The so-called “Amazon for government” plan included calls for a system to allow federal agencies to purchase directly from e-commerce retailers.

Veteran Department of Defense official David Berteau is leaving his Pentagon job at the end of this month to become CEO of the Professional Services Council, the trade organization which represents government IT and services contractors, the group announced Tuesday.

Government contractors are urging OMB to go back to the drawing board and rewrite draft advice to federal officials about how to ensure the IT products they buy are cyber-secure.

18F's Phaedra Chrousos says critics' concerns tend to be misconceptions.

Less than three years after taking control of the General Services Administration, Dan Tangherlini will leave the agency next month.