Modernization

GSA preps 5G plan

The General Services Administration will issue a white paper on how it will move ahead with 5G wireless services.

Acquisition

IT procurement fraud ring targets federal agencies

An international group of criminals is using DHS and other federal agencies' solicitations to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars of IT gear, according to a watchdog report.

Modernization

AT&T posts $1 billion DOJ telecom win

The Justice Department intends to leverage the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract to drive modernization.

Acquisition

Watchdog cites improper contract action

A Federal Acquisition Service manager helped a consultancy get on two multiple award contracts, according to the agency's inspector general's office.

Modernization

Contracting, cloud essential to modernizing House IT

Federal legislative networks can take a page from state playbooks and harness innovative cloud and procurement techniques for their modernization efforts.

Acquisition

GSA on track with schedules, EIS

GSA's Federal Acquisition Service is successfully shepherding a comprehensive series of initiatives to streamline the procurement process for agencies and companies.

Modernization

USDA set to release EIS task order

The Agriculture Department is close to issuing its solicitation for modernized telecommunications infrastructure.

Digital Government

Budget agreement means a busier September

The coming budget deal could forestall a shutdown, but it also won’t put agencies’ IT efforts any further ahead, according to some experts.

People

How shared services providers can power DATA Act reporting

Federal agencies have generally positive experiences working with shared service providers to report spending data, according to a new government watchdog study.

Modernization

Agencies seek betters ways to track past performance

Federal officials want new methods to get feedback on their vendors into the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System.

Modernization

Connolly pushing for new FedRAMP bill

The House oversight operations subcommittee chairman's legislation would provide more clarity to the federal approval process for cloud services.

Modernization

Panel Dems say spectrum process is 'broken'

A squabble over protecting incumbent federal users in the recently auctioned 24 GHz spectrum points to breakdown in collaborative process, Democrats on the House spectrum panel say.

Modernization

'Mr. FedRAMP' leaving GSA

Matt Goodrich, who helped elevate the General Services Administration's cloud security program, is headed to the private sector.

Acquisition

FAR tweaked in time for fall buying

A small change in the Federal Acquisition Regulation’s language that makes GWAC purchases a little smoother could help out as fall buying season nears.

Cybersecurity

Regulators pressed on Chinese gear in energy supply chain

A House panel grilled energy regulators about the presence of Huawei and ZTE gear in power providers' operations.

Acquisition

DHS gets serious about a new financial system

The Department of Homeland Security is trying to unify its highly federated structure by switching to enterprise financial management

Modernization

DOT wants to preserve spectrum for connected vehicle apps

The Department of Transportation wants to keep the 5.9 GHz spectrum band reserved for connected vehicle technology, but the FCC has other plans.

Modernization

Emerging small sats could complicate spectrum

While small satellites can expand broadband access, they will also fill increasingly crowded airwaves.

Acquisition

Federal contractor sentenced

A federal contractor who also served as a Virginia state legislator was sentenced by a federal judge for defrauding the government to get small business contracts.

Digital Government

White House hears from public on data strategy

More than 50 experts gathered at the Commerce Department to discuss the path forward to implement the recently released White House data strategy.