IT Modernization
A U.S. Digital Service veteran is looking for civil servants and other federal IT stakeholders to talk about governance obstacles that hinder successful acquisition and deployment of big and small technology projects.
10/26/2020
Comment
It's time to start talking about the next steps we need to take to ensure that our IT infrastructure and tools can continue to support the remote workers, while providing state-of-the-art, timely customer service
10/25/2020
Acquisition
The fast-track deviation clause, designed to support the Nov. 21 rollout of new restrictions on diversity and inclusion training for federal agencies and contractors, is expected to be followed quickly by a Federal Acquisition Regulation rulemaking case.
10/22/2020
Shared Services
The General Services Administration is talking with federal agency users to further develop its NewPay shared service offering rolled out in September.
10/21/2020
Acquistion
The General Services Administration will add more supply chain and cybersecurity protection language, including DOD's CMMC requirements for vendors, to its new contracts as risks grow, according to one of the agency's top acquisition managers.
10/21/2020
Acquisition
The Department of Homeland Security needs to be consistent in nominating and designating acquisition oversight officials.
10/21/2020
Workforce
Although a Department of Labor official says diversity training is still possible for federal contractors under the new policies, confusion over the guidelines has already resulted in cancelled training as agencies and contractors hit pause rather than risk violating a Trump administration executive order.
10/21/2020
Acquisition
Despite the pandemic, the next iteration of one of National Institute of Health's Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center's governmentwide contracts is steadily progressing.
10/20/2020
Cybersecurity
The National Security Agency released details on 25 existing vulnerabilities that Chinese state-sponsored threat groups are using to try to penetrate defense industrial base networks.
10/20/2020
Defense
FCW asked two contract lawyers what vendors really need to know about the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program.
10/19/2020
Cybersecurity
The Cyberspace Solarium Commission is looking to shore up security in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector by reducing dependency on suppliers from rival powers, especially China.
10/19/2020
Workforce
The upcoming group is the most diverse cohort to date, including 34 fellows that will work across 22 federal agencies.
10/19/2020
Workforce
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce led a nationwide coalition of trade associations and business groups in a letter opposing the Trump administration's executive order on diversity and inclusion training.
10/18/2020
Defense
Managing electromagnetic spectrum will become increasingly important as the Army pushes for large-scale operations across domains.
10/15/2020
Acquisition
Customs and Border Protection adds five years to its cloud-based disaster recovery infrastructure-as-a-service contract with IBM.
10/13/2020