Digital Government
Senators appeal to GSA watchdog on Trump hotel lease
Two Senate Democrats turned to the General Services Administration's inspector general, asking the office to review President Trump's lease of the Old Post Office building in Washington.
People
House Oversight to tackle IT and workforce, but probably not Trump's potential conflicts
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee approved a work plan for the 115th Congress that includes key reauthorizations and IT oversight, but Democrats on the panel wanted to hear more about President Trump's finances.
Digital Government
IG reports hiccups in GSA's cloud adoption
IG audits just released show as managed services pioneer GSA had to absorb some early lessons about cloud security.
Modernization
Telecom transition is looming
It's close to award time for GSA's huge next-generation telecom contract, and the agency has been working hard to set the stage for its implementation.
People
GSA names top acquisition, GWAC managers
Senior procurement execs from FCC and Treasury will head GSA's acquisition center and governmentwide IT contracts, including its huge EIS telecom vehicle.
Digital Government
When 'social gov' goes quiet
Agency Twitter posts have dropped off markedly since Inauguration Day.
Digital Government
Obama codifies PIF program on last morning in office
President Obama signed a bill making the Presidential Innovation Fellows program a permanent fixture of government, during his last hours in office.
Modernization
Acquisition gateway expands in 2016
One of the General Services Administration's key category management efforts, the acquisition gateway, saw thousands visitors with IT contracts on their minds.
Acquisition
What to make of the Alliant 2 protest rulings
With the pre-award protests all resolved in GSA's favor, is the $50 billion IT services contract now bulletproof?
Digital Government
FBOpen shuttered due to low usage
The GSA site designed to acquaint entrepreneurs, innovators and small enterprises with opportunities in government contracting has been shuttered since the summer.
People
GSA wants more info on Trump's D.C. hotel plans
On the heels of the president-elect's raucous Jan. 11 press conference, the General Services Administration wants more details on the future of the Trump Hotel doing business in a government building.
Modernization
Three AWS services get FedRAMP High approval
Joint Authorization Board issues provisional ATOs for database, logging and API tools in Amazon's GovCloud.
People
Prison sentence for GSA Advantage fraudster
A former Defense Department procurement official will serve nearly three years in prison for stealing and reselling millions of dollars of equipment and material obtained through GSA's online shopping and ordering system.
People
GSA in the crosshairs on Trump lease
House Democrats and others say that President-elect Donald Trump will be in breach of his lease on the Old Post Office when he takes office, but the General Services Administration is not taking a position for now.
Cybersecurity
NGA's CIBORG seeks commercial data
NGA is collaborating with GSA to purchase unclassified imagery and data from commercial providers through its new CIBORG program.
Cybersecurity
Cyber, contracting, HR experts join Trump agency teams
The Trump transition team names former OPM and DHS officials to GSA, DHS landing teams.
People
Federal IT veterans help Trump transition
Among the growing ranks of President-elect Donald Trump's transition team are a former e-Government administrator and a former GSA CIO.
Acquisition
GSA adds data security solutions to Schedule 70
The agency says Adobe’s electronic signature solutions and other tools will help agencies manage a broad list of federal security requirements.
Cybersecurity
Agencies still aren't acing FITARA
Twelve of the 24 CFO Act agencies governed by FITARA improved their grades on the latest scorecard.
Acquisition