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Amazon Web Services Rents Cloud Space to DoD Through FedRAMP

AMAZON WEB SERVICES

The GSA’s Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program or better known as FedRAMP has approved the use of Amazon Web Services for cloud computing.  The cloud services will help the Army and Navy save time and money.  High level military...

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USDA Distributes over 100,000 BYOD Devices for Federal Employees

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING TIPS

The United States Department of Agriculture has recently installed over 100,000 federal mobile devices to its employees for their new BYOD (bring-your-own-device) program. Procurement officers can now access their email and view contractors on their federally approved mobile device. In...

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DISA Deliberates Over Canceling ESSII Cloud Storage Service Contract

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Almost a month later after its release the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) announces they are considering canceling their ESSII Cloud Storage Contract. The ESSII had a contract ceiling worth between $427 to $450 billion with a base project length...

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Office of Budget and Management Estimates $2 Billion Lost from Government Shutdown

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING TIPS

In light of the 16 day government shutdown last month, the Office of Budget and Management (OBM) has estimated over $2 billion lost from furloughed federal employees and contracting projects across the nation, according to a report from the Federal Times on...

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GSA’s FedRAMP Continues Its Search for Qualified Government Contractors

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According to the GSA’s Interior Department Chief Information Officer Bernard Mazer, there are not enough certified cloud service contractors meeting FedRAMP’s guidelines and standards.  FedRAMP (Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program) is the program GSA has designed to certify commercial...

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US Federal Contractor Registration Registers Over 60,000 Businesses for Government Contracts

US FEDERAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION

After four years of tireless work and creating a new service market US Federal Contractor Registration has registered 60,000 businesses in CCR/ORCA and System for Award Management (SAM) to order to be eligible for government contracts.  The United States Federal...

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Fiscal 2014 Projects Largest Government Contracts Ever Created, Combine Worth of $160 Billion

US FEDERAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION

Even as the federal government dusts itself off from the recent shutdown federal agencies are already gearing up for one of the biggest contracting growths in over a decade.  According to a new analysis by the Deltek report, the federal...

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OASIS Program Extends RFP Deadline to Late October

US FEDERAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION

The GSA’s One Acquisition for Integrated Services (OASIS) released the first RFPs (Request for Proposal) on FedBizOpps (FBO.gov) 2 months ago. However, the General Services Administration (GSA) has decided to extend their extension deadline of October 10th to October 30th. The GSA...

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Government Shutdown 2013: GSA’s Acquisition Services Remain Intact While 8,000 GSA Employees Furloughed

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The GSA has announced that out of their current federal staff of 11,821 employees, only 4,094 will stay on active duty during the current government shutdown.  With almost 8,000 federal employees on temporary leave; Congress unfortunately shows no clear signs...

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