Acquisition
DHS creates new cyber panel, NASA funds disruptive tech, GitHub goes GWAC
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
GSA plots Schedule 70 cyber assurance SIN
The latest special item number RFI follows on the addition earlier this year of a cloud SIN, and a proposed SIN for health IT.
Cybersecurity
Sprint leaders take a modest lap
Two agencies stood above the rest at the end of the federal cyber sprint, and one of them was the agency at the center of the cybersecurity maelstrom.
People
Can Phaedra Chrousos move the needle at GSA?
With a focus on entrepreneurship and customer service, the agency's first-ever chief customer officer is applying private-sector solutions to the often sclerotic federal bureaucracy.
Modernization
NS2020 EIS: Another step forward for GSA
The agency's latest approach to telecom contracting builds on its past successes while embracing competition and innovation.
Cybersecurity
Purchase-card innovation, HHS re-orgs, email hacks and drone management
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
People
Roth's SAM deadline paves way for confirmation
GSA Administrator Denise Turner Roth informed Sen. Claire McCaskill that the System for Award Management is scheduled for integration on Aug. 23, 2017.
Acquisition
OPM breach notifications, round two
New contracting papers show the feds are trying to avoid repeating the mistakes of the first round of OPM breach notifications.
Cybersecurity
PSC takes on OPM, FBI lags on info sharing, Joint Chiefs' email crashes and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Acquisition
DHS signs up for OASIS
GSA expects to do about $250 million worth of business a year with the Department of Homeland Security under the OASIS memorandum.
Digital Government
Treasury takes to Twitter to tout 10
The Treasury Department has enlisted 18F to assist its digital strategy and social media campaign for #TheNew10 launch of the first U.S. currency featuring a woman.
People
Kathy Conrad: The exit interview
"It's not enough to just bring in smart, talented people. They need to work hand-in-hand with the many innovators and career leaders in government. And then to show quick wins."
People
Roth grilled on contracting databases
Missouri Democrat Claire McCaskill used Denise Turner Roth's confirmation hearing to bore in on delays in the System for Award Management.
Modernization
3PAO revisions and fragmented satellites
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Acquisition
GSA rolls out commodity IT service
The idea behind Advantage Select is for the agency to do the upfront work and award short-term BPAs that leverage existing contractor inventories.
Acquisition
'Tis the season for multiple award contracts
One-third of large federal agency contract obligations are made in the fourth quarter. SEWP and GSA's multiple award contracts get a quarter of their business in September.
Acquisition
IED-toting drones, NSA on GitHub, a new OASIS dashboard and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Acquisition
Let's talk about Alliant 2
The General Services Administration is going to great lengths to gather feedback on its IT services GWAC. Will it make for a better acquisition vehicle?
Modernization
DHS funding, election-season API, spectrum sharing and 'secure enough' mobility
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
People