Acquisition
COMET, EIS moving ahead at GSA
Federal Acquisition Service head Alan Thomas is retiring just as two major overhauls are showing results.
Modernization
DEOS cloud set for a do-over
After a protest, the General Services Administration and the Defense Information Systems Agency are planning to take another look at their $7.6 billion cloud award.
Modernization
Two more big agencies issue EIS task orders
The Social Security Administration and the Internal Revenue Service both signed off on EIS contracts last month.
Modernization
5G emerges with some asterisks
Agencies and suppliers working to address emerging issues for the next-generation wireless technology.
People
FAS’ Thomas resigns
Alan Thomas, head of the Federal Acquisition Service at the General Services Administration, heads to the private sector.
Acquisition
GWACs see steady spending season
The end of the fiscal year saw continued growth at governmentwide acquisition contracts, according to managers.
Acquisition
GSA awards COMET
GSA has notified winners of its internal IT blanket purchase agreement.
Digital Government
In remembrance: Dennis Fischer
The longtime senior fed who served as chief financial officer of the General Services Administration and commissioner of the Federal Technology Service died last week at the age of 80.
Acquisition
House panel probes Trump hotel lease
With impeachment in the background, Democrats on a House subcommittee grilled the General Services Administration about its oversight of President Trump's lease on the Old Post Office building in Washington, D.C.
Modernization
Pentagon teams with GSA on AI Center of Excellence
The Pentagon's Joint Artificial Intelligence Center has partnered with the General Services Administration to accelerate government's AI adoption.
Modernization
GSA looks to refine software-defined networking in EIS
The General Services Administration is considering how to make software-defined network offerings more cohesive under its $50 billion telecommunications contract.
Modernization
GSA makes first orders on payroll shared service BPA
GSA issued about $10 million in task orders for shared payroll services under its NewPay initiative.
Cybersecurity
White House updates Trusted Internet Connection policy
Federal CIO Suzette Kent announced the final release of a TIC update designed to accommodate cloud and managed services.
Acquisition
Perspecta protests DEOS cloud loss
The IT services company is protesting the $7.3 billion award in the Defense Enterprise Office Solutions contract to supply the Pentagon with Office 365 services.
Modernization
GSA clarifies supply chain rules
The General Services Administration has shifted some of its rules that oversee compliance to telecommunications and video gear acquisitions.
Acquisition
GWACs anticipate bump in year end spending over FY2018
One big contract manager said the raised micropurchase limit will likely contribute to a rise in the dollar amount of year-end spending by agencies as fiscal year 2019 draws to a close.
Acquisition
GDIT wins $7.6B Pentagon business software cloud contract
The Pentagon's other big cloud contract -- a plan to put business service software in the cloud -- was awarded to General Dynamics IT. The contract has a $7.6 billion ceiling and spans eight years.
Acquisition
Watchdog warns on GSA's contracting data trial
A pilot at the government's contracting hub isn't producing the data it promised and threatens pricing transparency, according to the inspector general at the General Services Administration.
Acquisition
GSA on target with schedule consolidation
The General Services Administration expects to publish a consolidated Multiple Award Schedule on day one of fiscal year 2020.
Acquisition
Why GSA buys tech from NASA SEWP
The General Services Administration is the government's hub acquisition, so the agency's IG is wondering why it's buying tech from NASA's big IT contract.
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