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Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan has resigned and withdrawn his name from consideration to hold the top Pentagon job.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.

Oval Office squabble raises fears of shutdown

It was just supposed to be a photo op but it turned into public squabble as President Donald Trump and top Democrats argued on camera about a possible government shutdown.

JEDI bid draws ire of Microsoft employees

A group of Microsoft employees are lobbying the company to drop its pursuit of the $10 billion JEDI contract, saying what the company should not build technology used to wage war.

DHS wants insights on supply chain risks

The Department of Homeland Security is looking for an unclassified source of information about potential cybersecurity risks in the IT supply chain.

Powner to exit GAO

After 16 years working at the Government Accountability Office, IT oversight expert Dave Powner is taking his talents to MITRE.

Congress puts more scrutiny on OTAs

On heels of a negative GAO report, House members want to put more oversight and scrutiny on DOD's use of "other transaction authority" awards.

House wants more strings on DOD's cloud funding

The House defense appropriations bill includes new reporting requirements on the JEDI project and the Defense Enterprise Office Solutions cloud efforts.

VA signs $10B deal with Cerner

Acting VA Secretary Robert Wilkie signed the deal naming Cerner as the sole-source software provider on the agency's health record modernization effort.

With Shulkin out at VA, what happens to the Cerner deal?

The Department of Veterans Affairs looked set to ink a $10 billion deal for new health record software system. Then the secretary got fired.

Tech trade groups urge DOD to rethink cloud strategy

The Department of Defense reaped more than 1,000 comments on cloud procurement, including suggestions from technology trade groups to reshape its approach on a planned single-vendor cloud deal.

Congress passes 3-week funding bill

With the clock running out on government funding, the House and the Senate passed a bill to keep agencies open over the holidays.

Another shutdown looms ahead of holidays

House leaders are scrapping a plan to extend government operations through mid-January while fully funding defense at 2018 levels, but it's not clear what will replace it.

Congressional delays cause missed deadline for VA-Cerner contract

As Congress drags its feet, the VA has to wait to sign a multibillion contract for a new electronic health record system.

Are we headed for a shutdown?

The possibility of a shutdown Dec. 8 continues to grow as the White House and Democrats clash.