General Services Administration
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The Court of Federal Claims rules that Interior violated law and federal regulations in awarding a sole source contract to Microsoft for e-mail and collaboration services in the cloud. This the latest episode in an ongoing battle between the two software giants to provide cloud services to agencies.
January 06, 2011 -
The IG says GSA\'s CIO has made progress securing the agency, but...
January 05, 2011 -
New regulations published Thursday aim to make sure agencies reclaim vendor employees\' HSPD-12 cards when they\'re no longer needed to perform contract work.
December 30, 2010 -
With just weeks before the end of the year, the General Services Administration is making some big changes to Federal Acquisition Service team. Ed O’Hare, after 38 years of government service, will retire after the…
December 20, 2010 -
The White House and the Office of Science and Technology Policy issued an RFI on how to develop a new platform called Expert-net to solicit ideas for solving mission-critical problems.
December 20, 2010 -
December 20th and December 22nd, 2010 Ms. Coleman is the Chief Information Officer of the U.S General Services Administration
December 20, 2010 -
Just before the end of the year, a significant reorganization coming to GSA’s acquisition leadership. Ed O’Hare, Assistant Commissioner for the Integrated Technology Services (ITS) portfolio, will retire effective January 15, 2011, according to a memo by Steve Kempf , the commission of GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service sent to employees today. Mary Davie, presently the [...]
December 20, 2010 -
Just before the end of the year, a significant reorganization coming to GSA’s acquisition leadership. Ed O’Hare, Assistant Commissioner for the Integrated Technology Services (ITS) portfolio, who took the post in March 2009, will retire effective January 15, 2011, according to a memo by Steve Kempf , the commission of GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service sent [...]
December 20, 2010 -
All federal buildings owned or managed by GSA will have their walls adorned with posters and signs with a message from DHS. We get details from GSA\'s Larry Melton.
December 17, 2010 -
Google will soon be fighting for room on the cloud with rival Microsoft. Microsoft recently received Federal Information Security Management Act certification for cloud computing data centers — about five months after Google gained approval. “Meeting the requirements of FISMA is an important security requirement for U.S. Federal agencies,” Microsoft’s Senior Director of Risk and [...]
December 15, 2010 -
The use of cloud computing is one of the major aspects of the administration’s “25 Point Implementation Plan to Reform Federal Information Technology Management.†OMB recently announced a cloud-first policy for agency IT programs moving forward. Last week, OMB released more details on its cloud computing plans for agencies.   Federal News Radio’s Jason Miller [...]
December 12, 2010 -
The Agriculture Department would be the second major agency to announce it\'s taking critical functions to the commercial cloud.
December 08, 2010 -
GSA announced last week that it has hired Unisys to move its e-mail to the cloud. Federal News Radio’s Jason Miller reports agencies and vendors are closely watching the move as a “proof of concept for the rest of government.†Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra admits if GSA shows moving its e-mail to the [...]
December 06, 2010 -
The agency will implement e-mail in the cloud using Google Apps for Government under an almost $7 million deal with Unisys. Many agencies are paying attention to how GSA implements this technology. GSA\'s CIO or Unisys could not confirm whether the datacenter is located in the U.S.
December 06, 2010 -
The federal CIO Vivek Kundra will roll out specifics about the administration\'s plan to change the way agencies buy and manage technology. The administration wants to give CIOs more authority over the budget for commodity IT such as e-mail or infrastructure. Kundra also said 2012 budget request will include requirements for continuous monitoring of agency networks.
December 03, 2010