General Services Administration
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A six-year experiment meant to help the federal government quickly sell or dispose of its underutilized real estate is running out of time.
March 07, 2024 -
GSA and other agencies are considering how to revamp and streamline the FedRAMP program for authorizing cloud services, including SaaS.
March 05, 2024 -
Lawmakers took GSA to task for purchasing 150 China-made video conferencing cameras in 2022, calling it "a very troubling episode."
March 01, 2024 -
New Senate bill would help small businesses compete on skills and capabilities rather than just price at the main contract level.
February 29, 2024 -
While some incidents need to be elevated to the CISO, allowing SOC analysts to take actions during lower-level incidents can prevent them from escalating.
February 27, 2024 -
Currently, the Schedule program is deemed a competitive procedure if participation is open to all responsible sources and orders and contracts under the program result in the lowest overall cost alternative to meet the government’s needs.
February 23, 2024 -
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) is concerned about a recent GSA IG report that found GSA bought 150 videoconference cameras manufactured in China
February 16, 2024 -
With a new structure, a strategic plan and more consistent funding, Federal Executive Boards (FEBs) appear ready to greet the future federal workforce.
February 15, 2024 -
Chuck Hardy, the chief architect at GSA, said the agency has learned a great deal about the future of office space from the feedback of 1,800 registered users.
February 12, 2024 -
Mike Shepherd, the director of the catalog management office at GSA, said the next step for the catalog modernization effort is to bring in service contractors.
February 05, 2024 -
GSA has also been working on Section 508 training after the assessment found a deficit of federal staff dedicated toward digital accessibility efforts.
February 02, 2024 -
In today's Federal Newscast: The White House is widening the rule prohibiting employers from asking potential employees about their salary history. Cloud infrastructure providers are getting new cybersecurity requirements. And the chaos surrounding Red Sea shipping routes has jacked up the cost to relocate federal employees.
February 01, 2024 -
A cloud computing security program established in 2011, continues to present difficulties to government and industry: FedRAMP, the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, is a way of establishing that cloud computing service companies are secure. But more than 12 years in, the program still has cost uncertainty. And agencies don't always use FedRAMP approved vendors, according to the Government Accountability Office.
January 31, 2024 -
Things are moving fast on the federal procurement front. New small business rules, GSA data gathering to club contractors with, all while appropriations seem to be forever in the future.
January 30, 2024 -
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy issued a new memo outlining several specific steps for how agencies can increase the number of small business awards under multiple-award contracts.
January 26, 2024