Digital Government
Snow leaves top job at 18F
Aaron Snow is stepping down as Executive Director of 18F, but plans to return as a key advisor to the incoming Technology Transformation Service commissioner.
Acquisition
Exit interview with Anne Rung
The government's departing top acquisition official said she leaves behind a solid foundation on which to build more effective and efficient federal IT.
Digital Government
GSA unveils Data Federation portal
GSA wants new U.S. Data Federation to become source and inspiration for more open data across government.
Digital Government
GSA, Dun & Bradstreet agree on wider DUNS use
New deal gives agencies wider use of procurement data keyed to DUNS numbers.
Digital Government
Clinger-Cohen and the end of the Brooks Act
The 1996 repeal of the Brooks Act ended the General Services Administration's monopoly on IT purchases.
Acquisition
Navy commits to OASIS for services
The Navy's supply command has signed an agreement to use the General Services Administration's acquisition vehicle for complex professional services.
Digital Government
18F, USDS lack performance and accountability measures
The U.S. Digital Service and 18F lack the ability to assess whether they have achieved their goals and hold themselves accountable, according to GAO.
Modernization
Why contract language matters with cloud
GSA's FedRAMP is a good starting point for cloud security, but experts say agencies must fine-tune their arrangements with vendors by using service-level agreements.
Cybersecurity
GSA retools Schedule 70 for cyber
Government technology purchasers using GSA's Schedule 70 have new options for acquiring cybersecurity services.
Modernization
Cloud approval can cost over $2 million
Cost estimates for FedRAMP authorization aren't simple to calculate, but on average it runs about $2.25 million, according to GSA.
Digital Government
GSA's Roth: TTS commissioner search is progressing
GSA Administrator Denise Roth hopes to have a "good sense" of the next Technology Transformation Service commissioner by the end of September and expects the next administration to build on digital services.
Modernization
Buying event helps museum save on computers
The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum saved $75,000 on laptop and desktop computers by participating in a GSA buying event.
Modernization
USSM builds on shared services
GSA's year-old shared services office laying the groundwork for new marketplace ecosystem.
Digital Government
18F offers specs on gov-wide login
In a public notice, the innovation group 18F offered a glimpse into the data a planned governmentwide login site would collect.
Acquisition
GWACs ride the tide of popularity
Big governmentwide contracts are seeing increased buying compared to last year.
Digital Government
GSA working for meaningful shared-services impact
The General Services Administration wants to sharpen its understanding of how agencies plan to use shared services.
Modernization
GSA set to approve first fast-tracked CSPs
The first graduates of FedRAMP's fast-track approval process will be emerging in the next few weeks.
Modernization
GSA works to speed telecom transition
The General Services Administration is looking to ease the pain of agencies' mandated shift from Networx contracts to the next-generation EIS vehicle.
Cybersecurity
Challenge.gov takes wing
Steve Kelman contends that a recent report on agencies' prize challenges tells only half the success story.
Modernization