The General Services Administration wants to lead the push to help agencies upgrade their legacy IT systems, regardless of whether Congress passes new laws to spur modernization.
Source: GSA Wants to Be One-Stop IT Modernization Shop, No Matter What Congress Does | FedTech Magazine
Cybersecurity is becoming part of the fabric of government operations, as proven by the fact that all respondents in NASCIO’s biennial cybersecurity survey reported having an enterprise-level chief information security officer.
Governors, other state officials more aware of cyber threats, but confidence gap exists between IT and business managers, new Deloitte-National State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) study finds.
One CIO described cybersecurity as the government’s “never-ending bug hunt.”
Source: Federal CIO Survey: It’s Cyber, Then Everything Else – Nextgov.com
The new annual survey from NASCIO finds that state CIOs are using owned-and-operated IT alongside managed services to get the best of both worlds.
Source: NASCIO 2016: State CIOs Choose the Right IT Solution for the Right Time | StateTech Magazine
The annual survey of the National Association of State CIOs found that agile development and infrastructure outsourcing are gaining traction.
Source: State CIOs stress agile, data management and infrastructure outsourcing — GCN
Crowell & Moring government contracts attorneys provide bi-weekly summaries of hot government contracts issues in our podcast, “The Fastest Five Minutes,” co-hosted by partners Peter Eyre and David Robbins, and featuring guest hosts from across the Firm. This format arose from client requests for non-written materials to help them stay up-to-date on the latest issues… Continue Reading
Source: About the Fastest-Five-Minutes: The Substance of Our Podcast – Government Contracts Legal Forum
Onvia recently conducted a survey of government procurement professionals from around the country. One of the highlighted findings that the survey revealed was that procurement professionals and contractors both have positive outlooks regarding spending expectations for the coming year. Here’s more:
Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) had a DOE (Department of Energy) contract to provide occupational medical services at DOE’s Hanford site. A couple of employees at the clinic were removed from the workplace after reporting numerous failures with a new electronic medical records system to their supervisor and the Department of Energy. These two workers alleged that the new system could put worker health and safety at risk. Their concerns were “brushed aside” by management and the new system was ultimately deployed over their objections.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Contractor’s Defense was an Astonishing Display of Chutzpay
The GAO ordinarily will dismiss a bid protest if a Court of Federal Claims bid protest has been filed regarding the same procurement.
Source: Federal Court Protest Causes GAO Dismissal – SmallGovCon
