The U.S. government has, for decades, been inundated with legacy systems and equipment and slow procurement cycles that led to high maintenance costs and inefficient delivery of public services and left critical infrastructures vulnerable to cyberthreats. All of that seems to be changing. In 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order t...
By Alan Chvotkin One of the last legislative actions taken at the close of the 117th Congress was passage by the House of Representatives of the “Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition Act” on Dec. 14, 2022. The president signed that bill into law on Dec. 27, 2022. Its enactment marks the end...
ExecutiveBiz featured Frank Sturek, president of SkyePoint Decisions, in a recent Executive Spotlight interview published Thursday. He talked about the company’s new work with the Department of Education in support of its Office of Federal Student Aid as well as with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Department of Homeland Securit...
A business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) has been awarded a potential $121.8 million contract to develop a system for the Department of Education to determine the eligibility of student applicants for federal aid. General Dynamics Information Technology will build the Award Eligibility Determination platform to replace the current central proc...
President Joe Biden, who took the oath of office Wednesday, has appointed individuals to lead 34 federal government organizations in acting capacities until his Cabinet choices complete confirmation procedures. Each agency leader will support the new administration in efforts to create a “whole-of-government” strategy to address national challen...
Juan Garcia, a 26-year U.S. Navy veteran and former leader for global associate development at Amazon, has been named a managing director for the defense, security and justice sector at Deloitte Consulting’s government and public services practice. He will work with federal agencies to help them address workforce transformation goal...
The U.S. Digital Service released its first report to Congress under the Trump administration, detailing its progress on 10 projects to modernize digital functionality within Federal departments. Projects include the General Services Administration™s common identity project login.gov, modernizing the Small Business Administration̵...
The Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground and the Capability Program Executive Enterprise Software and Service, formerly Program Executive Office Enterprise, have issued a request for proposals for its Marketplace for Acquisition of Professional Services, or MAPS, contract vehicle for IT services. According to the RFP posted on SAM.gov We...
“The Department of War has issued a letter stating that Palantir’s artificial intelligence platform, Maven Smart System, will become an official program of record, Reuters reported Friday. The Pentagon’s move to formalize AI capabilities as programs of record reflects the broader momentum behind digital transformation efforts across th...
Kirsten Davies, chief information officer of the U.S. Department of Defense, will deliver a keynote address at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Digital Transformation Summit Davies brings extensive experience in cybersecurity leadership, enterprise technology modernization and digital transformation across global organizations and federal gove...
