Modernization
DOD consolidates cloud under CIO
The Pentagon announced new CIO Dana Deasy was taking control over all of the department's cloud initiatives, but it's not clear what that means for the warfighting cloud acquisition program JEDI.
Acquisition
Small biz programs for contractors could be consolidated in reorg
A White House proposal would harmonize multiple federal programs for small business funding and contracting certification at the Small Business Administration.
Acquisition
GSA closes in on e-commerce portal plan
In an industry day for its planned e-commerce portal, GSA officials addressed vendor concerns and pressed for more ideas on how to develop the effort.
Acquisition
Senate bill looks to secure the IT supply chain
A new bipartisan bill looks to build capacity inside the federal government to evaluate supply chain risks with an eye to making sure the government buys secure tech.
Acquisition
First EIS contract awards loom
The Social Security Administration is evaluating contract proposal responses while it waits for GSA to finish testing EIS contractors’ back-office systems.
Acquisition
A new push for more actionable IT spending data
The White House and the General Services Administration are seeking information from industry about how to make federal IT spending more transparent and run IT operations more like a business.
Acquisition
NRC seeks CDM contract extension, cites lack of 'vision' by DHS
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission moved to extend an integration contract related to CDM by claiming DHS failed to articulate "a complete architectural vision" at the outset of the program.
Acquisition
New federal contracting rule cuts off Kaspersky
The government is seeking to eliminate all traces of cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Labs from federal systems, issuing a new interim rule to extend the governmentwide ban to contractors.
Acquisition
SEWP tool helps federal IT supply chain
SEWP's authorized reseller identification tool is helping the contract vehicle's federal customers weed out unauthorized IT gear and services.
Modernization
Verizon hits EIS milestone
The telecom is the first of 10 prime contractors on the government's $50 billion communications contract to report success on back office requirements.
Acquisition
USAF edges toward an agile future
Air Force IT acquisition lead Maj. Gen. Sarah Zabel said that agile didn't make the program objectives memo for 2020 but an embrace of agile development remains a goal.
Modernization
Oracle wins bid to block TRANSCOM cloud award
The Government Accountability Office recommended that the Pentagon terminate its $950 million award to Amazon cloud reseller REAN made under an "other transaction authority."
Acquisition
The evolving role of the CIO
The CIO job has come a long way since the Clinger Cohen Act, but modernization, politics and bureaucratic sprawl continue to shape the position in ways both good and bad.
Modernization
GSA prods agencies to get on $50B telecom contract
While acknowledging that "change is hard," officials in charge of the $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions need agencies to forge ahead with telecom transition.
Acquisition
CDM acquisition gets simpler
The General Services Administration is building more flexibility into the acquisition vehicles for cybersecurity services that are part of the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation Program.
Acquisition
NGA deputy director talks acquisition overhaul
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Deputy Director Justin Poole said the key to acquisition reform is more autonomy.
Acquisition
Senate probes VA's electronic health record spending
Multiple delays in signing a contract for a commercial electronic health record have lawmakers wondering when the money they appropriated will be spent.
Acquisition
Epic won't protest Coast Guard move to Cerner
Acquisition-wise, it looks like smooth sailing for the Coast Guard's plan to join the Pentagon's nascent electronic health records system.
Modernization
Transcom head warns of cyber risks to civilian infrastructure
At a Senate hearing, Gen. Darren McDew said that the commercial companies the military relies on to move troops and material are too vulnerable to cyberattacks.
Acquisition