A White House effort to streamline federal information technology purchasing through the General Services Administration's new "OneGov" strategy may help further centralize buying power and improve cybersecurity through standardized contracts. Procurement experts warn it could also clash with the administration’s broader push to deregulate and strip down longstanding acquisition rules.

GSA said in a recent statement that OneGov will give agencies easier access to IT tools with standardized terms and pricing and offer original equipment manufacturers a more direct and predictable engagement model. Early deals include a major agreement with Google that provides a temporary 71% discount on Google Workspace for federal agencies, and a 70% discount from Adobe on its Paperless Government Solution.

GSA has said the OneGov strategy "will evolve over time" and expand into areas such as hardware, platforms, infrastructure and cybersecurity services.

Read the article here