

To tap the continuity of service option, agencies must enter into an agreement with GSA and develop contingency plans in case legacy service is cut off before service under EIS takes effect. However, Malick doesn't want this to be thought of as another extension. GSA announced in February that agencies would be able to activate "continuity of service" provisions to keep active service on legacy contracts through May 31, 2024.

"Looking ahead to May 31, 2023, there is a risk that some agencies will not be done with their transition on time," Malick said. But there is concern that next year's overall goal of complete EIS adoption will not be met. There were 118 agencies that did reach the March 31 goals, and of those, 99 are 100% disconnected from legacy contracts. Malick said the government is not on track to hit its next major milestone of being 100% disconnected from legacy contracts by the end of the current fiscal year. By that date, just 55.7% of agencies hit the goal, Tracey Malick, deputy director of the Office of Enterprise Technology Solutions at the General Services Administration, told FCW on a recent webcast. Federal agencies fell short on a key milestone for shifting their telecommunications contracts to the $50 billion governmentwide Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) contract, and many may have to activate "continuity of service" clauses in their current contracts to avoid disconnection next year.įederal agencies were supposed to be 90% disconnected from expiring telecommunications contracts including the Networx and Washington Interagency Telecommunications System vehicles by March 31 of this year.
