GSA’s new procurement strategy challenges the reseller ecosystem
Skepticism about OneGov is emerging as the government pushes for more direct relationships with original equipment manufacturers. The General Services Administration is taking direct aim at valued-added resellers through its OneGov Strategy, which aims for government buyers to engage more directly with original equipment manufacturers. The Trump administration’s belief is that “direct relationships” will deliver better outcomes. Many […]
IRS chooses 6 for $181M system testing support pact
Awardees will work with the agency to help carry out a “Final Integration Test,” which is intended to be all-encompassing and the last check before tax filing season begins. The IRS has awarded six companies places on a potential five-year, $181.6 million blanket purchase agreement for testing services across the agency’s portfolio of applications and systems. […]
VA tech panel’s top Democrat worries layoffs will harm EHR rollout
Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Ill., is concerned that staffing vacancies, coupled with the department’s reduction in force plans, will put “more pressure onto the VA to execute on an expedited calendar for implementation” of its new EHR system. A top Democrat on the House committee overseeing the Department of Veterans Affairs is concerned that further workforce reductions […]
Booz Allen wins $743M cloud app modernization job
For this portion of its Cloud One Next program, the Air Force seeks help in analyzing what applications should move to a cloud environment and how to do so. Booz Allen Hamilton has won a potential five-year, $743.1 million task order for enterprise application modernization and migration work in support of the Air Force’s main mechanism for […]