Acquisition
GSA pushes ahead with schedule consolidation
The General Services Administration wants to hear industry's ideas on how it should consolidate its buying schedules into a single format.
Acquisition
RPA, identity on tap for Centers of Excellence
The head of Technology Transformation Services wants the White House-backed Centers of Excellence program to accommodate emerging technology.
Acquisition
Union cries foul over planned transfer of IT workers at DOD
A leading federal employee union has filed an unfair labor practice charge against the Department of Defense over the planned transfer of tech workers between defense agencies.
Modernization
Railroad agency inks EIS services order
An independent agency that oversees railroad workers' retirement benefits signed a long-term contract for IT and telecom services under EIS.
Cybersecurity
CDM dashboard award will lay the groundwork for AI
A new award will attempt to refashion the dashboard to better incorporate emerging technologies and make better use of the "treasure trove" of data created through CDM.
Modernization
5G supply chain order worries industry, experts
Industry groups and experts want to know how rules arising from a Trump administration executive order issued will keep insecure gear out of the U.S. telecommunications supply chain.
Digital Government
HUD seeks vendor to help set up central data office
The housing agency plans to work with the Centers of Excellence program at the General Services Administration to manage its troves of data.
Modernization
Under new management, Congress renews JEDI objections
House appropriators continue to worry that the Pentagon's $10 billion single-award Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract will lock the department into the same cloud system for a generation despite ongoing improvements in technology.
Modernization
Smaller EIS vendors don't want to get lost in the shuffle
Non-incumbent carriers on GSA's new telecommunications contract hope federal agencies are looking to diversify their solicitations.
Acquisition
Air Force pushes fast-tracked ATOs
The Air Force plans to migrate 100 applications to the cloud this year with as many as possible opting for the fast track authority to operate process.
Modernization
GSA plans civilian DEOS counterpart
GSA is developing a cloud email and enterprise services contract inspired by the single-source vehicle the Department of Defense devised for back-office software.
Acquisition
Contractors tally shutdown costs
Federal contractors told a House panel that last winter's partial government shutdown is still taking a toll.
Acquisition
Federal supply chain efforts look to work together
A supply chain security task force at DHS is working to align its efforts with OMB's Federal Acquisition Security Council.
Modernization
JEDI cloud deal down to AWS and Microsoft
A Defense Department probe into conflict of interest relating to its $10 billion cloud buy didn't find anything to derail the solicitation. An award could be coming in mid-July.
Acquisition
QSSI gets a 1-year extension on health care data hub
A long and drawn-out procurement including four rounds of protests and multiple federal lawsuits means that the incumbent contractor charged with maintaining a key piece of the Affordable Care Act infrastructure gets another year on the job.
Acquisition
EIS contract announcements brewing
At least three big federal agencies are set to announce contracts under GSA's next-generation telecommunications contract.
Cybersecurity
CIA plans multibillion cloud buy for intelligence community
Six years after their initial cloud infrastructure push, the CIA is leading a multivendor expansion of cloud services for the entire intelligence community, with awards expected in 2021.
Modernization
Two more telecoms get the EIS go-ahead
GSA granted AT&T and Verizon authorities to operate under the agency's mammoth next-generation telecommunications contract.
Acquisition
USAF's Kessel Run looks to industry for developers
The Air Force's agile software delivery system wants to expand its employee base, and is turning to industry for more people.
Acquisition