USASpending.gov does a Facebook – GovConChannel Editorial
Since the dawn of the Internet Age, the boom of government agency-related information put literally at our fingertips has changed how companies pursuing contracts collect and analyze information. One...
View ArticleOMB wants evidence-based budgeting — Federal Computer Week
Agencies are to use evidence in submitting their fiscal year 2014 budget requests, according to a new Office of Management and Budget memo released May 18. “Evidence,” in this case, means using...
View ArticleOMB begins to clarify industry’s role in shared services – FederalNewsRadio.com
In the almost three weeks since the Office of Management and Budget released its shared services strategy, one of the bigger questions that remains has been how does industry fit in the equation? via...
View ArticleWhite House outlines next steps in adopting mobile technologies –...
A White House strategy released Wednesday directs agencies to create mobile applications, publicly release more digital data and better equip feds with mobile technology. via White House outlines next...
View ArticleA ‘simplified’ way for agencies to achieve small business goals – The...
Small business goals are a touchy subject for me because in an ideal world, small businesses would get a fair shake in federal contracting because of what they bring to the table, versus their...
View ArticleOMB strategic sourcing memo renews worry over mandatory use — FCW
A new strategic sourcing memo from the Office of Management and Budget has reignited industry worries over policies mandating the use of the procurement approach. The memo creates a Strategic Sourcing...
View ArticleGAO recommends call to action in IT management — FCW
What: Prepared testimony from the Government Accountability Office’s David A. Powner to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, urging federal agencies to implement major IT initiatives....
View ArticleOMB bars new desktop, laptop contracts — FCW
White House IT chiefs are cracking down on pricey hardware. In a memo to federal IT managers, U.S. CIO Tony Scott and Anne Rung, chief acquisition officer at the Office of Management and Budget,...
View ArticleOMB bans most new contracts for desktops, laptops – FederalNewsRadio.com
OMB released new guidance to agencies Oct. 16 prohibiting civilian agencies from buying desktop or laptop computers off any contract except from one of three governmentwide acquisition contracts—NASA...
View ArticleOMB to ban most new contracts for mobile devices, services
First it was on desktops and laptops, and now it will be on mobile devices. Continue reading →
View ArticleOMB priming HR shared services for a big year
The recent update on shared services on Performance.gov for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015 highlights the expectations for a big year for HR, financial management and possibly other...
View ArticleTime is ripe to dump the DUNS, industry data group says
OMB leaders indicated at a recent DATA Coalition summit that they will conduct an alternatives analysis to the Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number, which the federal government uses through a...
View Article26 protests of $11.5B training contract kicks off busy summer of IT
The number of large, multiple-award technology contracts agencies are recompeting or launching, and expected to award is extraordinary. Continue reading →
View ArticleGSA digs into shared payroll system issues
USSM, established by the Office of Management and Budget in October 2015 and housed at GSA, is the key driver of shared-services adoption across the federal government Continue reading →
View ArticleAgencies tout better improper payment reporting, but Congress still waiting...
But many members of Congress say that reporting — let alone any progress on moving the payment total down — isn’t good enough. Continue reading →
View ArticleA shared services détente?
Did Dave Mader, the controller of the Office of Management and Budget, just open the door to private sector firms providing financial management shared services to agencies? Continue reading →
View ArticleThere’s still hope for IT modernization funding
Office of Management and Budget analysts anticipated the fund would support up to $15 billion in IT investments across government. Continue reading →
View ArticleOMB director announces new digital privacy office
"If we don't invest in privacy today, the issues will only be more challenging tomorrow," he wrote. "The new office and career official will be dedicated to strengthening the government's privacy...
View ArticleTony Scott welcomes unsolicited IT proposals from industry
Tony Scott is fed up with the overly prescriptive federal IT procurement process. Continue reading →
View ArticleOMB tries again to define a major cyber incident
It first defined a cyber incident in a 2007 memo, defining a category 1 event where a hacker gets access to systems, data or a breach of physical security controls. Continue reading →
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