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Carten Cordell
Managing Editor

Carten Cordell is managing editor at FCW. Cordell has covered federal government, technology and acquisition for Federal Times, FedScoop and Washington Business Journal. An Alabama native, Cordell hold bachelor’s degrees in history and journalism from Auburn University and a master’s degree from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. His work has also appeared in USA Today, Writer's Digest and many other publications. He comes to FCW after a stint at Sage Communications, a marketing services agency that focuses on the government contracting market.
Contracts
Biden's budget includes $200M for TMF
The Biden administration's fiscal year 2024 budget request features proposed funding gains for key civilian technology modernization programs facing scrutiny on Capitol Hill.
- By Carten Cordell
Contracts
GSA contract vehicle looks to solve the 'valley of death' problem
The General Services Administration has given the potential vehicle a name and formed an acquisition team to continue its market research.
- By Carten Cordell
Contracts
CISA teases industry day for operational strategy support
The cybersecurity agency is planning to field a multiple award schedule contract for consultant services to help shape its operational strategy.
- By Carten Cordell
Contracts
Army wants ideas from industry on autonomous, anti-drone capabilities
Army Futures Command called on industry for white papers outlining potential technology capabilities it will look to deploy as part of its modernization strategy.
- By Carten Cordell
Contracts
Energy Dept. makes plans to take its HR system to the cloud
DOE says it is looking to become the first federal agency to launch a fully cloud-based human resources system, and possibly become a shared-services provider in the future.
- By Carten Cordell
Contracts
GAO calls on Energy Department to bolster competition for management contracts
The congressional watchdog learned of industry worries about broadly scoped contracts that potentially shut out small- and medium-sized firms.
- By Carten Cordell
Contracts
OMB streamlines contracting officer training with certification update
The update marks the first change to the certification process since 2014.
- By Carten Cordell
Contracts
FDA falls short on IT contract management, watchdog finds
An audit of the agency's IT contract spend found that FDA officials failed to file acquisition information such as contract performance evaluations and competition efforts.
- By Carten Cordell
Contracts
Inflation costs present both barrier, opportunity for contractors in 2023
With a federal budget in place, contractors face both the prospect of a robust year and countervailing cost trends.
- By Carten Cordell
Contracts
DISA wants cloud platform to modernize its global service desk
DISA's help desk provides the Defense Department with a single point of entry for IT service support.
- By Carten Cordell
Companies
Treasury selects CGI for financial shared services market
CGI Federal will join three of the Treasury Department's shared services providers to offer financial management system software through a central marketplace for federal agencies.
- By Carten Cordell
Contracts
4 things for contractors to watch on Capitol Hill now and into 2023
Professional Services Council president and CEO David Berteau rates the chances of Congress passing a fiscal year 2023 appropriations package and looks at and the possible fallout of the midterm elections on contract spending.
- By Carten Cordell
Contracts
DHS wants to deploy 'easy button' for cloud adoption
The department is developing a new contract vehicle to make it easier for components to buy cloud services.
- By Carten Cordell