GSA Issues Memo on Accelerated Payments to Small Business Contractors, Subcontractors
The General Services Administration has cleared a class deviation from the Federal Acquisition Regulation to allow accelerated payments to small business...
GSA Seeks AI-Based SaaS Tool to Back Regulatory Streamlining Efforts
The General Services Administration has issued a solicitation for a commercial artificial intelligence platform that can support regulatory streamlining efforts. GSA...
Pentagon Releases Guidance on Use of Zoom Videoconferencing App
The Department of Defense (DoD) released new guidance on the use of Zoom, a videoconferencing application, as more government employees...
DoD Creating New Space Advisory Group
The Department of Defense (DoD) is establishing a space advisory committee as part of the Defense Innovation Board to provide...
GAO: DoD Should Fully Implement Cyber Hygiene Initiatives
The Government Accountability Office has recommended that the Department of Defense fully implement its three cyber hygiene initiatives and designate...
Executive Branch Agencies Urge FCC to Terminate China Telecom’s Authorizations
The Departments of Justice, Defense, Homeland Security and other agencies within the executive branch have called on the Federal Communications...
Ellen Lord Issues Memo on Temporary Amendment to Delegation of Approval Authority for OTAs
Ellen Lord, defense undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, issued a memo on April 5 to announce...
Sean Connelly on Agencies’ Trusted Internet Connections Pilots
Sean Connelly, Trusted Internet Connections program manager at the Department of Homeland Security, said the pilot projects completed by the...
Pelosi, Schumer Propose $250B More for Small Businesses in Interim Emergency Relief Package
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) have proposed a potential $500 billion interim emergency bill to offer...
CISA Releases Interim TIC 3.0 Telework Guidance
The Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has issued interim Trusted Internet Connections 3.0 guidance to help...