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GSA plans cloud marketplace -- GCN

Former GSA procurement leader Nakasone to join VMware

GSA tech procurement leader Nakasone to depart June 1

GSA tech procurement leader Nakasone to depart June 1 workforce Keith Nakasone, deputy assistant director, GSA during a video interview with FedScoop. (FedScoop) Share May 25, 2021 | FEDSCOOP Federal IT procurement leader Keith Nakasone will leave his role at the General Services Administration at the end of May. He departs after working at the agency since 2017 as deputy assistant commissioner of acquisition management within the Office of Information Technology Category (ITC). Nakasone’s last day is June 1, leaving GSA after 32 years in the federal government to take up a role in the private sector. Following his departure, Nakasone’s responsibilities will be taken on in an acting capacity by Cheryl Thornton-Cameron, who is executive director of ITC Schedule Contract Operations at the agency.

GSA sketches next steps for CEOS, Polaris and EIS -- FCW

By Mark Rockwell   The General Services Administration is continuing to develop a civilian version of the Pentagon s Defense Enterprise Office Solutions (DEOS) blanket purchase agreement for cloud-based productivity tools. The Defense Department s contact vehicle supplies Microsoft 365 cloud-based email, productivity and communications apps. A GSA official explained in a Dec. 9 virtual event hosted by AFFIRM that a Civilian Enterprise Office Solutions (CEOS) contract requires a different approach. Agencies are much different in how they’re federated compared to the DOD,  Allen Hill, acting deputy assistant commissioner for category management in the Federal Acquisition Service s Office of Information Technology Category, said. That takes more planning. You can t just put in an acquisition vehicle and everybody gets in line. We’re taking a more strategic approach of what types of services to include in CEOS.