GSA bolsters IT Acquisition Center
The General Services Administration is reorganizing its IT Acquisition Center to better cope with the growing popularity of the Federal Supply Service schedules.
OMB's Chenok joining SRA, Anderson moving up
Dan Chenok, branch chief for information policy and technology at the Office of Management and Budget, is joining SRA International Inc.
GSA's Safavian tapped to head OFPP
President Bush yesterday announced his intentions to nominate David Safavian to become the next administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy.
OMB maps plan for advancing SmartBuy execution plan
HERSHEY, Pa .-- The Office of Management and Budget will develop an action plan by November describing how it will move the stalled enterprisewide software-licensing program forward.
OMB maps plan to advance SmartBuy
The Office of Management and Budget will develop an action plan by November describing how it will move the stalled enterprisewide software licensing program.
Agencies wrestle with merging new IT into architecture plans
HERSHEY, Pa. ? With all the expected benefits of agency enterprise architectures, federal IT officials are wondering how, if at all, to incorporate emerging and new technologies into their infrastructures.
GSA hires three small firms for EA support contract
The General Services Administration has awarded the government's highest profile enterprise architecture support contract to three small firms.
GSA to nix six IT procurement vehicles
The sun is setting on multiple-award, governmentwide acquisition contracts that provide niche IT services.
SmartBuy a tough sell
A top House lawmaker is pressing the General Services Administration to move forward with the SmartBuy enterprisewide software licensing program. The Office of Management and Budget has said SmartBuy will save more than $100 million annually, but GSA faces resistance from agencies and contractors that question how the program will work and whether they will benefit from it.
OMB hails competitive sourcing progress
A new report contends federal agencies are in a better position than ever to compete federal jobs with the private sector.
GSA reopens E-Travel procurement
The General Services Administration has decided to reopen the solicitation for its E-Travel initiative rather than defend its actions to the General Accounting Office.
Lockheed gets EPA rule-making systems contract
The Environmental Protection Agency awarded Lockheed Martin Corp. a contract to integrate federal online rule-making systems with the Regulations.gov portal.
Federal IT systems, Web privacy policy issued
In an effort to better protect personal data collected by the federal government, the Office of Management and Budget orders privacy assessments on all new IT systems and those undergoing major changes.<br>
Board tells GSA to let eight GWACs expire
A panel of GSA officials has recommended that eight governmentwide acquisition contracts should expire.
FTS aims to erase procurement weaknesses
The General Services Administration has put together a four-step plan to improve procurement oversight and training at regional Federal Technology Service offices.
Putnam asks GSA to clarify progress on SmartBuy
Rep. Adam Putnam is questioning the General Services Administration about why it is taking so long to get the SmartBuy enterprisewide software license buying initiative under way.
GSA's Emory Miller to retire
	Emory Miller, the General Services Administration's director of professional leadership, will retire Jan. 3 after 36 years of federal service. Miller said he intends to look at opportunities in the private sector.
GSA to roll out smart cards in 2004
The General Services Administration has hired BearingPoint Inc. to provide 14,000 smart cards to agency employees by the beginning of next year.
EDS challenges E-Travel awards
A losing bidder protests GSA's $450 million contract award for a new civilian electronic travel system.
Lorentz, CTO at OMB, to join DigitalNet
<font color="CC0000"> UPDATED </font color>Norman Lorentz will leave his post as the Office of Management and Budget's chief technology officer to join DigitalNet, a Northern Virginia IT company.
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