John Hewitt Jones

John is the managing editor of FedScoop, and was previously a reporter at Institutional Investor in New York City. He has a master’s degree in social policy from the London School of Economics and his writing has appeared in The Scotsman and The Sunday Times of London newspapers.

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The General Services Administration (GSA) Headquarters building. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

GSA delays final Polaris solicitation until early January

Acquisition

The United States Department of State is pictured in Washington, DC on August 6, 2021. (Photo by DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images)

State continues to reduce number of data centers, says CIO

Modernization

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Alex Edwards, 125th Fighter Wing Detachment 1 commander, responds to a simulated alert call during the Advanced Battle Management System Onramp 2 demonstration out of Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., Sept. 3, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nicholas Dutton)

Surge in public sector business growth continues for C3.AI

Defense

U.S. Army soldiers discuss network issues during a brigade-wide field training exercise at Yakima Training Center, Oct. 21, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Chris McCullough)

Army awards Cole Engineering Services $957.7M cyber training contract

Cyber

WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 02: The U.S. Capitol Dome is illuminated by the sunset on August 02, 2021 in Washington, DC. The Senate has moved on to the amendments process this week for the legislative text of the $1 trillion infrastructure bill, which aims to fund improvements to roads, bridges, dams, climate resiliency and broadband internet. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Cybersecurity expert warns over foreign influence in Senate FedRAMP hearing

Cyber

Aerial view of the United States Pentagon, the Department of Defense headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, near Washington DC, with I-395 freeway and the Air Force Memorial and Arlington Cemetery nearby. — (Getty Images)

Biden nominates LaPlante as defense acquisition chief

Workforce

Department of Defense, DOD, Pentagon — (DOD / Lisa Ferdinando)

Defense Intelligence Agency awards GDIT $829.2M IT helpdesk contract

Acquisition

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GAO partially sustains bid protest over CIO-SP4 treatment of large business mentors

Acquisition

mobile, cellphone, 5G, 4G — (Getty Images)

GAO calls on CISA to review support programs for communications sector

Cyber