Agency grades dropped for the third consecutive time in Congress’ sixth FITARA scorecard, released Monday ahead of a scheduled hearing Wednesday by two House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittees.
Source: Agency Grades Get Worse in Latest FITARA Scorecard – Nextgov
The Defense Security Service plans to shift to a risk-based approach, but needs to reach out to stakeholders, GAO says.
Source: Agency That Vets Pentagon Contractors’ Security Isn’t Keeping Up With the Threat, Audit Finds
Companies have until May 25 to volunteer to test the new API interface between FBO.gov and beta.SAM.gov.
Source: GSA Needs Vendor Volunteers to Test FedBizOpps API – Nextgov
Amazon and Google are taking on defense contractors in a heated battle for billions in government contracts.
Source: How a Pentagon Contract Sparked a Cloud War – Nextgov
Suzette Kent shares just what kind of ideas the board is looking for.
Source: Federal CIO: Modernization Board Wants More Proposals and Here’s What It Needs
None of the top 50 government information technology contractors is completely securing its email systems against spoofing and phishing attacks, according to a study released Wednesday.
Source: Report: Insecure Contractor Emails Leave Government Vulnerable – Nextgov
The $2.26 billion—which includes some maintenance—gives an idea of the scale at which modernization will take place across government.
Source: Here’s What Agencies Could Spend on IT Modernization Per 2018 Omnibus – Nextgov
Here are the seven people who will evaluate agency proposals.
Source: OMB Names Who Will Divvy Up Modernization Funds – Nextgov
The agency made some swaps on the $15 billion sister to Alliant 2 Unrestricted since the pre-award notice.
Source: GSA Changes Lineup for Final Alliant 2 Small Business – Nextgov
The Defense Department awarded a sole-source contract to Eagle Harbor Solutions, an Alaska-based small business with a single employee, to consult in its major cloud acquisition.
Source: DOD Issued a $7 Million Cloud Support Contract To a Company With One Employee – Nextgov
