Modernization
CBP lands TMF award to modernize legacy system
Customs and Border Protection won a $15M award to update a COBOL-based fee collection system and move it to the cloud.
People
Trump to nominate new OPM head
The candidate to serve as the nation's top human resources official has a background in computer science and software development, and a controversial record as a conservative commentator.
Modernization
GSA's Stanton faces busy fall
Telecom, small business contracts, e-commerce platform are top of mind for the head of GSA's Office of Information Technology Category.
Acquisition
GSA working on Alliant 2 Small Business replacement
The agency is moving ahead with a replacement for a troubled small business government wide acquisitions contract.
People
House appropriators put protections for federal workers into FY21 funding bill
Provisions would block the OPM-GSA merger and empower unions, but the bill does not touch on pay raises.
Acquisition
GSA doubles down on STARS
The next iteration of the General Services Administration’s popular small business tech and IT services contract will top the current vehicle’s spending ceiling.
Acquisition
GSA cancels troubled ALLIANT 2 small business vehicle
GSA awarded spots on Alliant 2 SB to 81 companies in February 2018 but those award were followed by over a year of protests at the Government Accountability Office and at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
Modernization
GSA taps MetTel for its own EIS contract
The General Services Administration awards data and voice task orders under its $50 billion next generation telecommunications contract.
Digital Government
Cheriyan to exit GSA
After leading a rapid expansion of the General Services Administration's Centers of Excellence program, the agency's Technology Transformation Services director will leave for the private sector in a couple of weeks.
Acquisition
GSA makes 3 awards in e-commerce test
The General Services Administration awarded spots on its long-awaited e-commerce platform proof-of-concept test to Amazon, Overstock and Fisher Scientific.
Acquisition
GSA bumps STARS II ceiling by $7 billion
The General Services Administration raised the limit on its popular small business governmentwide acquisition contract, and it will continue its run through next summer.
Modernization
First end-to-end EIS upgrade completed
The National Labor Relations Board tapped AT&T for what the carrier says is the first completed task order on the federal government's next-generation telecommunications services contract.
Modernization
GSA details Networx sunset
The General Services Administration posted a plan to limit use of legacy telecommunications contracts to help agencies move to EIS.
Digital Government
HUD and GSA make cloud and CX awards
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is pushing ahead with modernization plans via the Centers of Excellence program housed at the General Services Administration.
Acquisition
GSA forecasts Stars III solicitation
The General Services Administration wants to issue the final request for proposals for a key governmentwide small business contract by end of the fiscal year.
Modernization
DOD's $7.6B cloud email buy heads for redo
Less than a week before a final protest ruling was due, the Defense Information Systems Agency and the General Services Administration are taking another corrective action in their big business software buy for DOD.
Digital Government
Growing pains, successes in remote work during COVID-19
Despite plans to incrementally push workers to return to the office, federal agencies still plan on allowing some employees to continue to work remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Modernization
What agencies want from EIS
A case study shows agencies have made $7.4 billion in orders, seeking a mix of old and new technologies via the governmentwide Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions telecommunications contract.
Modernization
Automation is advancing in federal acquisition
Although bots that automate processes are common in federal acquisition, pure AI is still in beta mode, said experts.
Modernization