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Education reboots multibillion procurement after lawsuit
The government is looking to modernize and streamline the technology it uses for the processing and servicing of the $1.4 trillion loan portfolio guaranteed by the Education Department's Federal Student Aid office -– but it's taking a while.
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Acquisition frozen at DHS due to the shutdown
The Department of Homeland Security acknowledged that the government shutdown, now over a month old, is hampering the ability of the agency to respond to contract solicitations.
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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.
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DOD acquisition reform panel looks to sunset Clinger-Cohen
The final report from the Section 809 Panel charged with defense acquisition reform thinks the era of the central CIO might be coming to a close.
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Rights groups urge top tech vendors to stop selling facial recognition systems to governments
Warning that facial recognition systems "exacerbate historical and existing bias" that hurts disadvantaged communities, a coalition of 85 civil rights groups asks Amazon, Google and Microsoft to stop selling the tech to governments worldwide.
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DOD's health data exchange running on bridge contract
The system that allows the Department of Defense to share health data across multiple legacy platforms and with outside providers is running on a sole-source bridge contract while a bid protest is being resolved.
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DOD audit sparks new financial database
David Norquist, now acting deputy secretary of defense, discussed the Pentagon's pilot database to help track spending and utilize data analytics
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Shutdown entering uncharted waters, with impacts on 2020 budgeting
Furloughs and unpaid work have "a rotting effect on morale," said one former agency CFO. "That is an overarching concern in reopening after a shutdown of significant length – and I think we're at that point now."
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SEWP still selling through the shutdown
NASA is operating without a congressional appropriation but its key governmentwide acquisition vehicle is navigating the shutdown so far.
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What to expect from Shanahan's DOD
The leadership personnel shuffle at the Pentagon has outside observers focused on budget, acquisition and business reforms.
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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.
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Fed 100 nominations and the ongoing shutdown
FCW can't do much about the furloughs and potentially missed paychecks, but the shutdown won't prevent Federal 100 Award nominations from being submitted.
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Deadline extended for Federal 100 nominations!
You now have until Friday, Jan. 4, to get them in. Happy holidays!
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GSA plans big moves in e-commerce
In the coming year, GSA will tackle the multiple complexities of launching an e-commerce acquisition platform from scratch.
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What's in store for rank-and-file feds and managers in 2019?
A change in the political control of the House of Representatives could mean more leverage for federal unions and a focus on workforce policies that both sides of the aisle can support.
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How to win at TMF
A board member explains how to prepare and present projects for the Technology Modernization Fund.
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Fed 100 nominations: Time is running out
Nominations are due by Dec. 24 -- submit yours today!
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GSA plans pilot on e-commerce platform by end of 2019
A recent request for information details some of how the General Services Administration's e-commerce platform will work and seeks comment from stakeholders.
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CBP's $297M HR systems contract yields just two hires
In a management alert, the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General found that a year-old human resources system contract is CBP's almost $300 million hiring contract is seriously challenged by performance and technology issues, according to the DHS Inspector General.
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