Modernization
Audit finds improprieties in GSA/Peace Corps cloud email pilot
A deal between the General Services Administration and the Peace Corps to provide cloud email might have run afoul of funding laws, according to GSA's inspector general.
Modernization
Coming soon: A faster FedRAMP
The director of the FedRAMP cloud service authorization program offered a preview of what's on tap for the coming reboot.
Digital Government
18F to fill two new leadership positions
18F has two new leadership job openings, to oversee chapters and custom partner solutions.
Modernization
$3B IT modernization fund left out of House Budget Resolution
An Obama administration plan to launch a revolving fund for IT modernization didn't make the cut in the final version of the House Budget Committee's spending resolution.
Digital Government
Are federal web sites too subtle?
Agency websites sometimes offer too many choices, and can be hard to distinguish from private-sector sites, according to public feedback gathered by 18F's design team.
Digital Government
FedRAMP takes agile BPA for a test drive
The cloud services vetting office wants to open its process to the public via a dashboard built under 18F's agile blanket purchase agreement.
Digital Government
Tech teams aim to upend procurement
Teams of techies will bring new acquisition models to seven agencies as part of the Digital Acquisitions Pilot.
Modernization
We can’t afford another 6-year telecom transition
Great work has been done on the General Services Administration's Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract, but the hard work has barely begun.
People
New manager to steer IT categories at GSA
Veteran IT planner Bill Zielinski will direct category management solutions for GSA's IT acquisition services as the agency moves closer to its category-focused goals.
Acquisition
GSA seeks manager for Schedule 70 IT contract
The General Services Administration is searching new leadership for it largest IT purchasing program, and separately named an agency IT Category executive.
Modernization
The 'Fix FedRAMP' crowd agitates for change
An industry advocacy group released a six-point plan asking for improvements to help promote speed and transparency in the government process for vetting cloud service providers.
Digital Government
When agile development is change management in disguise
The current and former heads of 18F agree that when it comes to digital services, the tech is often secondary at best.
Acquisition
Me and Donald Trump
Steve Kelman believes a 2014 note from Donald Trump points to the potential for an outbreak of civility on the part of the Republican frontrunner.
People
GSA's Roth quizzed over IT modernization fund
Lawmakers are unsure whether the $3.1 billion plan to fund a rolling governmentwide tech refresh is a good bet.
Digital Government
18F's procurement hack could guide DHS bug bounties
Cross-agency collaboration might lead the Department of Homeland Security to dodge the acquisition process while paying hackers to find vulnerabilities.
Modernization
$50B telecom contract protested over SAM access
A pre-award protest was filed in GSA's huge, next-generation telecommunications contract for lack of access to SAM portal.
Modernization
Vendors still have questions as $50B telecom deadline approaches
As the deadline looms for contract proposal submission for its huge telecom contract, GSA looks towards transition
Modernization
Lightweight laptop headed for standard configuration list
A lightweight laptop computer is making its way from the chalkboard to the federal Government-wide Strategic Solutions for Laptops and Desktops list.
Acquisition
IT modernization fund won't impinge on Schedule 70
The White House's proposed $3.1 billion fund to modernize federal IT would reside at GSA, but the agency's Schedule 70 director said the fund won't hurt the government's go-to source for IT acquisition.
Modernization