Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions

Agencies have released only 23 of the expected 127 solicitations under the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) contract so far and GSA set a Sept. 30 deadline for all RFPs to be out the door.

This week the General Services Administration’s MAS Program Management Office provided an update about GSA’s plans to merge the program’s 24 schedules into a single one.

CenturyLink became the first vendor under the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract to receive cybersecurity approval for its business systems.

In today’s Federal Newscast, President Donald Trump hints that another government shutdown is likely after funding runs out again in three weeks.

The General Services Administration told agencies they could have up to three more years to transition to the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) contract, but had to meet certain short term deadlines.

Larry Allen joined Federal Drive to talk about key shuffles, such as Laura Stanton becoming the new day-to-day manager of the General Services Administration’s Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions telecom contract.

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Office of Personnel Management is changing regulations on direct hire authorities.

USDA says it won’t make the 2020 deadline for transitioning to GSA’s EIS telecommunications contract, while HUD says it will be close.

Alan Thomas, the commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service at GSA, said the Technology Modernization Fund and the EIS contract are helping to push agencies toward better IT services.

Granite Telecommunications filed a complaint with the Government Accountability Office on Aug. 27 about the Labor Department’s EIS task order.