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

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

Census keeps it short

Defying complaints about wordy solicitations, the Census Bureau’s appeal for a "mega-project management" solution is only 192 words long.

Modernization

GAO rejects SRA FedRAMP protest

SRA International's protest of an HHS cloud contract failed because the firm did not document its qualification for an authority to operate under FedRAMP.

Acquisition

What does it take to get agencies to give up spectrum?

Legislative proposals suggest giving agencies control of receipts of spectrum auction, but perhaps not enough to spur action.

Acquisition

VA fills in the blanks on scheduling needs

The Veterans Affairs Department was seeking a new scheduling tool even before a scandal revealed deficiencies in its existing system. Here's the latest to-do list.

Acquisition

Better Buying Power 3.0: How the Pentagon hopes to save its technological advantage

The next phase of defense acquisition reform is an effort to balance strategic spending on technology with budget pressures.

Acquisition

In search of smarter buildings

GSA is seeking new technologies to boost its Green Proving Ground program.

Acquisition

VA accepts contractors' offer of help with scheduling

The Northern Virginia Technology Council volunteered its services in June to help the Veterans Affairs Department fix its patient scheduling system.