OPM’s new HR Marketplace aims to be ‘community center’ for federal services
The HR Marketplace aligns with the workforce agency’s pre-designation as the quality services management office (QSMO) for human resources solutions.
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CISA releases Microsoft 365 security configuration baselines for pilots, public comment
A series of Google Workspace baselines are expected within months as part of the SCuBA project to protect sensitive information.
OPM was quietly redesignated the point office for HR shared services
OPM now leads governmentwide HR shared services from enterprise resource planning platforms to point solutions.
Treasury advances blockchain proof of concept for grant payments
The project relies on a permission-based version of the Ethereum blockchain.
CISA launches platform to allow hackers to report flaws in federal tech
Agencies will use the shared service to receive security feedback from white-hat hackers around the world.
Krebs to Congress: Empower CISA’s shared services office
The cybersecurity agency's QSMO could centralize common, internet-facing services like email for all 101 civilian agencies, says the agency's former director.
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HHS officially named shared service provider for grants management systems
The department had the steepest hill to becoming the fourth initial QSMO because it lacked a preexisting shared services model like the others.
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…
Federal efforts to get agencies using shared IT services appear to be working
Platform-as-a-Service and Infrastructure-as-a-Service solutions are on the rise, according to the Professional Services Council.
CISA’s first shared-services offering is delayed by protest
The award of the vulnerability disclosure policy (VDP) platform contract is under protest from HackerOne.