People
House approves measure to block OPM furloughs
An appropriations bill passed in the House includes multiple provisions to prevent OPM and GSA from merging and blocks any reduction in force arising from a budget gap at the human resources agency.
People
Connolly amendment would block OPM layoffs
The chairman of the Government Operations subcommittee is looking to check an administration warning of layoffs at the Office of Personnel Management in the event that a merger with the General Services Administration can't move forward.
Acquisition
COMET hits the street
The General Services Administration issued its solicitation for the contract that will support Federal Acquisition Service IT.
Acquisition
Agencies ramp up use of challenge competitions
White House and General Services Administration are tracking crowdsourcing along with technology challenges as paths to innovation.
Acquisition
As GSA consolidates buying schedules, special item numbers are due for cuts
The General Services Administration's plan to unify procurement schedules includes a plan to rein in sprawl in special item numbers.
People
No merger, but a long to-do list for OPM from the House
House Appropriators want the Office of Personnel Management to improve on its core duties including retirement processing without support from a planned merger with the General Services Administration.
Acquisition
GSA pushes ahead with schedule consolidation
The General Services Administration wants to hear industry's ideas on how it should consolidate its buying schedules into a single format.
Acquisition
RPA, identity on tap for Centers of Excellence
The head of Technology Transformation Services wants the White House-backed Centers of Excellence program to accommodate emerging technology.
Digital Government
OPM-GSA merger scuttled in House approps bill
The Financial Services and General Government appropriation, which includes a pay raise for civilian feds, passed its subcommittee and will be voted on by the full committee.
Modernization
Procurement chiefs are watching the spread of RPA
RPA use across government "is exploding," a top procurement official said.
Modernization
Railroad agency inks EIS services order
An independent agency that oversees railroad workers' retirement benefits signed a long-term contract for IT and telecom services under EIS.
Digital Government
HUD seeks vendor to help set up central data office
The housing agency plans to work with the Centers of Excellence program at the General Services Administration to manage its troves of data.
Modernization
GSA sets cloud hub, plans major acquisition conference
A new centralized cloud resource is part of larger push by the agency to make finding services and supplies easier for federal customers.
Cybersecurity
OPM-GSA merger plan detailed in legislative proposal
The White House is proposing legislation for a dramatic overhaul of human resources inside government and wants $50 million to execute the plan.
Acquisition
GSA digs into details for planned e-commerce portal
GSA is ironing out the details for its online marketplace as it moves ahead with a draft solicitation.
People
OMB working on gov-wide cloud effort
An emphasis on category management includes plans to develop civilian agency version of the Pentagon's productivity and communications cloud contract.
Modernization
Smaller EIS vendors don't want to get lost in the shuffle
Non-incumbent carriers on GSA's new telecommunications contract hope federal agencies are looking to diversify their solicitations.
Acquisition
Procurement gurus mostly pleased with GSA's e-commerce plans
Industry analysts see some hurdles, but say GSA is improving over earlier iterations on a legislatively required plan to launch an e-commerce marketplace for federal procurement.
Cybersecurity
GSA cautions on telecom contract deadline
Agencies that miss the first Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions transition milestone this autumn will set off warning signals.
Modernization
GSA plans civilian DEOS counterpart
GSA is developing a cloud email and enterprise services contract inspired by the single-source vehicle the Department of Defense devised for back-office software.
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