DOGE cut federal IT contracts. Don’t count on the government to pick up the slack

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has wrapped up its cuts to federal job roles and completed its push against consulting firms. Next on the list: IT service providers supplying systems and services to federal agencies.

Following a directive from DOGE, the General Services Administration (GSA) sent letters to Dell, CDW, and other IT vendors, asking for evidence that their contract pricing is competitive and that their services can’t be performed by government employees. The GSA argues that federal tech needs are often less complex than what vendors deliver, and not everything needs to be outsourced.

The move marks a shift toward bringing more digital services in-house. “I’m fully in alignment with the need to in-house government capacity and government services,” says Merici