Modernization

DOD sets 5G test sites

The Defense Department named five bases around the country to test emerging high speed 5G network applications.

Acquisition

An insider's guide to avoiding procurement fraud

Outright criminal procurement fraud is thankfully rare, but compliance issues in federal contracting often have legal ramifications. Good communication can help, according to a new book.

Acquisition

DOD to get interim agile software rules

A new adaptive acquisition framework being rolled out by the Defense Department will boost software development.

Modernization

Cloud, TBM reshaping federal IT

According to a trade group forecast, the move to cloud is leading agencies away from shared services.

Modernization

Bringing AI into the federal technology fold

Agencies are beginning to develop new capacity to incorporate emerging technologies for every use in data analysis.

Modernization

FAA chief data officer wants to pace development

The Federal Aviation Administration's top data officer wants to take a layered approach to how it develops U.S. air traffic control IT systems.

Modernization

USDA, EEOC land first FY 2020 TMF awards

Public-facing systems at two agencies will get millions to help with the move to the cloud.

Modernization

SBA inks EIS contract

The Small Business Administration joined a few other agencies with a big early autumn telecommunications contract.

Acquisition

GSA looks for agency buy-in on e-commerce platform

The General Services Administration is consulting with potential federal users to get them ready to use upcoming e-commerce platform.

Cybersecurity

Industry seeks more liability protections for threat info

Commercial providers of technology and infrastructure want more federal protection to share specific cyber threat information about risky products and services.

Cybersecurity

Advanced tech and human operators

Artificial intelligence and machine learning tools are helping perform cybersecurity tasks, but humans remain central to the process, experts say.

Acquisition

Why data is key to GSA's e-commerce plan

Federal spending and pricing data -- and who can access what -- are critical to success of the General Services Administration's e-commerce platform plans.

Acquisition

FBI CIO joins tech lobbying group

Information Technology Industry Council is renewing its focus on public sector with the addition of FBI CIO Gordon Bitko.

Modernization

$341M telecom task order key to IRS modernization

The IRS plans to support modernization of customer-facing operations via its Enterprise Infrastructure Services buy.

Acquisition

GSA's schedule merger to show changes next summer

Federal contracting officers will see biggest change from GSA's work to merge multiple purchasing schedules into a single one as the third phase closes in mid-2020.

Acquisition

COMET, EIS moving ahead at GSA

Federal Acquisition Service head Alan Thomas is retiring just as two major overhauls are showing results.

Acquisition

NASA's big contract vehicle lowers fee

In the wake of a flush spending season, Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement cuts agency customers a better deal.

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.

Digital Government

CIA looks to hang up the fax

The spy outfit is beta testing a plan to exchange emails with contractors, the agency CIO said.