Welcome to the Fed Mission Success News Round Up brought to you by Makpar. Each week, we will provide a summary of actionable news and insights to help aid in overall mission success for Federal agency IT decision-makers and influencers.
GSA Prepping Plans to Move NASA SEWP and NIH Contract Vehicles Under Its Management
The GSA is working with the Office of Management and Budget, NASA and the National Institutes of Health on transfer plans for several major governmentwide contracting vehicles through which more than $100 billion in spending on information technology services flows, according to NextGov.
VA Sets New Rules for Contracts Worth More Than $10 Million
The Veterans Affairs Department is turning up the scrutiny for all of its information technology, professional services and any other new contracts valued at least at $10 million, according to Federal News Network.
Gerry Connolly, Congressional Champion of Federal IT Reform, Dies at 75
Gerry Connolly, the longtime Virginia Democratic congressman responsible for some of the most influential federal IT reform legislation of the past two decades, died last week after a battle with cancer.
OPM Tries Again to Modernize HR Systems with New RFP
The Office of Personnel Management (OMB) recently released a new request for proposals through the General Services Administration schedules program for a secure, cloud-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) human capital management (HCM) platform, according to Federal News Network.
Senate Border Technology Bill Would Empower CBP Innovation Team
A congressional push to utilize AI and other emerging technologies at the border got a recent boost with the introduction of a bipartisan Senate bill aimed at strengthening the Department of Homeland Security’s tech resources, according to FedScoop.
HUD Picks Former EV Engineering Exec Eric Sidle as CIO
Eric Sidle, a longtime engineer and executive in the electric vehicle and technology industries, has been tapped by the Department of Housing and Urban Development as the agency’s new chief information officer, according to FedScoop.
