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1 month ago | 
nextgov.com | Ping Identity |Optum Serve |David DiMolfetta
The General Services Administration is terminating leases for privately-owned buildings used by the Government Accountability Office to conduct oversight of sensitive U.S. defense and national security programs, according to a person familiar with the matter and a GAO union memo obtained by Nextgov/FCW. Those locations include GAO’s Huntsville office, whose lease is set to be canceled effective Aug. 31, according to the memo.
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1 month ago | 
nextgov.com | Ping Identity |Optum Serve |Nick Wakeman
The Veterans Affairs Department is moving to cancel 585 contracts that it has deemed non-mission critical or duplicative. VA has announced the cuts Monday afternoon and said the decision follows a review of 2,000 professional services contracts. VA has not responded to a request for a list of the cancelled contracts. VA is claiming the cancellations will save $900 million, or about half of the total $1.8 billion in award value of the contracts.
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1 month ago | 
nextgov.com | Ping Identity |Optum Serve |Alexandra Kelley
The Department of Commerce should take steps to enable the work of its sub-agencies to help support the agency’s broader technology and trade posture, the Business Software Alliance wrote to Secretary Howard Lutnick Monday. In a letter shared with Nextgov/FCW and publicly released Tuesday, BSA CEO Victoria Espinel outlined five recommendations that Commerce can undertake to advance U.S. technology businesses and endeavours.
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1 month ago | 
nextgov.com | Ping Identity |Optum Serve |David DiMolfetta
Katie Arrington, the former South Carolina state lawmaker who helped steer Pentagon cybersecurity contracting policy before being placed on leave amid accusations that she disclosed classified data from a military intelligence agency, is now performing duties of the Defense Department’s chief information officer.
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1 month ago | 
nextgov.com | Ping Identity |Optum Serve |Eric Katz
Skip to Content Featured eBooks Insights & Reports The Trump administration is disbanding expert advisory committees focused on space, climate, coastal area management and marine fisheries after the agency they were designed to assist said they are no longer necessary.
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1 month ago | 
nextgov.com | Ping Identity |Optum Serve |David DiMolfetta
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered U.S. Cyber Command to stand down on cyber and information operations planning against Russia, according to a U.S. official and a second person familiar with the order. The move appears to be intended as a mechanism to appease Russia and draw it to the negotiating table in talks with Ukraine, according to the two. Both people spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly communicate their understanding of the directive.
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1 month ago | 
nextgov.com | Ping Identity |Optum Serve |Alexandra Kelley
Following California District Judge Willian Alsup’s Friday ruling that the Office of Personnel Management doesn’t have the authority to order the mass terminations of federal employees across different agencies, the National Science Foundation said it will be reinstating certain probationary employees.
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1 month ago | 
nextgov.com | Ping Identity |Optum Serve |Alexandra Kelley
Last week, President Donald Trump nominated Paul Dabbar, who also served under Trump’s first administration, to the leadership team within the Department of Commerce. In a post on Trump’s Truth Social account dated Feb. 27, the president confirmed that Dabbar’s role as deputy secretary will focus closely on global trade and technology.
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1 month ago | 
nextgov.com | Ping Identity |Optum Serve |Natalie Alms
The General Services Administration deleted 18F, a government tech consultancy that helps other agencies with their technology, early Saturday morning. The office has been deemed “non-critical,” Thomas Shedd, director of GSA’s Technology Transformation Services, emailed staff at 1am. The agency’s acting head, Stephen Ehikian, told GSA staff Monday that the agency, which works across the government on tech, procurement and real estate, would be conducting a reduction in force.
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1 month ago | 
nextgov.com | Ping Identity |Optum Serve |Frank Konkel
Larry Bafundo, who took on the role of the General Services Administration’s Technology Modernization Fund executive director last July, resigned from his position today. Bafundo announced his decision on LinkedIn. He joined TMF in January 2024, initially as deputy executive director, following a two-year stint at the Department of Labor. “I’ve decided to step away from my role at GSA,” Bafundo said.
