The Fed Mission Success Round Up: GSA OneGov Staying Power; Trump and AI Energy Costs; and SMB AI Assistance
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’s OneGov Strategy Won Quick Raves from Federal IT Leaders. Will It Have Staying Power? […]
The Fed Mission Success Round Up: Congress Earmarks $5M for TMF; GSA Transactional Data Reporting; and DHS Counter-Drone Tech
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. Congress Earmarks $5M for TMF in Fiscal 2026 Funding Bills Senate and House Appropriations Committee […]
The Fed Mission Success Round Up: 2026 Federal IT Predictions; DOT Digital Transformation; and New GSA Administrator
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. 2026 Predictions: Federal Missions Will Rise or Fall on Readiness, Not Innovation As agencies enter […]
The Fed Mission Success Round Up: Shutdown Looming; IRS Phasing Out Paper Checks; and FedRAMP 20x
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. As Shutdown Looms, Federal Agencies Have No Public Plans for One How the Trump administration […]
The Fed Mission Success Round Up: FY2026 Spending Bill; GSA Centralized Acquisition; and New AI Bill
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. House Advances FY2026 Spending Bill, Cuts IT Modernization Funds The House Appropriations Committee has approved […]
The Fed Mission Success Round Up: USAi Launches; FAR Changes; and Robots in Space
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 Introduces USAi.Gov to Streamline AI Adoption Across Government Last week, the GSA unveiled another […]
The Fed Mission Success Round Up: GSA Adds GenAI to MAS; ChatGPT for $1; and FAA Procurement Surge
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 Adds Brand-Name GenAI Services to MAS, Says Door Open for More Last week, the […]
The Hidden Cost of the Annual Appropriation Cycle: Creation of Waste and Lost Innovation
This article was written in collaboration with President Kaamil Khan, whose leadership and insights helped shape its core themes and direction. With the GSA starting to roll out certain elements of FAR 2.0 for streamlining federal acquisition, Congress should take this moment to reexamine the annual appropriation cycle. A modernized funding approach would help agencies […]
The Fed Mission Success Round Up: White House AI R&D Plan; New Unified Procurement Strategy; and New Acting CIO and HUD
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. White House Seeks Input to Revise National AI Research and Development Plan The Office of […]
How GSA’s New CODY Bot Is Streamlining Federal Procurement
In the latest step toward modernizing federal operations, the General Services Administration (GSA) has introduced a new AI-powered tool called CODY, aimed at automating and enhancing the government procurement process. The launch of CODY marks a meaningful shift in how agencies approach acquisitions by bringing automation, risk detection, and compliance checks into a traditionally manual process. CODY, […]