Pushing Category Management Forward: 4 Practical Next Steps
In the spring of 2018, OMB released a memo instructing agencies on steps they need to take to comply with the White House’s Category Management initiative. Here’s what agencies should do.
Acquisition
5 Things You Didn’t Know About GSA Contracts
Insight into things you should know.
Finding a Guide for Your Networks
To maximize the potential of the cloud, state and local departments need to centrally manage their policies and procedures that should apply to all systems.
Operational Effectiveness in the Public Sector: What it Can Offer and How to Get Started
Although the mandates surrounding operational effectiveness are all intended to promote the adoption of private-sector best practices, it is not always clear how best to implement them within the federal environment. This creates an interesting opportunity for forward-thinking leaders to design implementation approaches that will work best for their environment.
We Have to Get the Requirements Right!
In most IT contracts the first phase requires the contractor to develop a set of requirements. If the requirements weren’t known when the Request for Proposal (RFP) was written, how can we expect a valid bid in the contractor’s proposal?
While You Can’t Buy Every New Solution, Modernization Is Possible When Done Right
Leadership needs to find the highest impact and most valuable solutions to answer employees’ demands and allow for expansion down the road.
Transformation Award Lands at OPM as Reorganization Plans Released to Congress
OPM’s reorganization continued Thursday when a legislative plan submitted to Congress detailed steps for the long-promised dissolution of the standalone office.
OMB Outlines a Sweeping New Shared Services Approach
The federal government announced a new initiative on Friday that moves shared service missions into central offices to standardize purchasing.
The Many Layers of Building a Digital Government
Modern technology can make these aims attainable when the right solution is found, bridging the gap between government and a segmented population.
VA’s Unique Approach to Cloud in the Cloud Smart Era
In the wake of the administration’s Cloud Smart strategy, VA is moving all of its existing applications to cloud and building all of its new applications to be cloud-ready.