The award system is being retired with nine others over time as the General Services Administration streamlines acquisitions through a single beta system.

Alan Thomas' departure comes two days after Multiple Award Schedules Consolidation, but three other pillars of the Federal Marketplace Strategy remain unfinished.

The Multiple Award Schedules Consolidation is intended to modernize acquisition for federal, state and local governments.

While some agencies are expected to miss the Sept. 30 deadline for awarding task orders, GSA's telecommunications director said it's more of a warning.

The Federal Acquisition Service hopes to reduce the exposure of agencies to supply chain attacks.

Also: an update on the transition to the $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract.