New DHA Mandate Routes All IT Buys Through GSA
Aaron Boyd, Federal Times 4:47 p.m. EDT May 2, 2016 Going forward, the Defense Health Agency will contract for its health IT needs solely through the General…
VA Looks for Help with Wholesale Move to Cloud
Aaron Boyd, Federal Times 12:01 p.m. EDT April 11, 2016 An accompanying statement of objectives (SOO) explains that the current network infrastructure at VA is “siloed and…
Draft Encryption Bill Puts Rule of Law Above Privacy Concerns
Aaron Boyd, Federal Times 2:22 p.m. EDT April 8, 2016 A discussion draft leaked online of the first legislation to tackle the heated encryption debate that has…
Hoyer to Propose Information Technology Modernization Fund
Michael Hardy, Federal Times 4:55 p.m. EDT April 8, 2016 Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., will propose the creation of a White House Information Technology Modernization Fund when…
Energy Department Announces Funding to Train Engineers, Provide Energy Assessments for Small- and Medium-sized Manufacturers
Department of Energy April 6, 2016 – 3:34pm The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced approximately $35 million in funding, subject to congressional appropriations, to assist…
GSA Awards Billion-Dollar Contracts for Mid-Atlantic Facilities
Carten Cordell, Federal Times 4:11 p.m. EST March 10, 2016 The General Services Administration awarded 33 new Building Maintenance and Operations contracts with $15 billion ceilings Thursday.…
Agile Framework Speeds Up VA IT
Michael Hardy, Federal Times 2:11 p.m. EDT March 18, 2016 The Veterans Affairs Department is counting on an agile development framework to aid in needed IT improvements,…
Bill to Streamline Federal Hiring Clears the Senate, Heads to Obama
Carten Cordell, Federal Times 8:57 p.m. EST March 9, 2016 A bill to streamline the way the federal government hires its civil servants cleared the Senate on…
DoD Opens Door to Commercial MilCloud
Amber Corrin, Federal Times 3:30 p.m. EST February 24, 2016 The Defense Information Systems Agency’s in-house, high-security suite of cloud services known as milCloud has, since its…