Reporter's Notebook

• Inside the Reporter’s Notebook: Swinging exit doors at VA, DHS, GSA; Procurement fun at HHS

  Executive Editor Jason Miller looks at the news and information you may have missed or that slipped through the cracks at conferences, hearings and the like.

  Defense

  August 08, 2014
• Inside the Reporter’s Notebook: Category management launches five pilots; more vendor past performance data

  In this edition of Inside the Reporter's Notebook, Executive Editor Jason Miller shares news and buzz about the IT and acquisition communities.

  Defense

  July 25, 2014
• Inside the Reporter’s Notebook: DATA Act is law, IT, acquisition A-11 changes

  In this edition of Inside the Reporter's Notebook, Executive Editor Jason Miller shares news and buzz about the IT and acquisition communities. Senate lawmakers prepare to mark-up IT reform bill next week. CIO's spend time at camp where OMB and others emphasize the word of the year: effectiveness.

  Budget

  June 20, 2014
• Inside the Reporter’s Notebook: FedRAMP compliance results months away, OMB’s word of the year: Effectiveness

  In this edition of Inside the Reporter's Notebook, Executive Editor Jason Miller shares news and buzz about the IT and acquisition communities.

  All News

  June 06, 2014
• Inside the Reporter’s Notebook: FedBizOpps contractor admits to hacking

  In this edition of Inside the Reporter's Notebook, Executive Editor Jason Miller shares news and buzz about the IT and acquisition communities.

  Technology

  May 23, 2014
• Inside the Reporter’s Notebook: GSA takes 18F on a magical mystery tour

  In this edition of Inside the Reporter's Notebook, Executive Editor Jason Miller shares news and buzz about the IT and acquisition communities.

  Defense

  May 09, 2014
• Inside the Reporter’s Notebook: OMB not a farm team, Strategic sourcing on steroids

  In this week's Reporter's Notebook column, Executive Editor Jason Miller ponders Sylvia Burwell's jump from OMB to HHS and GSA's pumped up approach to buying.

  Management

  April 11, 2014
• Inside the Reporter’s Notebook: DoD taking own path with cloud security, Treasury’s Reger joins OMB

  In this week's Inside the Reporter's Notebook, Executive Editor Jason Miller explores how DoD is developing its cloud security standards and Treasury is filling a financial management void.

  Defense

  March 28, 2014
• Inside the Reporter’s Notebook: USPS cloud credential exchange almost ready, flood of GSA contract protests

  In this week's edition of Inside the Reporter's Notebook: USPS' cloud exchange is almost ready to fly; GSA faces a flood of contract protests; and technology chairs shuffle at DHS and GSA.

  Technology

  March 14, 2014
• Inside the Reporter’s Notebook: CIO switching DHS components, HUD stuck in 2005

  In this week's edition of Inside the Reporter's Notebook: Another senior technology official at DHS is on the move; HUD quietly extended the HITS contracts to Lockheed Martin and HP Enterprise Services; Defense CIO Teri Takai doesn't have a lot of good things to say about the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act and a new DHS office will raise the level of focus on critical infrastructure security.

  Defense

  February 28, 2014
• GSA releases RFP for round 3 of office supplies strategic sourcing contract

  GSA expects to make as many as 21 awards under the contract, which is estimated to be worth $1.25 billion over five years.

  Management

  January 31, 2014
• Connolly, Eshoo release draft IT procurement bill

  Reps. Eshoo, Connolly take on IT procurement reforms by floating a draft bill.

  Congress

  January 31, 2014
• OMB’s IT passback loses its luster, changes its goals

  Multiple CIOs say the annual budget guidance is tame without any new priorities or programs.

  Management

  January 31, 2014
• Shuffling chairs in senior IT positions

  New CIO at EPA; GSA gets another OMB detailee.

  Management

  January 31, 2014