Push back begins against anti-diversity training ban
An IT group, a law firm and a government worker union have added their voices to the opposition to the White House plan to ban training that addresses certain areas of diversity and inclusion.
Court denies Oracle's JEDI appeal
A panel of federal appellate judges affirmed a lower court decision denying a protest by Oracle in the Defense Department's $10 billion cloud procurement dubbed JEDI.
Trump fires TVA chairman over IT outsourcing
The federally owned power company is rethinking plans to fire its internal IT staff and shift to managed services in light of Trump's intervention and a new executive order on federal contracting.
Federal CIO Kent to exit in July
During her tenure, Suzette Kent pushed on policies including Trusted Internet Connection, identity management and the creation of the Chief Data Officers Council.
Bipartisan plan would boost NSF for tech research
Competition with China is at the center of a bipartisan $110 billion plan to boost technology research and development through a dramatic reorganization of the National Science Foundation.
AWS looks to expand record in JEDI lawsuit
A recent filing also takes a hard look at the timing of Defense Secretary Mark Esper's recusal in the case.
Altamira's Davies to takes vice chair role at IAC
Altamira CEO Ted Davies replaces the departing Tony Scott, who resigned as vice chair of IAC in September.
Microsoft wins DOD's JEDI cloud contract
The long-awaited Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract could run for 10 years with a ceiling of $10 billion.
ICE extends Palantir's case management contract
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is sticking with Palantir's Gotham as its case management tool, and granted Palantir a three-year sole source extension to operate and service the system.
Navy elevates CIO role
The Navy is establishing a new special assistant to the secretary for information management/CIO to enforce cybersecurity standards, have a say in IT acquisition and develop data and digital strategies.
DOD, DHS driving more OTAs
The Defense and Homeland Security departments are planning to increase use of OTAs as tool for leveraging emerging technologies.
House members push for more EHR interoperability
Members of the House Veterans Affairs Committee want to use the must-pass 2020 defense authorization bill to advance interoperability and joint management of the electronic health records systems at the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs.
GSA releases e-commerce solictiation
The e-commerce effort dubbed "Amazon for government" is getting closer to becoming reality with a draft solicitation released by the General Services Administration.
Oracle fights on as JEDI court date nears
A federal judge will hear arguments on July 10 as Oracle continues to push that the JEDI solicitation was 'cooked' in favor of AWS.
Army Secretary Esper tapped as acting DefSec as Shanahan resigns
Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan has resigned and withdrawn his name from consideration to hold the top Pentagon job. Trump announced that Army Secretary Mark Esper is taking over as acting defense secretary.
Contractors: Leadership still needed on joint health record project
Contractors support establishment of a government body that can settle disputes between VA and DOD as they each implement new electronic health systems based on Cerner's software platform.
Congress continues scrutiny of JEDI strategy
House appropriators are worried that the Pentagon's $10 billion single-award JEDI cloud contract will lock the department into the same cloud system for a generation despite ongoing improvements in technology.
DOD laments delays in JEDI procurement
DOD's top tech official says the protest delays that are slowing down the $10 billion JEDI procurement could add to DOD's challenge of managing its cloud environment.
Trump names new leader for OFPP
Michael Wooten, a senior advisor on acquisitions at the Federal Student Aid office, was nominated by President Trump to lead the Office of Federal Procurement Policy.
Shutdown still in play, White House says
With the clock running out on a continuing resolution funding multiple agencies, the White House and the Congress appear to be edging toward a deal -- but a lot can still go wrong.
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