Some sub-offices were left completely empty, the Office of the Inspector General found using Microsoft Teams, since the agency refused to supply staffing data.

The agency announced hundreds of awardees for the governmentwide contract that aims to be a “one-stop acquisition vehicle” for IT products and solutions.

The Government Accountability Office found most agencies had challenges with cloud acquisition cost control and relied on imprecise historical procurement data.

Public comment will open on Tuesday on four proposed rules to update the federal acquisition process.

The agency is challenging incumbent contractors to keep up with modernization and AI initiatives or risk losing contracts, Zack Schwartz said in an interview.

CIO Carter Farmer said the agency is prioritizing low-stakes AI use for much of its workforce, while making sure only subject matter experts are handling high-stakes work.

Once the home of a $50 billion IT vehicle, NITAAC will cease all program functions after Dec. 31, 2028.

The cloud-based data warehousing and analytics company offers 20% off compute services and potentially up to 50% as usage increases, per a GSA press release.

The top IT official recently told FedScoop that the administration intends to share information from its ongoing technology contract data collection following transparency critiques.

The president’s latest executive order requires agencies to shift away from cost-reimbursement contracts, making fixed-price deals the “default” approach to procurement.