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
IG slams VA official, Palantir wins ICE contract and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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
More China hacking, a deputy director for OPM and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Acquisition
In search of smarter buildings
GSA is seeking new technologies to boost its Green Proving Ground program.
Acquisition