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As shutdown looms, federal agencies have no public plans for one

How the Trump administration would handle a shutdown and who it plans to furlough remains a mystery.

New OMB memo lays out GSA's plan to consolidate contracts

New rules are coming that will require agencies to use existing government-wide vehicles and best-in-class contracts before creating new ones.

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OPM schedules industry engagement event to talk HR modernization

The Office of Personnel Management, Office of Management and Budget, and General Services Administration are all involved in this discussion on how to get a new human resources system in place by the end of 2028.

Withholding agency funds at the end of the year under consideration, White House says

OMB Director Russ Vought tells lawmakers the administration has "numerous options" to achieve savings.

Panel closes in on federal data use recommendations

The Advisory Committee on Data for Evidence Building is preparing a series of recommendations which officials said will center around increased stakeholder engagement and fostering public-private partnerships for effective evidence building methods.

Biden picks campaign veteran for federal CISO job

Chris DeRusha, who led information security on the Biden campaign, is the federal government's new chief information security officer.

CenturyLink wins $1.6 billion telecom task order from Interior

After a protest from rival Verizon failed, CenturyLink emerged as the winner of the Interior Department's telecom modernization task order under the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract.

Online buying needs help from Congress

Legislation is needed to raise the ceiling on micropurchases and bring more competition to online purchasing, officials say.

Meet the 7 leaders who will be steering modernization dollars

The Office of Management and Budget announced the first members of the Technology Modernization Fund Board.

Obama signs Sequestration Transparency Act

A new measure requires the Obama administration to provide to Congress detailed plans for the forced budget cuts that sequestration will bring.

Partisan fighing mars sequestration hearing

As a hearing intended to help prepare for the effects of sequestration degenerates into a partisan shouting match, one embarrassed congressman calls the event a 'spectacle.'

OMB kicks off sequestration planning process

With sequestration just five months away, OMB reaches out to agencies. What is its first step?

Small subs get presidential attention, faster money

The Obama administration's new policy pushes prime contractors to make faster payments to small subcontractors as agencies pay primes faster.

New digital strategy will guide mobile, web initiatives

OMB's new federal roadmap includes a mobility strategy, but that is just the beginning.

How one small business embraced the cloud and won

Global Computer Enterprises reached for cloud computing more than six years ago and was one of the first to offer the service to government agencies.

Will senators pay attention to OFPP nominee?

Joe Jordan is poised to step into Dan Gordon's role as leader of the OFPP, but it could be too close to election time for the Senate to act.