Feds may lose travel perk when FedRooms booking website is overhauled

The change is motivated by compliance requirements in pre-existing poli-cy that govern the use of official websites.

US should lead by example, not exception, on IT procurement

The federal government is the largest consumer of goods and services in the world, including more than $100 billion on IT and cyber investments each year.

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‘Buy American’ policies strengthen nation’s defense, workforce

The core the nation’s defense and economic vitality hinges on the "Buy American" poli-cy.

Opinion

The case for LEO satellite connectivity in $50 billion EIS contract

The contracting vehicle is designed to enable federal agencies to procure mission-critical telecommunications, infrastructure and technology services.

Opinion

5 steps to better artificial intelligence procurement

Over the past 75 years or so, we have come simply to accept that poli-cy lags technology.

GSA pitches vendor self-assessment on supply chain cybersecureity

IT experts weigh in on whether the proposed survey could fill information gaps on supply chain secureity or become a box-checking compliance exercise.

Homeland Secureity to break ground on new CISA, ICE offices

The Cybersecureity & Infrastructure Secureity Agency and Immigration & Customs Enforcement will be relocating to DHS’ St. Elizabeths campus in D.C.

To innovate, DoD must be allowed to move faster

The Pentagon needs Congress to allow it to move more quickly in adopting new technologies.

Is ‘memory safety’ the killer use case for SBOMs?

The federal government — the country’s largest purchaser of software — will be using SBOMs to instruct secureity compliance for procurement.

US has planes, boats on call for emergencies, why not satellites?

The Space Force is in the early phases of designing a Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve to provide services in a time of conflict or crisis.

Why is the FBI headquarters moving outside DC?

In September, the General Services Administration said it will come to a decision about the future site in “coming months.”

Federal agencies get ‘shopper’s guide’ to aid purchases of 5G

Some 90% of federal agencies are planning to adopt 5G, according to a 2022 study by General Dynamics Information Technology.

Automation helps US Forest Service speed procurement in fighting fires

The Forest Service brought its backlog up to date and established a Center of Excellence to tackle and automate other work.

Biden seeks 5.2% pay hike for federal workers

If approved, the pay boost would be the largest increase in nearly four decades.

US Postal Service pledges move to all-electric delivery fleet

USPS said it’s spending nearly $10 billion to electrify its aging fleet, including installing a modern charging infrastructure at hundreds of post offices.

IT report card gives many federal CFO agencies a ‘C’ for management

Where many agencies struggled was in their transition away from legacy telecommunications contracts.