Modernization

Finally, a faster FedRAMP?

A revamped assessment process targets the cloud security program’s biggest friction point: time.

Modernization

What agencies are asking about FedRAMP

FCW talked with FedRAMP evangelist Ashley Mahan about her role in helping agencies adopt cloud technology.

Modernization

What really goes on inside the FedRAMP office

One tiny team is at the center of the federal government’s push for cloud computing — and all the loud, complicated competing interests that go along with it.

Modernization

GSA sets summer expectations for EIS, Alliant 2

GSA has given vendors a heads-up on the next steps for its $50 billion EIS telecom contract and the Alliant RFPs.

Cybersecurity

GSA seeks smart card-as-a-service

The General Services Administration is looking for a solution that provides HSPD-12-compliant, governmentwide, contractor-managed services for the USAccess Program.

Digital Government

GSA builds hub for agency citizen science projects

The General Services Administration's new CitizenScience.gov site aims to make it easier for the American public to volunteer to help address critical issues.

Cybersecurity

GSA seeks input on cybersecurity services

The General Services Administration wants to keep pace with the evolving cybersecurity services market.

Acquisition

Vendors are moving briskly in GSA's FASt Lane trial

More than 40 companies have used GSA's new fast-track process to get a spot on the agency's massive multiple-award IT contract.

Acquisition

DHS helps mobile firm move into GSA's Schedule 70 fast lane

The Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate helped a small mobile security company join GSA’s largest, most widely used acquisition vehicle in just 35 days.

Acquisition

Mary Davie: GSA's great communicator

Managing a workforce that oversees 7,000 contracts and $3.5 billion in federal spending, Mary Davie sits in the catbird seat of the government's vast IT acquisition operation.

Acquisition

GSA rolls out faster access to IT schedule

Changes to GSA's Schedule 70 portal are designed to make it easier for new companies to enter the federal IT market.

Modernization

GSA retires legacy accounting IT

GSA decommissioned its old back-office financial system as its tiered IT modernization effort continues and shared services advance.