Modernization
PSC presses GSA for EIS clarifications
A letter from the industry association reiterates questions about cost and structure for critical telecom contract.
People
DOD’s chasm between what's needed and what's possible
DOD acquisition chief Frank Kendall sees a wide gap "between our national security needs and how we meet those needs."
Modernization
FAA has looked at clouds from both sides now
A 10-year, $108 million deal with CSC Government Solutions will also include Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and other cloud providers.
Cybersecurity
USCIS seeks agile approach to application life cycle management
USCIS' Office of Information Technology wants to try AgileCraft's scaled agile management platform to help administer a widening variety of portfolio-level planning, tracking and reporting operations.
Acquisition
Getting smarter about IT acquisition
OFPP and FAI aim to recruit, train, develop and retain talented acquisition professionals for the federal government, and revisions to the Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting are just the beginning.
Cybersecurity
DHS funds research into secure mobile tech
The department has awarded funds to universities and companies to develop next-generation tools for protecting mobile devices and data.
Acquisition
The outlook for OASIS
The $60 billion vehicle for integrated services has already influenced other big acquisition efforts, but fiscal 2016 will be critical for OASIS's future success.
Modernization
GSA enters quiet mode on telecom RFP
The rest of the month will be spent making final changes to the RFP, so GSA will not be responding to additional inquiries.
Digital Government
Creating the next-generation manufacturing world
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is teaming with Autodesk to research advanced applications for 3D printing.
Modernization
ICANN handoff officially delayed
It will be at least another year before Internet domain naming and addressing functions are handed off to a global, multi-stakeholder body.
Digital Government
Leaky data integration costs billions
A new study says bad data integration results in $342 billion in lost health care benefits every year.
Digital Government
The American way of death data
The CDC is using emerging IT tools to improve the way mortality data is reported, collected and used.
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
Sandia wants to help security analysts see better
A research agreement with EyeTracking Inc. could benefit intelligence analysts working to identify security threats.
Acquisition
Scott: FITARA marks sea change for IT
Federal CIO Tony Scott also asserted that more IT spending is needed: "You can't save your way to success."
Digital Government
A nuclear blast from the past
Vintage reel-to-reel data recorders are still spitting out telemetry on weapons tests three decades later.
Acquisition
Cracking the code on past performance
Two veterans of federal contracting help both sides understand this critical but convoluted aspect of acquisition.
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.
Modernization
Infrastructure looks to government for cyber help
A new survey shows critical infrastructure providers expect the physical impact of cyberattacks to worsen.
Cybersecurity