Posts from GovConDaily for 03/16/2016

GSA’s 18F Org Issues Draft RFQ for FedRAMP Dashboard Task Order

The General Services Administration’s 18F organization has issued a draft request for quotations under the Agile blanket purchase agreement for a task order to develop a public dashboard for the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program…

Microsoft Eyes Govt Cloud Security Authorization for High Impact Baseline, Levels 4 & 5

Microsoft will participate in a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program pilot for the high-impact baseline in efforts to receive a Provisional Authorization to Operate to support high-impact government data in the cloud…

GSA to Launch Contracting Forecast Tool for Small Businesses; Denise Turner Roth Comments

The U.S. General Services Administration has launched a beta version of a new contracting forecast tool designed to help small businesses find potential business opportunities with federal agencies. GSA said Tuesday the Forecast of Contracting Opportunities tool is built to help users access a worldwide contract database sorted by agency, contract award status, location, NAICS code and contract value…

Anne Rung: Federal IT Acquisition Needs Reform

Anne Rung, administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, has called for the government to reform the acquisition aspect first in order to improve federal information technology, Spend Matters reported Tuesday…

Trifacta Forges Data Wrangling Resale Pact With Carahsoft in Federal Market Push

San Francisco, Calif.-based data wrangling software company Trifacta has formed a partnership with government technology reseller Carahsoft in a push to accelerate access public sector agencies have to the former company’s products…

Zoomdata Signs Deloitte, Northrop & Unisys as Partners for Data Analytics-Focused Federal Program

Big data analytics and visualization technology company Zoomdata has formed new federal practice partnerships with Deloitte, Northrop Grumman and Unisys as part of a new program focused on data services to U…

Tracy Terrill Becomes 1st SBA Chief Digital Officer; Maria Contreras-Sweet Comments

Tracy Terrill has been appointed in December to fill a newly created position as chief digital officer at the U.S. Small Business Administration. Terrill supports the agency’s digital strategy under the new role, SBA Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet said in a release published Tuesday…