The revolving door for tech officials at Trump’s DHS
IT leaders at the agency have flirted with the boundaries of ethical and legal limits with various ties to federal contractors, government experts say.
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Procurement
DHS plans $440M governmentwide investment in biometric capture devices
The government plans to award at least three indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contracts for each of its identified tracks: fingerprint, face, iris, palm and multimodal.
DOGE, DHS axed IT contracts to save money. Watchdog says it didn’t work
The contract audit conducted by the Government Accountability Office is part of a forthcoming series of reports that aim to uncover the impact of last year’s cost-cutting…
ICE moves forward on procuring thousands of shock gloves
The Department of Homeland Security unit will spend more than $16.7 million on 6,650 of the “conductive distraction and de-escalation” devices made by Compliant Technologies.
Federal business system modernization: New clues regarding readiness, reality and the road ahead
A new study comparing modernization efforts at federal agencies versus commercial organizations reveals key gaps in transitioning from legacy systems to modern, cloud-based platforms — and opportunities…
Trump orders big change to federal contracting structures
The president’s latest executive order requires agencies to shift away from cost-reimbursement contracts, making fixed-price deals the “default” approach to procurement.
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Agencies fall short on documenting AI acquisition best practices, GAO says
A new report from the congressional watchdog found that agencies are not “systematically collecting lessons learned from AI acquisitions.”
Watchdog finds dozens of agencies fail to consistently certify procurement data
The incomplete data quality reports covered $2 billion in federal contracts in fiscal 2023.
Why cyber modernization requires partners with technical plus acquisition expertise
Navigating the rapid pace of technology within procurement constraints requires experts who understand both and know how to leverage cloud partners.
VA systems lack accessibility standards needed by disabled veterans, IG says
The VA is responsible for 5.2 million veterans with military service-connected disabilities and 4.6 million with general disabilities, per data from 2023.