Add the Department of Homeland Security to a growing trend of federal agencies entrusting their technology acquisitions to GSA.

Zielinski has seen a quick rise as an IT acquisition leader at GSA.

Amid both a massive reorganization and ongoing IT modernization efforts, the General Services Administration is losing its technology chief.

The unrestricted version of the IT contract was originally awarded to 61 contractors in November, but it was held up by protests from five contractors over disputes in source selection.

The agency thinks its most recent IT contract could provide a solution to better communicate with industry.

GSA officials tapped 81 small businesses to fulfill its 10-year, $15-billion IT services contract.