General Services Administration
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Greg Godbout, who co-founded the 18F organization at GSA and was in the initial class of Presidential Innovation Fellows, is leaving government to join cBrain, a Danish software firm.
April 19, 2016 -
Jacob Parcell and his Mobile Gov Community of Practice help agencies test mobile apps and websites on various devices, promote code sharing, and inform mobility policy.
April 19, 2016 -
The General Services Administration is soliciting industry input on how to buy office supplies differently through the multiple award schedules. Some in industry say GSA is reacting to continued challenges with the Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative (FSSI).
April 19, 2016 -
The federal government has an informal but large and active community of interest devoted to building and improving public-facing mobile apps. The community is 1,200 strong. Jacob Parcell, manager of mobile programs at the General Services Administration, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin what the community of interest works on.
April 18, 2016 -
The government may be good at a lot of things, but plain language isn't one of them. Most federal rulemaking and procurement language is the worst sort of babble. Now the General Services Administration is trying to simplify instructions for companies that want to get their first multiple award schedule contract. Larry Allen of Allen Federal Business Partners shares his insight on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
April 18, 2016 -
The General Services Administration is making moves to enhance its own knowledge of categories. Larry Allen of Allen Federal Business Partners tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin how this could in turn benefit contractors.
April 11, 2016 -
The White House sent its legislative proposal to Capitol Hill and Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) plans on introducing legislation based on that proposal this week.
April 11, 2016 -
For millions of Americans, the front door to the federal government isn't the U.S. Capitol or a Social Security office. It's a website, and the experience can be frustrating. John Yuda, senior product design adviser to the Federal Front Door project tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin the General Services Administration's 18F group has been working to improve that experience.
April 08, 2016 -
A series of new tools and information guides from the General Services Administration are designed to help vendors and start-ups use IT Schedule 70 more easily and quickly.
April 06, 2016 -
WashingtonTechnology.com editor Nick Wakeman joins host Mark Amtower for a wide ranging discussion of the protest environment, key recent mergers and acquisitions, and how to buy your way onto a GWAC. April 4, 2016
April 04, 2016 -
Richard Lieberman, a consultant and retired attorney, makes the case that agencies can’t pick and choose when to apply the Federal Acquisition Regulations to task orders under multiple award contracts.
April 04, 2016 -
A draft memo released for public comment March 29 would require GSA to run a governmentwide contract for mobile devices and services, and mandate agencies use that new vehicle by August 2018.
March 30, 2016 -
Vendors are submitting bids on the next set of tools under phase 2 of the continuous diagnostics and mitigation program while DHS is preparing for phase 3.
March 28, 2016 -
DHS promotes Danny Toler and brings on GSA veteran Emile Monett to work on the CDM program.
March 28, 2016 -
Mary Davie, assistant commissioner of the General Services Administration, talks to Women of Washington co-hosts Aileen Black and Gigi Schumm.
March 16, 2016