FCW Insider: Nov. 17
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Get to know the 2020 Rising Stars
FCW profiles 12 early-career phenoms who are driving change in government IT.
GSA explains lowered DEOS price tag
GSA worked with the Defense Department and vendors to push more efficiencies into the DEOS cloud contract, ultimately resulting in a lowered ceiling, said the contract's manager.
Thrift Board taps Accenture for consolidated records contract
The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board plans to roll out new features to plan participants, including electronic signatures.
A good sign from the new administration about USDS
Steve Kelman notes the strong indicators that the U.S. Digital Service -- and a commitment to digital government more broadly -- are now integral to the federal ecosystem
Quick Hits
*** The Office of Personnel Management released proposed updates to the general schedule qualifications policy – a follow-up to a June executive order designed to expand the use of competency assessments over educational qualifications in federal hiring. Comments from agencies are due to OPM by Nov. 30.
*** Mike Rigas, the acting Deputy Director for Management at the Office of Management and Budget and the acting director of the Office of Personnel Management is also serving as acting federal CIO. Former federal CIO Suzette Kent retired in July, 2020.