Digital Government

Category Management Continues Efforts to Get Better Deal for Federal Bucks

Category management has saved $2 billion since 2012, but there's more low-hanging fruit to grab.

Ideas

In Defense of 18F—Because Inaction Also Has a Cost

Procurement doesn’t grab many headlines, but it is critical to the nation’s future.

Digital Government

18F Wants to Change the Rules, Not Break Them, Leader Says

Part of hacking government includes finding policies and regulations that are barriers, Technology Transformation Service Commissioner Rob Cook said.

Modernization

Cloud.gov Achieves FedRAMP Compliance

Agencies now can begin using the platform for a variety of services, including hosting websites, information management tools and application programming interfaces.

Digital Government

Top Federal IT Contracts to Watch for in 2017

This year will offer more contracting opportunities valued at far less than the number of contracts that went out to bid in 2016.

Digital Government

Video: Analyzing GAO's Decision To Deny Protests of Alliant 2

The contract will be in use for the next 10 years and $65 billion are at stake.

Digital Government

New Category Management Brass Coming to GSA

The Office of Information Technology Category welcomes two officials from FCC and Treasury.

Modernization

GSA Wants Disruptive Tech for Shared Services

“This is an important step toward understanding how we can change the way government does business internally," according to one official.

Artificial Intelligence

How Virtual Reality Could Be Used to Save Lives

Think these technologies are too futuristic for the government? Not anymore.

Digital Government

18F Co-Founder on Why Tech Transcends Party Politics

18F Co-founder and former Executive Director Aaron Snow discusses the tech team's future.

Modernization

GSA to Offer Cloud-Based Contract Writing System Next Year

The pay-as-you-go system will offer guidance as well as reduce costs, according to GSA.

Digital Government

After Criticism, 18F Charts Next Steps

The first priority is to right the cost-recovery issues highlighted first by GAO and the IG, according to GSA Administrator Denise Turner Roth.

Cybersecurity

GAO Plans OPM, FedRAMP Audits in 2017

The office also plans to review how well CDC and NIH are protecting health information.

Digital Government

GSA Wants a Digital Federal Staff Directory

Ideally, users could search for equivalent employees across agencies.

Digital Government

Aneesh Chopra: Relying on Bid Protests Is ‘Absurd'

Bid protests in the federal government have increased 60 percent since fiscal 2008, but their success rate has declined.

Cybersecurity

GSA Gets Thumbs Up on Cybersecurity Act Assessment

The agency's IT security policies are up to date and "generally consistent" with governmentwide standards, according to the IG.