General Services Administration

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 security compliance for procurement.

4 weeks ago

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.

7 weeks ago

Federal Oversight

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.

2 months ago

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.

2 months ago

Biden seeks 5.2% pay hike for federal workers

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

3 months ago

The U.S. Postal Service's Next Generation Delivery Vehicle. (USPS)

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.

5 months ago

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.

6 months ago

Ernst seeks to slow Pentagon transition to electric vehicles

Republicans and Democrats duel over green non-tactical vehicles for the Defense Department in the National Defense Authorization Act.

6 months ago

Seven federal contract opportunities to watch in FY23

Congress has yet to approve the fiscal 2023 defense budget, but industry is already tracking some key future programs.

6 months ago

Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle picked for $9B JEDI successor

The selections for the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability, or JWCC, were made public Wednesday in a list of contracts published by the Pentagon.

6 months ago

Rafael’s ‘Drone Dome’ anti-UAS system advances in Pentagon competition

The system demonstrated detection, identification and soft-kill capabilities against drone targets and is now eligible to compete for federal contracts.

6 months ago

How automation can solve persistent cybersecurity problems

Long-standing issues including aging data systems and alert fatigue can be addressed with automation.

6 months ago

5G cellular equipment is seen on a utility pole in Inglewood, California, on Jan. 19, 2022.

General Dynamics, Amazon, Cisco form coalition to spur 5G adoption

The fifth generation of wireless technologies promises exponentially faster speeds as well as the capacity to accommodate more and more-advanced devices.

7 months ago

Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Bill LaPlante gestures as he speaks on stage Sept. 7, 2022, at the annual Defense News Conference.

Senate to vote on Pentagon contract adjustments amid inflation

The Senate is expected to vote on legislation that would authorize the Pentagon to modify fixed-price contracts as suppliers grapple with inflation.

7 months ago

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Devon Wheeler establishes communications during the Indo-Pacific Warfighting Exercise in the Northern Training Area on Okinawa, Japan, in August 2021.

Lumen starts on $1.5B network contract after Verizon protest dropped

The Indo-Pacific Transport Services award was protested by Verizon in August. The protest was withdrawn in early September, records show.

7 months ago

Space Force’s Calvelli issues acquisition ‘guideposts’

The memo, obtained by C4ISRNET, highlights nine acquisition tenets aimed at fielding space capabilities on faster timelines.

7 months ago

White House taps tech funds to upgrade AbilityOne procurement list

AbilityOne is one of the largest sources of federal employment in the U.S. for those who are blind or have disabilities.

7 months ago

US tech companies in China may soon be forced to ‘choose a flag’

Amazon, Facebook, IBM and other companies with U.S. military ties have expanded their businesses in China.

7 months ago

GSA

All the news and information you need to keep up with the government's buyer.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Republicans and Democrats duel over green non-tactical vehicles for the Defense Department in the National Defense Authorization Act.

Congress has yet to approve the fiscal 2023 defense budget, but industry is already tracking some key future programs.

The selections for the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability, or JWCC, were made public Wednesday in a list of contracts published by the Pentagon.

The system demonstrated detection, identification and soft-kill capabilities against drone targets and is now eligible to compete for federal contracts.

Long-standing issues including aging data systems and alert fatigue can be addressed with automation.

The fifth generation of wireless technologies promises exponentially faster speeds as well as the capacity to accommodate more and more-advanced devices.

The Senate is expected to vote on legislation that would authorize the Pentagon to modify fixed-price contracts as suppliers grapple with inflation.

The Indo-Pacific Transport Services award was protested by Verizon in August. The protest was withdrawn in early September, records show.

The memo, obtained by C4ISRNET, highlights nine acquisition tenets aimed at fielding space capabilities on faster timelines.

AbilityOne is one of the largest sources of federal employment in the U.S. for those who are blind or have disabilities.

Amazon, Facebook, IBM and other companies with U.S. military ties have expanded their businesses in China.