Acquisition
VA preps for its sprint to acquire a commercial health record
After announcing it would switch to a commercial electronic health record system, the Department of Veterans Affairs must race to make a deal with Cerner.
Modernization
VA to dump Vista for DOD's electronic health record system
Citing an urgent need, Secretary David Shulkin announced that the Department of Veterans Affairs would bypass open competition and buy into the solution chosen by the Defense Department in 2015.
Digital Government
How State wants to innovate
The State Department is contemplating a procurement that can drive innovation and collaboration among U.S. diplomats.
Modernization
VA chief will seek IT funding supplemental
Once the Department of Veterans Affairs makes a decision on the future of its electronic health records system, it will seek money from Congress to put the plan into place.
Modernization
Moran pushes MGT in the Senate
The MGT Act's Republican sponsor discusses the bill's prospects for passage.
Modernization
MGT's Senate sponsors push committee to act
The appropriators supporting an IT modernization bill are urging a key authorizing committee to vote up the bill and send it to the Senate floor.
Digital Government
Trump budget pushes IT modernization
As expected, the proposed federal budget contains $228 million for a general fund for IT modernization projects.
People
Stars aligning for shared services?
Federal IT leaders are sending strong signals to market players that government is preparing to shift to shared services at scale.
Modernization
Leaked budget document shows MGT funding in place
A spreadsheet of the Trump administration's 2018 budget request leaked to the group Third Way indicates support for a technology modernization fund.
Modernization
White House to target 'weakest links' in federal networks
The executive order on cybersecurity heralds big changes for federal networks, said the White House cybersecurity coordinator.
Modernization
$500M IT modernization bill passes House
The Modernizing Government Technology Act passed the House of Representatives on a voice vote, but the Senate outlook is less certain.
Cybersecurity
Senate bill codifies vulnerabilities board
In the wake of the WannaCry ransomware epidemic, two senators are teaming up on a bill to create a legal framework for the disclosure of IT vulnerabilities discovered by U.S. intelligence agencies.
Cybersecurity
Career procurement exec tapped for top management post at DHS
Claire Grady, who has held senior procurement positions at the Defense Department and the Department of Homeland Security, is President Trump's nominee for deputy undersecretary for management at DHS.
Cybersecurity
Warner wants updates on feds' software patching
In the wake of the global WannaCry ransomware attacks, one senator wants assurances that the federal government is patching its systems.
Modernization
MGT Act headed for House vote with slimmed-down CBO score
The revised IT modernization bill will cost $500 million to implement, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
Digital Government
Senators offer new VA bill after court nixes firing measure
A new accountability bill would make it easier for leaders at the Department of Veterans Affairs to fire problem employees.
People
Court tosses VA's expedited firing authority
A federal court invalidated part of a 2014 law that makes it easier to fire VA workers, and the agency wants a replacement from Congress.
Acquisition
Note to the White House: Wall Street is watching
Concerns about the Trump administration's plans for the 2018 budget and slow pace of appointments are showing up in contractor earnings calls.
Digital Government
More from Mulvaney on what makes for a 'good shutdown'
Washington is "broken," according to the head of the Office of Management and Budget, and maybe a government shutdown can help fix it.
Modernization
VA chief talks commercial Vista
Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin told House appropriators that the agency was closing in on a decision about the future of its homegrown electronic health record.
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