Acquisition
OFPP issues guidance on reverse auctions
GAO studies have shown increasing use of reverse auctions, including some instances where they weren't used very effectively.
Digital Government
Hadron collider data tap open again
The facility shut down in 2012 for modifications that increased the volume and quality of data generated.
Acquisition
HHS Buyers Club tees up second RFP
The HHS acquisition innovator is looking for a vendor to handle a web overhaul for the Office of Population Affairs.
Acquisition
GSA agile RFP expected this week
The goal of the proposed blanket purchase agreement would be to decrease software acquisition cycles to less than four weeks.
Acquisition
GSA sees common cause with SEWP, NITAAC
There is inherent tension among the various IT sources for federal buyers, but GSA's Mary Davie says there is plenty of business to go around.
People
GSA taps Starinsky for acquisition institute
Melissa Starinsky was previously chancellor of the Veterans Affairs Acquisition Academy.
Modernization
HP, CSC targeted for data center support
DHS says the sole-source solicitations are necessary to maintain continuity of mission critical services.
Modernization
Rethinking acquisition: Addressing the tectonic shift in telecom services
The General Services Administration is working hard to adapt to changing communications needs. Just don't call it a contract.
Acquisition
Focus on EIS transition pushes regional telecom contracts aside
GSA decides to cancel three "bridge" contracts, and says the EIS RFP will slip to September.
Modernization
ICE seeks new phone services for detainees
The service must be provided at no cost to ICE or detainees, but the contractor gets exclusive rights to sell pre-paid and other calling cards.
Digital Government
Roth: Data is key to GSA succcess
GSA Administrator-designate Denise Turner Roth sees value in harnessing data to drive efficiencies and cost-effectiveness for federal customers.
People
Roth tapped to head GSA
The president says he wants to remove the "acting" from GSA Administrator Denise Turner Roth's title.
Modernization
NS2020 RFP probably pushed back
The hoped-for July release of the GSA contracting vehicle's RFP will likely slide into late summer.
Cybersecurity
House panel moves drone, FOIA, IT dupe bills
One of the measures would require DHS to assess and report on duplication of information technology.
Cybersecurity
Making the business case for DHS S&T
Industry leaders like what they have seen so far of the Science and Technology Directorate's efforts at collaboration, but they are not yet fully convinced.
Digital Government
Can Wikipedia forecast the flu?
Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory say Wikipedia article access logs are highly correlated with historical influenza-like illness records.
Cybersecurity
When shared services go bad
The rise of criminal shared services has been startling, says the FBI’s John Riggi. "The bad guys have figured out that cooperation works."
Modernization
CBP needs better data picture from border tech
"You can't manage what you can't measure," was the message delivered by Sen. Tom Carper.
Cybersecurity
DHS looks to migrate, upgrade ID system
The Office of Biometric Identity Management wants to replace the Automated Biometric Identification System.
People