Acquisition
Pandemic means beta.SAM shift will take a little longer
At GSA, plans to fully shift legacy acquisition systems are being stalled to help contractors and agencies keep current.
Modernization
GAO plans review of telework tech
The congressional watchdog plans to examine agency lessons learned from the rapid rollout of telework tools as part of pandemic response.
Modernization
Exit Interview: Bill Zielinski
The General Services Administration can’t be shy about getting up close with its federal customers about technology, as the EIS telecom transformation and other efforts move ahead, Zielinski told FCW in an interview.
Modernization
DOD taps Alliant 2 for AI
The Defense Department used one of the General Services Administration's government wide contracts to get AI for future warfighting capabilities.
Modernization
Big changes on GSA's IT category team
Bill Zielinski, who had been the face of the agency's next-generation, $50 billion telecommunications contract, is leaving to become a municipal CIO.
Digital Government
Wyden seeks funds for USDS, 18F to help states amid COVID-19
Senators push for USDS, 18F to ramp help to states struggling with legacy tech.
Acquisition
GSA speeds payments to small business contractors
The General Services Administration made an exception to Federal Acquisition Regulations to accelerate payments to its small business prime contractors and subcontractors.
Acquisition
FAA asks employees to round up N95 masks, other PPE
The Federal Aviation Administration put out an email blast to employees at field offices and airport facilities on April 8 looking for medical supplies to share out to the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Health and Human Services.
Acquisition
GAO: Agencies are missing EIS targets
Federal agencies are slow to adopt the governmentwide $50 billion next generation telecommunications contract vehicle, according to a Government Accountability Office report.
People
Oversight Dems want answers from GSA on OPM facilities move
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are complaining that the Trump administration is continuing to advance the proposed merger of the Office of Personnel Management into the General Services Administration despite language in recent legislation requiring a pause on the effort.
Acquisition
Pandemic delays GSA's e-commerce plans
With COVID-19 support response prioritized, the General Services Administration puts a hold on its e-commerce portal proof of concept contract.
Acquisition
Supply chain jolts linked to coronavirus hit federal IT
A governmentwide federal contract vehicle joined large commercial suppliers in voicing concern over COVID-19's impact on IT supply chains.
Modernization
MetTel nabs $253M EIS task order
The Social Security Administration has awarded a telecommunications task order to one three small business vendors on the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract.
Acquisition
The government’s e-marketplace experiment
To serve government buyers, a provider must balance between commercial efficiency and public accountability.
Modernization
Report: FedRAMP must evolve to meet demand, emerging tech
A new report lays out where FedRAMP has gone wrong – and what can be done to fix it.
Acquisition
Cheriyan: More Centers of Excellence coming
The new Centers of Excellence at the Departments of Defense and Labor will not be the last, said the head of GSA's Technology Transformation Service.
People
Former GSA official among Trump's pardons
David Safavian was administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy when he was arrested in 2005.
Acquisition
GSA extends and expands contractor debriefing pilot
The General Services Administration is offering contractors a longer and more detailed explanation of award decisions.
People
GSA seeks assisted acquisitions exec
GSA is searching for an assistant commissioner to help oversee assisted acquisitions, including FedSIM.
Digital Government