House Oversight and Reform Government Operations Subcommittee

FILE- In this March 30, 2019, file photo the Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building is visible as cherry blossom trees bloom on the West Lawn in Washington. On Wednesday, April 10, the Treasury Department releases federal budget data for March. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

When it comes to the data center debate, time to fish or cut bait

During the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) scorecard hearing, Federal CIO Clare Martorana outlined her four priorities.

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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

GSA earns top marks under FITARA 12 scorecard

Congress

DOJ could start looking closer at cybersecurity fraud on government technology providers

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CIO reporting, working capital funds remain outliers in agency IT modernization progress

Congress

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Lacking teeth, GSA creates alliances to spur transition to new telecommunications program

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Bill Zielinski, Maria Roat, Brendan Johnson, Small Business Administration

GSA’s e-commerce initiative strained by new protests, questions over supply chain risks

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GSA’s 18F expects to be in the black in 2020

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A busy week highlighting critical challenges for government market stakeholders

Commentary

Risk is high that GSA’s latest telecom contract suffers same fate as last two

Congress

After six years, OMB, GAO still at odds over data center initiative

Reporter's Notebook

FILE- In this Jan. 16, 2019, file photo doors at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building are locked and covered with blinds as a sign posted advises that the office will be closed during the partial government shutdown in Seattle. Disruptions from last month’s partial government shutdown caused a “shocking” deterioration in the IRS’ telephone help for taxpayers in the first week of the filing season, the agency’s watchdog said in a report released Tuesday, Feb. 12. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

What federal union members are saying about a potential government shutdown

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OPM employees voiceless as administration ramped up merger efforts

Federal News Network conducted a six-month investigation exploring how the administration’s proposed merger of GSA and OPM left employees with more questions…

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Trump administration cites OPM’s financial uncertainty in making case for reorganization

The Trump administration has confirmed that the Office of Personnel Management will operate on shaky financial ground after the security clearance business…

Workforce

Robert Groves: How the Census Bureau can make the most of its IT

Federal Drive

Former Census Director Robert Groves tells Federal News Radio’s Jory Heckman on Federal Drive with Tom Temin how the Census Bureau can make the best use of that new technology.