The General Services Administration has announced that 16 companies were selected to sell so-called ‘agile’ software development services to federal agencies through a governmentwide contract – the first of three sets of contracts to be awarded.
‘Agile’ is an approach that federal agencies are increasingly using to develop software in increments, typically in a few weeks to a few months, rather than wait two to three years until such a project is delivered.
The department’s in-house consulting firm, called 18F, pushed for the blanket purchase agreement. In an Aug. 28 blog post, members wrote that there was “explosive” demand for their services to build products for agencies through the agile process.
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