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.
Modernization
DHS looks to 5G campus
DHS CIO wants to make agency's headquarters campus in Washington 5G-ready.
Acquisition
GSA awards COMET
GSA has notified winners of its internal IT blanket purchase agreement.
Modernization
FBI brings on Intel data scientist as advisor
The FBI tapped Intel's chief data scientist to help it leverage cloud, AI and machine learning in its data strategy.
Modernization
Senate panel passes grid security bills
Senate energy committee advanced two bills to bolster protections for cross-cutting vulnerabilities in energy critical infrastructure.
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
Former DHS officials want to build 5G without Huawei
Nagging concerns about Huawei's cyber threat to emerging 5G infrastructure, prompts former DHS officials to advocate standardized, open-source-based development of wireless gear.
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.
Digital Government
Improving CX isn't all about tech
The White House is stressing upgrades in customer experience and some front line officials say the human touch is key.
Modernization
After 10 years, shared spectrum goes live
Almost a decade in the making, a frequency sharing program involving Defense Department spectrum and commercial users is open for business.
Modernization
Procurement chief tees up potential changes in CSP-government relations
In the coming year, the Office of Management and Budget plans a new look at the details of how to work with cloud service providers and other vendors on data sharing and product development.
Modernization
Twin shared-spectrum efforts close in on milestones
Two trailblazing efforts backed by DARPA and the FCC to share radio spectrum among federal and commercial users will hit significant milestones in the coming weeks.
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.
Modernization
5G advocates look to spectrum sharing
Federal agencies see increasing opportunity and value in sharing their spectrum, rather than holding on to it.
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.
Modernization
Zangardi: SOC optimizations on track at DHS
The solicitation for a single department-wide contract for SOC operations is coming soon, according to agency CIO.
Modernization
ATARC looks to tackle persistent cloud problems
A new working group at ATARC looks to help agencies with familiar technical and management challenges of a move to a commercial cloud.
Modernization
NSTAC goes big-picture on telecom supply chain security
The advisory committee for telecommunications security approved a final report to DHS on protecting communications infrastructure.
Cybersecurity
IT hampers FEMA's hurricane recovery
As a monster storm churns off the East Coast, the DHS watchdog says IT has hindered the Federal Emergency Management Agency's past recovery efforts.
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