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7 Steps to Agile Development
Oct 4, 2017
A report released at the annual NASCIO conference offers practical tips on realizing the benefits of agile development from surveys and interviews of state government leaders from across the country, both inside and outside of IT. Fueled by the survey, seven key factors emerged from the report, all...
SBA Proposes Rules For SDVOSB/VOSB CVE Protests & Appeals
Oct 4, 2017
The SBA has proposed rules to enable contractors to file protests with the SBA Office of Hearings and Appeals challenging the SDVOSB or VOSB status of a company included in the VA’s CVE VetBiz database. The same set of proposed rules would allow a contractor to appeal to OHA if the VA denies the...
IG Report: SEC Possibly Wasted Data Center Migration Funding
Oct 4, 2017
An Inspector General (IG) audit of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) handling of its 2012-2013 data center relocations found the agency’s failure to follow outlined steps in the plan resulted in possibly wasted funding. In addition, the IG concluded this failure also resulted in...
OPM Appoints New CIO As It Begins Modernization Initiative
Oct 3, 2017
David Garcia, former CIO for the state of Maryland, has joined the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to serve in the same role. His appointment comes as OPM is gathering information on a new initiative to modernize the federal government’s electronic personnel file. OPM wants to use the...
Europe Sees Significant Rise in e-Invoicing Market
Oct 3, 2017
The European E-invoicing Service Providers Association has just revealed its findings of a member survey that shows growth of 29% in processed e-invoices for 2016 over 2015, with more than 1.6 billion electronic invoices delivered.
The EESPA is a trade association at European level for a community...
AI in the Public Sector: 26 Ways AI Could Help Government Do Its Job
Oct 3, 2017
Artificial Intelligence (AI) isn’t new; computer scientists have been discussing and building it for decades. However, the availability of cheap computing, advances in algorithmic coding, and an abundance of newly available data has changed, making it easier to apply AI to everyday purposes....
Are USDS and 18F Becoming Part of the Govtech Ecosystem?
Oct 2, 2017
I have been an admirer of 18F and the U.S. Digital Service since both organizations were founded back in 2014. They have an innovative talent recruitment model, which encourages people from tech companies to work for a relatively short time for government without committing to being “lifers.”...
14 Firms Land Spots on $998 Million Air Force IDIQ
Oct 2, 2017
The U.S. Air Force has awarded 14 companies a spot on a potential $998 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to build weapon systems for the U.S. Air Force. Contractors will research, develop, test, and evaluate weapon systems under the shared multiple-award contract. The Air...
Can the WannaCry Response Be a Model for the Future?
Oct 2, 2017
A top Department of Homeland Security (DHS) cyber official said that government and private-sector information sharing worked during the WannaCry ransomware outbreak and wants to see similar collaboration in the future. “We were getting information from an open source perspective and from...
FedRAMP Rolls Out ‘Tailored’ Baseline for Low-Risk Cloud Offerings
Oct 2, 2017
The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) launched a ‘tailored’ baseline designed to accelerate the process for authorizing low-impact SaaS platforms for government use. The FedRAMP Tailored baseline covers low-risk systems and is meant to give authorizing officials a...
Should Public Sector Be Contracting for Outcomes
Sep 29, 2017
There has been much talk in recent years about the need for public sector procurement of services (in particular) to focus more on outcomes rather than specifying in detail the activities that the supplier will carry out.
That principle can be applied to many services, from cleaning to professional...
SmallGovCon Week In Review: September 25-29, 2017
Sep 29, 2017
It’s a sad day here at Koprince Law. Molly Schemm, who has been my fantastic legal executive assistant since before the firm’s doors even opened, is leaving to pursue new adventures in Alabama. All of us here at the firm will miss Molly dearly–and we won’t be the only ones. Molly’s...
