Government contractors and GAO are likely to be busy this summer responding to several billion-dollar solicitations for IT services and dealing with the corresponding protests from the losing bidders.
The 2016 Management of Change conference sponsored by ACT-IAC provided several memorable, newsworthy moments this year.
GSA's 18F organization is taking a fourth bite at the identity management apple by developing a new platform called Login.gov despite 15 years of struggle to come up with a way for citizens, businesses and others to securely interact with agencies online.
Commerce, Energy, Labor and NASA told House lawmakers how they each are meeting the spirit and intent of the IT reform law.
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will hold a hearing May 25 on legacy IT systems where Federal CIO Tony Scott will have maybe the administration’s best chance to make its case for Congress to support the IT Modernization Fund.
The continuous diagnostics and mitigation (CDM) program is relying on a blanket purchase agreement approach that isn’t as flexible as DHS and GSA officials thought it would be.
The space agency released its entire source selection document for why it chose SAIC over CACI for a $447.8 million award.
The Office of Management and Budget is close to finalizing Circular A-123, which will require an enterprise approach to risk management.
Objections to the use of lowest-price technically acceptable for contracts are growing, including Booz Allen Hamilton and CACI protests of DISA’s $17.5 billion ENCORE III solicitation and a new bill from two senators to restrict when the military uses this type of contract.
Both agencies are using different portfolio management approaches to better oversee and control spending on commodity technology.
A new report by the federal chief technology officer highlights the power of big data while also emphasizing the need to consider its ethical implications.
Commerce, USDA, Transportation demonstrate augmented role of CIO to manage significant projects and make much-needed change.
Reps. Steve Chabot (R-Ohio) and Nydia Velazquez (D-N.Y.), chairman and ranking member of the Small Business Committee respectively, wrote a letter to GSA Administrator Denise Turner Roth in early April asking for more details on how GSA is ensuring category management doesn’t impact small businesses.
Steve Grewal joined the General Services Administration as its new deputy chief information officer after spending the last four years at the Education Department.
The Homeland Security Department launched a new type of red team effort where they break into an agencies' networks over the next 90 days and help them make long-term, sustainable fixes.