Acquisition
GSA names permanent acquisition chief
Julie Dunne will lead the Federal Acquisition Service at GSA on a permanent basis.
Modernization
How GSA does oversight on EIS
With a March deadline looming, GSA is checking on how agencies are moving ahead with their telecom transition plans.
Acquisition
Hill Democrats quiz GSA chief about Trump hotel sale
Initial bids are supposed to be in for the sale of the lease on the Old Post Office Building, but it's not clear how much the government knows about the deal yet.
Acquisition
Mary Davie: Exit interview
After 30 years at the General Services Administration, Mary Davie is headed for a new innovation post at NASA.
Digital Government
GSA sets the stage for update to federal sites and apps
A new website, maturity model and other resources are now available to guide agencies as they implement the 21st Century IDEA Act.
Cybersecurity
GSA fine tunes e-commerce effort
The changes GSA made to its commercial electronic marketplace solicitation in early January makes the portal proposal more amenable to commercial providers, experts said.
Modernization
CenturyLink wins $1.6 billion telecom task order from Interior
After a protest from rival Verizon failed, CenturyLink emerged as the winner of the Interior Department's telecom modernization task order under the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract.
Cybersecurity
DHS, GSA propose centralized vulnerability disclosure platform
In an RFI, the government pings industry for feedback on how to set up a primary point of entry for security researchers to warn agencies about bugs in their internet-accessible systems.
Acquisition
A busy 2020 for GSA
The first three months of 2020 are critical for some of the General Services Administration's key modernization projects.
Acquisition
All EIS vendors have ATOs
GSA clears the last two Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions vendors to provide service under the huge telecom contract.
People
Report: Agency upheaval spark big dips in job satisfaction
Employee unhappiness with labor disputes and agency reclocations are showing up in the "Best Place to Work in Federal Government" report for 2019
Digital Government
TMF gets $25 million boost in funding bill
The move increases the total capitalization of the IT modernization fund to $150 million.
Modernization
GAO frets about TMF payback, fees
The Technology Modernization Fund – the $125 million pool of no-year money appropriated to fast-track technology upgrades – has some potential operational problems, according to an oversight report.
Acquisition
TTS seeks ID management partner
The leader of GSA's Technology Transformation Service wants agency and industry partners to help it develop a common framework for identity management that could eventually become a federal shared service.
Digital Government
18F gets into defense and intel
The innovation squad turns its talents to technology and acquisition challenges facing defense and intelligence agencies.
Modernization
Google Cloud gets FedRAMP High tag
Google's cloud offering earned the highest FedRAMP authorization for cloud services.
Modernization
GSA close to completing EIS authorities
GSA could have all nine contractors for its big telecommunications contract equipped with the authority to provide services by year’s end.
Digital Government
TTS hones customer focus for opioid treatment site
New leaders at Technology Transformation Service are concentrating on customers’ needs, rather than IT requirements.
Modernization
Vendors offer EIS advice
Dozens of agencies are prepping solicitations to leverage the $50 billion governmentwide telecom contract Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions ahead of a coming deadline. Here's what some vendors had to say about designing task orders to fit agency needs.
Modernization