Interior nixes contract, asks for industry input

Federal officials may be reaching out to industry more often to get the best from companies even as agency budgets tighten.

Acentia unveils 10 contact wins worth $20M

Among Acentia's previously unannounced wins were six new task orders worth $15.3 million from the Interior Department’s Bureau of Reclamation and two contracts from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission worth a combined $3.8 million.

Connections $5B competition about to begin

The go ahead should be given in the next week for agencies to start placing orders. What's special about this contract?

SAIC tasked with logistics support at two major Marine camps

Under a GSA task order worth $35 million or more, SAIC will provide logistics support to the U.S. Marine Corps at Camp Lejeune, N.C., and Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Salesforce lands $28M GSA-wide cloud contract

The public cloud gains ground in the government market with GSA's contract award to Salesforce.com. How is the agency going to use the contract?

GSA ponders reopening e-mail contract

Agency is studying GAO's decision to support the protests filed by two losing bidders.

GAO wants GSA to reopen e-mail contract

GAO agrees with protesters over the location of data centers and other issues.

Oracle settlement of false claim lawsuit could top $200M

Oracle failed to keep a contractual agreement with GSA in 1998.

QinetiQ NA to support IT apps at GSA buildings service

QinetiQ North America has won a five-year contract that has a maximum potential value of $41 million to support the General Services Administration’s Public Buildings Service.

GSA social media timeline sputtering to a halt?

The General Services Administration's crowdsourced Web graphic showing federal social media activity is languishing.

URS unveils cloud portal for GSA schedule purchasing

URS-Apptis, the IT business arm of URS Corp., has received federal approval to operate its FedCloud.com as an infrastructure-as-a-service portal so government agencies can use it to make purchases on the GSA Schedules.

Agencies don't account for all program costs, experts say

Auditors at GAO found that several agencies with interagency contracts and those that help with acquisitions don’t carefully account for all the costs of their programs.

Youel Page makes shift from Treasury to GSA

Long-time procurement official moves to the Integrated Technology Service at GSA.

GSA's Karl Krumbholz announces retirement

In a blog post, he said GSA officials put him on a temporary assignment until the end of the year, and for now, Frank Tiller will manage the day-to-day responsibilities of the agency's networks services program.

4 myths busted about mobile devices

Federal agencies considering mobile applications should avoid these common myths that might limit their potential, a GSA official said.

GSA plans huge BPAs for laptops, desktops and other devices

GSA officials propose creating as many as 10 blanket purchase agreements covering laptops, desktops and other popular IT products.

599 winners, but will $10B STARS 2 get much action?

With so many winners, can STARS 2 generate enough competition? Our experts express some doubts.

All of GSA's e-mail now in Google cloud

The General Services Administration has successfully migrated its 17,000 e-mail users to Google Apps for Government, according to GSA Administrator Martha Johnson.

Budget crunch makes GSA popular

GSA Administrator Martha Johnson is getting an unprecedented amount of phone calls from agency leaders who want money-saving options.

Northrop Grumman partners to pursue GSA travel contract

Northrop Grumman Corp. has signed on as a subcontractor to CWTSatoTravel to compete for the end-to-end travel and expense management systems of the General Services Administration's E-Gov Travel Services 2 contract.