teams with Howard University to Steer Artificial Intelligence Center of Excellence
The work will hone in on military-centered machine learning application development, research into trustworthy AI tech—and could help boost DOD’s talent pipeline.
Digital Government
GSA Gives Green Light for Presidential Transition to Biden Administration to Formally Begin
The Biden team can now meet with agency personnel, receive briefing materials and access millions of dollars in funds.
Artificial Intelligence
Bill to Codify GSA’s Centers of Excellence Awaits President’s Signature
The legislation would ensure the General Services Administration’s IT modernization initiative continues to the next administration.
Digital Government
GSA Holds the Key to When or If Biden Gets Access to Full Transition Resources
With President Trump’s campaign threatening lawsuits, it is unclear when GSA would grant access to full transition resources.
Modernization
Library of Congress’ Copyright Office Taps Centers of Excellence to Improve Contact Centers
The Library became the 10th agency to contract with the General Services Administration’s in-house IT modernization consultancy.
Modernization
GSA Preparing Switch to eSignature for Multiple Award Schedule Offers and Modifications
Contract holders will also see new security measures being implemented in the near future for eOffer and eMod.
Digital Government
Administration Adds 16 Months to Transition from DUNS to Unique ID
The General Services Administration will extend Dun & Bradstreet’s services while agencies get more time to patch and test systems.
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