People

GSA chief takes heat on FBI HQ plans

Now that they're in the majority, House Democrats are pressing for answers on why a planned move by the FBI to a suburban campus was derailed.

Digital Government

GSA to expand Centers of Excellence

A planned blanket purchase agreement will cover agencies looking to tap into GSA's modernization acceleration program.

People

White House proposes deep cuts to federal benefits

The White House renewed pushes to cut federal retirement benefits and pay, move away from the general schedule and transfer workforce functions away from the government's central personnel agency.

Acquisition

GSA closes in on plans to try out e-commerce portal

GSA will send implementation plans for its e-commerce portal project to Congress this month.

Acquisition

GSA launches Air Force contract

A new five-year blanket purchase agreement will replace Air Force's expiring IT hardware and software commodity contract.

Modernization

RPA: 'It's entry-level AI'

How robotic process automation is helping automate tedious back-office processes at federal agencies.

People

How innovation draws techies to GSA

IT modernization not only makes agencies run better, it also helps with getting top IT talent, said GSA's CIO.

Modernization

FAS looks to tech transformation

The Federal Acquisition Service is closing in on deadlines for its e-commerce push and a new contract writing system.

Cybersecurity

GSA simplifies geospatial data buys

GSA teamed up with the NGA to make it quicker and easier for federal agencies to get earth observation data.

Modernization

DEOS clarifies on classified requirement

Aspiring vendors for the Pentagon's $8 billion back-office cloud contract won't have to be certified to host classified data on the date of the award.

Modernization

MGT Act money goes to fix federal payroll

The Technology Management Fund is close to maxing out after a $20.7 million award to GSA's NewPay software-as-a-service payroll modernization.

Modernization

The government needs to be more like Netflix

To truly benefit from shared services and the cloud, agencies should be building a repository of "microservice" business routines.

Modernization

Vendors say EIS deadlines should shift because of shutdown

Deadlines for solicitations on the $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions vehicle may need to shift because impacts to buying agencies that were shuttered during the recent lapse in appropriations.

People

GSA taps acting official to lead Office of Systems Management

Judith Zawatsky will head a key office at the Federal Acquisition Service.

Acquisition

What's next for procurement after the shutdown?

Acquisition agencies are prepared for, but not necessarily expecting, a surge in post-shutdown buying.

Modernization

Shutdown could take a toll on EIS

Agencies got extra time to prep for the transition to the $50 billion governmentwide telecom contract, but the partial government shutdown could interfere with those plans.

Acquisition

IG: GSA ignored emoluments issue when reviewing Trump lease

A watchdog report asserts that General Services Administration lawyers gave possible emoluments clause violations the short shrift in a review of President Trump's hotel lease.

Acquisition

House funding bill zeroes out IT modernization fund

The funding bill introduced by House Democrats to end the shutdown zeroes out a popular program among the federal IT community.

Modernization

Is RPA ready for prime time?

After a year filled with robotic process automation pilots, agencies are focused on truly operationalizing in 2019.

Cybersecurity

Shutdown showdown shifts back to the Senate

Lawmakers are hurtling toward a partial government shutdown on Friday, as Trump and House conservatives dig in on wall funding.