Emily Murphy Archives

Emily Murphy, GSA Administrator — Emily Murphy speaks June 21, 2019 at the ribbon-cutting for the Department of Homeland Security St. Elizabeths Campus in Washington, D.C. (Department of Homeland Security / Tara Molle)

GSA Administrator Murphy asks for resignations of political appointees

During a virtual townhall, Emily Murphy asked for the resignation of all GSA Schedule C political appointees in response to the politically charged mob that attacked the…

Jan 7, 2021 By Billy Mitchell

Breaking the cycle: Modernizing the federal payroll systems

In an exclusive op-ed, GSA Administrator Emily Murphy explains how NewPay is breaking the cycle of using separate, stand-alone legacy payroll systems that have outgrown the federal…

Dec 17, 2020 By Emily Murphy

Dana Deasy holds a media briefing on the COVID-19 Telework Readiness Task Force in the Pentagon Briefing Room. (DOD / Marvin Lynchard)

DEOS re-awarded to GDIT at a discount after prolonged procurement battle

The now-$4.4 billion contract was originally awarded to General Dynamics IT in August 2019, before two Perspecta protests sent GSA and DOD back to the drawing board.

Oct 30, 2020 By Dave Nyczepir

Dan Jennings, Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific, operates a commercial-off-the-shelf unmanned aerial vehicle outfitted with a corrosion/anomaly detection sensor payload and processing scheme aboard the USS Midway Museum in San Diego, California, during a demonstration the Office of Naval Research Global (ONRG) TechSolutions Topside Drone project. (U.S. Navy photo by Bobby Cummings)

GSA, Pentagon drone solicitation aims to bring performance-based contracting back

ASTRO establishes 10 contracts for drone services FEDSIM and approved contracting officers can use.

Oct 28, 2020 By Dave Nyczepir

Bob DeLuca takes interim leadership of GSA’s TTS as Cheriyan leaves

DeLuca had hardly been on the job as deputy CIO at FDIC for a week before his former employer swooped in asking him to lead TTS in…

Jul 13, 2020 By Billy Mitchell

Anil Cheriyan, IT Mod 2020 — Anil Cheriyan speaks on a fireside chat at the 2020 IT Modernization Summit. (FedScoop)

Tech leaders Cheriyan, DeLuca depart GSA

Anil Cheriyan and Bob DeLuca oversaw the expansion of the Centers of Excellence program, but now they're leaving the General Services Administration.

Jun 30, 2020 By Dave Nyczepir

The Treasury building in D.C. (Mathieu Marquer / Flickr)

OMB formally designates two more quality services management offices

Only the Department of Health and Human Services office for grants management remains without a formal designation.

Jun 29, 2020 By Dave Nyczepir

After delays, GSA awards 3 commercial e-marketplace pilots

Amazon Business, Fisher Scientific and Overstock.com received contracts, and will begin work in about 30 days.

Jun 26, 2020 By Dave Nyczepir

General Services Administration GSA building 18F — The GSA building in Washington, D.C. (Tajha Chappellet-Lanier / FedScoop)

GSA raises STARS II roof by $7B as contract enters 4th generation

Federal agencies will be able to buy much-needed IT from 787 small businesses as the coronavirus pandemic rages in the U.S.

Jun 25, 2020 By Dave Nyczepir

A close-up of the administration building at National Institutes of Health. (NIH photo)

NIH institute latest to join GSA’s Centers of Excellence initiative

The General Services Administration will help the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development modernize its information technology.

May 4, 2020 By Dave Nyczepir