21st Century IDEA Act

GSA, General Services Administration

American Rescue Plan Act funding continues to pay dividends for GSA’s TTS

Ann Lewis, the new director of TTS in GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service, said her organization’s goal is to get the right tech skills into the right…

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OMB gives agencies a 10-year digital services transformation framework

IT Modernization

For 21st Century IDEA Act, EIS, it’s just a matter of time

Reporter's Notebook

After four year delay, agencies to get 21st Century IDEA Act guidance this summer

IT Modernization

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AI EO, Executive Order on Artificial intelligence

Agencies getting on board with TMF as expedited review deadline nears

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The General Services Administration (GSA) building is seen, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, in Washington. General Service Administrator Emily Murphy, the head of the obscure federal government agency that is holding up Joe Biden's presidential transition, appeared to know she might be facing a messy situation after the votes came in. Prior to Nov. 3, Emily Murphy, the head of the General Services Administration, held a Zoom call with Dave Barram, 77, a man who was in her shoes 20 years earlier during the contested 2000 election between George W. Bush and Al Gore. Barram said he advised her to

How users drove GSA’s design of new acquisition platform

Reporter's Notebook

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Close up of American flag button on computer keyboard

New federal website design standards emphasize ‘continuous improvement’

Technology

Improving IT and operational performance with human centered design, customer experience practices

Commentary

VA OIG highlights continuing IT security issues with the agency

Federal Newscast

FILE- This April 30, 2018, file photo shows an interior view of the Sainsbury's flagship store in the Nine Elms area of London. British regulators say the proposed supermarkets merger between Sainsbury's and Walmart's Asda unit would push up prices and reduce quality for shoppers, casting doubt on a deal that would create the country's biggest grocery chain. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

Military commissaries, exchanges will have wider customer base in 2020

Federal Newscast

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.)

Rep. Connolly: Expect ‘scattered compliance’ with 21st-Century IDEA deadlines

Technology

Upcoming IDEA Act deadlines task agencies with digital service overhaul

Under the IDEA Act, agency officials see a clearer path forward on making .gov websites more user-friendly.

Technology

Trump signs IDEA Act in bid to close ‘tech gap’ between government, private sector websites

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed the 21st-Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (IDEA), which aims to make federal “.gov” websites more…

Technology

Ro Khanna

21st Century IDEA Act requiring updated federal websites passes House

One of the IDEA Act’s backers is California Democrat Ro Khanna, who spoke with Federal Drive with Tom Temin shortly after the House bill passage.

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