Stephen Ehikian Archives

The Microsoft logo is seen at an Experience Center on Fifth Avenue on April 3, 2024, in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Federal CIO calls for agencies to inventory licenses with ‘top 5 software vendors’

By April 2, CIOs must send a list of all licenses they have with Microsoft, Adobe, Salesforce, Oracle and ServiceNow.

Exclusive Mar 26, 2025 By Rebecca Heilweil Billy Mitchell

President Donald Trump holds up an executive order after signing it during an education event in the East Room of the White house in Washington, DC, March 20, 2025. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP)

Trump executive order consolidates federal IT contracting under GSA

GSA will be given authority to "defer or decline" being the executive agent of IT governmentwide contracts "when necessary to ensure continuity of service or as otherwise…

Mar 20, 2025 By Billy Mitchell

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GSA debuts new generative AI tool for workers

The chatbot comes amid anxieties that the federal government could use AI to replace the loss of human capital from recent Trump administration reductions in force.

Mar 20, 2025 By Rebecca Heilweil

The General Services Administration (GSA) building is pictured in Washington, D.C., Nov. 21, 2016. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

GSA tells agencies to terminate contracts with top-10 consulting firms

Acting GSA Administrator Stephen Ehikian said agencies haven’t taken enough action to terminate contracts with the federal government’s top consultants.

Feb 28, 2025 By Billy Mitchell

The United States General Services Administration Building, photographed on Friday, July 16, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Larry Bafundo steps down as TMF director

Jessie Posilkin will step in as acting TMF director, a role she’s held before.

Feb 28, 2025 By Billy Mitchell