Industry-specific injunction is among several requests for additional relief in case that halted the use of presumed racial disadvantage in the Small Business Administration’s 8(a) program.
The National Academy of Public Administration identifies major concerns including unintegrated IT systems, lack of staff technical knowledge and the continued use of a COBOL-based mainframe system.
Director of U.S. Office of Personnel Management Kiran Ahuja speaks during a roundtable with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, and federal workers on Oct. 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images).
WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 08: U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack addresses the opening session of the Agriculture Innovation Mission (AIM) for Climate Summit. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
USDA intends to use the procurement to source hyperscale cloud infrastructure services, as well as integration and development services and software-as-a-service.