Acquisition
FAR Council sets new contract numbering plan
The rule is the result of a Government Accountability and Transparency Board recommendation to implement a uniform system for identifying the government's financial transactions.
Acquisition
Could big-data analytics improve federal procurement?
Experts agree that applying analytics to acquisition could yield results in terms of cost and quality -- with the right data and know-how.
Acquisition
HHS Buyers Club cuts first contract, looks for more
More deals might have to wait until a new funding measure is enacted in the lame-duck session of Congress that starts next month.
Acquisition
OPM’s breakup with USIS could be a seminal moment
A state-sponsored breach, not other failings, reportedly prompted OPM to terminate its big contract with USIS.
Acquisition
NSA IT, a better interface for CBP, data worries and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
Why NASA should be paying attention to protests in Hong Kong
An app used by pro-democracy protesters could provide a solution to deep-space communications.
Acquisition
DHS to launch acquisition improvement project
The goal is to "improve acquisition in general, but also IT acquisition specifically," says Senior Enterprise Architect Nicole Willis.
Modernization
GPO cloud, Army IT, cyber insurance and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Acquisition
VA moving to fire embattled procurement official
Susan Taylor would be the first senior executive removed under expedited procedures enacted earlier this year.
Modernization
Army extends General Dynamics IT work on African news websites
Congress had voted to shutter the sites, but the Pentagon is continuing to operate them.
Acquisition
4 signs agencies are serious about agile
Federal IT executives have been talking about agile development for years, but the iterative approach is now being incorporated into contracting requirements.
Acquisition
Leidos team touts interoperability in military EHR bid
Leidos, Accenture and electronic health records provider Cerner are teaming up to go after the $11 billion Defense Department EHR contract. Here's why they think they can close the deal.
Acquisition
More SEWP V vendors, DOD cloud pilots, NSF data projects and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Acquisition
NASA names SEWP V winners
The government-wide IT contract's final awards were put off a month as NASA waded through 233 proposals.
Modernization
TechAmerica questions GSA telecom effort
The tech industry group said GSA's announced plans for NS2020 are "out of synch" with its stated intention of overhauling telecom contracting.
Acquisition
CMS extends Terremark's HealthCare.gov cloud-hosting duties -- again
The latest delay in HP taking over hosting services will keep Terremark in place through the open-enrollment period.
Acquisition
33 firms hired to work on HealthCare.gov
CGI Federal got most of the bad press, but there were a lot of chefs stirring the HealthCare.gov pot.
Acquisition
Chunk of $450 million aimed at job training goes to cyber
Twenty-five of the 71 grant recipients announced Sept. 29 will focus their programs on cybersecurity and IT.
Modernization
Diana Gowen: The big telecom pivot
CenturyLink's longtime public-sector leader discusses the changing market and what to expect with NS2020.
Acquisition