Posts from GovConDaily 03/03/2016

Pentagon Kicks Off Bids for $17B ‘Encore III’ IT Contract

The Defense Department has started to accept bids for a potential 10-year, $17.5 billion contract that will cover global information technology services to military and defense customers, Nextgov reported Thursday…

Frank Kendall: Govt Needs ‘Revolving Door’ Law Overhaul to Attract More Talent

Frank Kendall, defense undersecretary for acquisition, technology and logistics, wants to have the so-called revolving door laws revamped as part of an effort to attract more talent to the government, Federal News Radio reported Wednesday…

Carahsoft’s Maryam Emdadi: Gov’t Clients Embrace New Tech for Data Center Agility

Maryam Emdadi, vice president of the EMC team at Carahsoft, has observed some government agencies tapping into modern information technology offerings to address data center agility and security challenges…

SBA’s Maria Contreras-Sweet: Women-Owned Small Firms Hit $18B in FY 2015 GovCon Dollars

Maria Contreras-Sweet, administrator of the Small Business Administration, has announced that the federal government awarded contracts worth approximately $17.8 billion to women-owned small businesses in fiscal year 2015…

Dell’s Steve Harris: Federal CIOs Should Involve Employees in FITARA Implementation

Steve Harris, vice president and general manager of Dell‘s federal systems group, has recommended federal chief information officers instill a “future-ready mindset” among employees to facilitate the implementation of the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act…

Bipartisan Group of Senators Introduces Bill to Govern Internet of Things

A bipartisan group of senators that includes Brian Schatz, Deb Fischer, Cory Booker and Kelly Ayotte has introduced a bill that seeks to build on a U.S. Senate resolution passed in March 2015 that sought a national strategy on the Internet of Things…

Ashton Carter: Pentagon Should Boost R&D Efforts to Remain Competitive

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has said the Defense Department needs to innovate in order to be competitive amid the five global challenges the U.S. currently faces, DoD News reported Tuesday. Cheryl Pellerin writes Carter said at a Commonwealth Club event in San Francisco Tuesday that terrorism, Russia, North Korea, China and Iran are the evolving challenges that drive DoD’s budgeting and planning efforts…