Improving the purchase card program
The government purchase card has made procuring low-cost items much easier, but there are ways the program could be improved, writes Steve Kelman.
Citizant expands cloud cover for GSA
Citizant Inc. will continue to provide cloud technology services to the General Services Administration under a recently awarded three-year contract worth $3.9 million.
GSA plans would ease effects of shutdown, administrator says
GSA Administrator Martha Johnson tells anxious contractors that a government shutdown "would be a real disrupter" but the agency has had plans in place since the last shutdown in 1995 to ease the effects of any new closure.
Former GSA procurement chief goes to the Hill again
Emily Murphy will be working on small-business contracting and workforce issues for a House committee.
GSA pulls the plug on GovGab; POGO meets POTUS
After a four-year run, the General Services Administration put the final nail in the coffin of its GovGab blog by shutting down its Twitter account this week.
GSA plans BPAs with green IT in mind
Several blanket purchase agreements for IT products also will push contractors to be more green.
GSA leader's zero footprint
Administrator Martha Johnson hit a unique mark of making little, or maybe no, impact on her environment.
CGI hires energy management expert for GSA account
CGI Federal Inc. has hired Billy Mays, a global energy management, sustainability and high-performance buildings expert, to help direct the government contractor’s GSA account.
GAO upholds cancellation of $2.6B Northrop DHS campus contract
The Government Accountability Office denies a protest from Northrop Grumman of what the company believed was an "unreasonable" termination of its contract.
GSA policy chief takes on acquisition regulations
Acquisition officials are looking closely at three areas of the procurement process that must be fixed to create a faster, smoother system.
Watchdog group faults Obama decision to withdraw transparency proposal
The Obama administration withdrew a proposal to require that contracts, as well as task and delivery orders, be posted online.
Many federal blogs wither from neglect
Our Dying Blog List highlights those in critical condition. Help us add to it.
Former GSA assistant commissioner rejoins former company
Ed O'Hare rejoins Dynanet Corp. with a goal of helping the company's transition out of the 8(a) small business program.
New GSA deputy CIO is on the job
Hashmi is leaving his job as deputy CIO for D.C.'s government to become deputy to Casey Coleman, CIO at the General Services Administration.
Brown-Dixon goes from GSA to SBA
A small-business guru and director of small business takes talents to SBA
Higginbottom picked as deputy director at OMB
More executive changes: Heather Higginbottom to be named deputy director at OMB, and GSA's Teresa Nasif moves to head senior executive service initiatives.
GSA's acquisition center reorganizing for new year
Joe Jeu, assistant commissioner for General Supplies and Services at GSA, will be leaving the agency, and other personnel changes are also underway.
Hughes to provide government with managed broadband services
Hughes Network Systems believes that it can use its commercial satellite and DSL technologies to be a player in the federal broadband space.
GSA's Google Apps award raises Microsoft’s hackles
Microsoft Corp. complains that GSA amended a request for proposals that resulted in Unisys Corp. winning a $6.7 million contract to create a cloud-based e-mail system using Google Apps. What ticked off the software giant?
Unisys brings Google Apps to GSA
Unisys Corp. has won a General Services Administration contract worth $6.7 million to create a secure, cloud-based e-mail and collaboration platform for the agency.
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