General Services Administration chief Denise Turner Roth has highlighted the agency’s previous accomplishments over the last eight years as the current administration comes to a close. Roth wrote in a blog post published Thursday that GSA demonstrated its ability “to be an innovative, active and adaptable agency” while the initiatives …
Read More »GSA Lists Federal Acquisition Service Achievements in Fiscal 2016
The General Services Administration has listed major achievements of GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service in fiscal year 2016 as part of a year-end review. GSA said Friday FAS’ 2016 highlights include the creation of new IT Schedule 70 special item numbers for Highly Adaptive Cybersecurity Services. GSA Administrator Denise Turner Roth said the new …
Read More »House Panel Asks GSA to Report on Use of SAM Database to Identify Tax Delinquency Among Contractors
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has asked the General Services Administration to submit information on how GSA uses the System for Award Management database to identify contractors that are not eligible for contract awards due to federal tax debt. According to a Nov. 22 letter sent to GSA Administrator …
Read More »Former Pixar Exec Rob Cook Named GSA Tech Transformation Service Chief
Rob Cook, a former Pixar executive, has been appointed commissioner of the General Services Administration‘s Technology Transformation Service that was established in a push to boost federal government technology. GSA said Thursday Cook will formally begin his service as TTS commissioner on Oct. 31 and lead an organization that will look to assist agencies on …
Read More »Federal News Radio: GSA 18F’s Aaron Snow to Leave Executive Director Role
Aaron Snow, executive director of the General Services Administration‘s 18F organization, will step down on Oct. 13 and hold an advisory role to support the incoming Technology Transformation Service commissioner, Federal News Radio reported Friday. Jason Miller writes Dave Zvenyach, 18F acquisition management director, will serve as interim 18F head to …
Read More »GSA Unveils Data Federation Movement in Support of Open Govt Efforts; Denise Turner Roth Comments
The General Services Administration has launched a new effort to support data standardization and data federation systems across federal and local government agencies and also promote open and interconnected digital government. GSA said Thursday U.S. Data Federation will build on efforts of Data.gov and utilize case studies that demonstrate unified and coherent data architectures …
Read More »Denise Turner Roth Talks Plans for GSA’s Tech Transformation Service
Denise Turner Roth, head of the General Services Administration, told Federal Times in an interview published Monday that she expects the Technology Transformation Service to help GSA demonstrate how emerging technology platforms could be applied in the government space. “So that’s everything from the implementation, the exploration of what’s coming on deck …
Read More »Denise Turner Roth: GSA Rolls Out Cyber Special Item Number in Support of White House Cybersecurity Plan
The General Services Administration has launched a new special item number for cybersecurity platforms and services and collaborated with other federal agencies to develop procurement support to facilitate cyber vulnerability assessments of government information technology systems. GSA Administrator Denise Turner Roth wrote in a blog post published Monday such actions are part …
Read More »Tony Scott: OMB Unveils 3-Year Initiative to Reduce Federal Data Center Footprint
The Office of Management and Budget has introduced a three-year program that aims to require federal agencies to develop and execute strategies that seek to reduce the footprint of data centers and build up the federal government’s information technology security posture. Federal Chief Information Officer Tony Scott wrote in a blog post published …
Read More »Mikey Dickerson, Anne Rung: OFPP, USDS Partner to Create Digital Services Acquisition Platform
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy and the U.S. Digital Service have collaborated to develop a web-based platform designed to help agencies access practical tools and resources to facilitate digital services procurement activities. Federal Chief Acquisition Officer Anne Rung and USDS Administrator Mikey Dickerson wrote in a blog post published Tuesday the TechFAR …
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