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, […]
The Fed Mission Success Round Up: Big FAR Changes; GSA Procurement Automation; and NOAA and AI
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. Trump Orders Major Changes to Rules Covering $1T In Federal Spending Last week, President Trump […]
Open Letter to GSA Administrator Stephen Ehikian on How IT Services Can be Acquired under GSA’s Procurement Consolidation Initiative
Dear Mr. Ehikian, Congratulations on the exciting opportunity created by President Trump’s recent Executive Order, “Eliminating Waste and Saving Taxpayer Dollars by Consolidating Procurement.” This allows you to achieve your vision for GSA to return to its core purpose: making government work smarter and faster. As you noted, GSA is now positioned to drive efficiency […]
Open Letter to GSA Administrator Stephen Ehikian on How IT Services Can be Acquired under GSA’s Procurement Consolidation Initiative
Dear Mr. Ehikian, Congratulations on the exciting opportunity created by President Trump’s recent Executive Order, “Eliminating Waste and Saving Taxpayer Dollars by Consolidating Procurement.” This allows you to achieve your vision for GSA to return to its core purpose: making government work smarter and faster. As you noted, GSA is now positioned to drive efficiency […]
The Fed Mission Success Round Up: DOGE Tech Tracking; CBP Anomaly Detection; and Updated VA EHR Estimate
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. Trump DOGE Order Directs Agencies to Build Tech to Track Government Spending In an recent […]
Advancing Section 508 Compliance for Government Agencies
Section 508 compliance is well below expectations, according to the General Services Administration’s (GSA) latest report to Congress about overall federal website accessibility. The report found that more than three quarters of the agencies that responded were at or below average in terms of compliance. In addition, less than 30 percent of top-viewed online content […]