Digital Government
GSA's Citizen Services get high marks in survey, but 'ease of use' lags
A new survey alerted the Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies to weak points in their offerings – and helped them focus on keeping things easy for users.
Modernization
GSA plans one-stop shop for Salesforce
Aiming to centralize government-wide professional services procurement for Salesforce support, the General Services Administration is launching a new, six-business-strong contract vehicle.
Digital Government
Protests resolved, GSA launches agile BPA
GSA has resolved protests around its agile Blanket Purchase agreement, added a vendor and can now begin awarding work.
Acquisition
How DHS is laying the groundwork for its move to OASIS
Chief Procurement Officer Soraya Correa is urging longtime DHS contractors to help firms on GSA's integrated services vehicle understand what her department needs.
Modernization
GSA pushes EIS proposal date
The General Services Administration extended the deadline for vendor proposal submissions to its massive next-generation telecom contract by a week.
People
Agile comes with pressure and pain
Top federal IT managers say that if agile development doesn't make you uncomfortable, you're probably doing it wrong.
Modernization
GSA IT is vulnerable, IG says
The IG's semiannual report details integration and security troubles haunting GSA investments.
Digital Government
Kerber leaves GSA
Jennifer Kerber is resigning as director of the General Services Administration's Connect.gov program to take a private-sector job.
Acquisition
Sun could be setting on DUNS
Open-government advocates have long criticized the reliance on the proprietary DUNS identifier in federal contracting, and it appears that some agencies are listening.
Modernization
GSA mulls new cloud acquisition vehicle
The General Services Administration wants to home in on the needs of federal cloud customers as it considers replacing soon-to-expire blanket purchase agreements.
Digital Government
18F hacked procurement and got code for $1
GSA's in-house startup tried a reverse auction micro-purchase approach to buying code, and it turned out one techie was willing to work for far cheaper than anyone had imagined.
Acquisition
Shared services need a clearer road map
The administration's new governance structure is a solid first step, but legislation is still necessary, writes Shared Services Leadership Coalition CEO John Marshall.
Acquisition
As GSA's Acquisition Gateway grows, contractors could gain access
The General Services Administration's Acquisition Gateway just turned a year old and has 17 product categories to peruse -- but for now, only if you're a federal employee.
Acquisition
Chaffetz wants to rein in stingrays, GSA hits OASIS milestone and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
People
GSA gets strategic
The humdrum General Services Administration is repositioning itself as a strategic partner for government agencies.
Modernization
$50B telecom contract set to kick off during presidential transition
The massive Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract is scheduled to start delivering services in January 2017, but the pending change of administration could lead to some hiccups.
People
Funding IT projects in an era of constrained budgets
With money tight, experts say CIOs need to be creative and collaborative to find funding for new IT projects.
Acquisition
Obama vetos NDAA, new governance for shared services and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Acquisition
GSA's fast lane is open for business
GSA Advantage Select, a quick way for agencies to order commodity hardware, is up and running, officials say.
Digital Government