On the latest episode of The Daily Scoop Podcast, a highlight from VA CIO Kurt DelBene’s testimony at a recent IT modernization hearing on Capitol Hill, former Commissioner at GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service Alan Thomas explains his takeaways from the latest Stars III awards and Maximus’ Simon Szykman on IT’s role in implementing the CX EO.

Over 500 business from across the U.S. were given spots on the $50 billion IT contract vehicle.

The two-part plan involves creating a tool that analyzes acquisition data and delivers insights.

Task orders will be issued after GSA gives a notice to proceed later this summer.

Applying CMMC levels on an order-by-order basis will help meet agencies' specific needs.

GSA wants to use STARS III and Polaris to introduce competition at the task order level and expand government's pool of small business IT contractors.