Acquisition
Public-private group envisions 'acquisition of the future'
AOF brings together government and industry in an effort to chart a new course for acquisition overhaul efforts.
Acquisition
CBP offers 'explanation plus' to losing bidders
The plan is to tell vendors who fail to win a contract why they lost, within the constraints of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, rather than just telling them that they did.
Acquisition
Developing a course on procurement management -- seeking advice!
Steve Kelman notes the severe lack of research on government procurement, and is looking for the gaps that most need to be filled.
Acquisition
OMB plans Digital Service to improve IT delivery
Tech professionals would serve in government for two- to four-year rotations on a full-time basis, possibly supplemented with private sector professionals pitching in a given project for a month at a time.
Acquisition
NIST eyes IT asset management for financial services industry
The agency and its partner, the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, are looking for collaborators on a model system to guard against cyberattacks.
Acquisition
FAR Part 1: 'If it's not prohibited, it's allowed'
Steve Kelman reflects on what could be the most important sentence in the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
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Balderson to lead Northrop Grumman contracting
Diane Balderson was most recently head of contracting for the Naval Air Systems Command.
Acquisition
Pentagon ponders making IT subject to same rules as weapons
Defense Undersecretary Frank Kendall and Sen. Joe Donnelly used an Armed Services Committee hearing to discuss the possibility of using the same cost guidelines for IT and weapons systems.
Acquisition
Storehouse of procurement numbers could aid Data Act implementation
Information gathered as part of the reverse auction process could provide the type of granular data that's hard to come by.
Acquisition
Seeking some common ground
Federal IT is difficult enough without viewing agencies and industry as zero-sum adversaries, writes FCW's Troy K. Schneider.
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Lawmakers push consolidation of small business preference process
Under current law, the VA runs its own Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business program, and the SBA handles those duties for all other agencies.
Acquisition
Improved Pentagon acquisition requires tolerance of risk
Overhauling the defense acquisition process is a national security imperative in tight budget times, argues a consultant and former Marine major general.
Acquisition
Industry, agencies talk small business obstacles
Programs aimed at cutting through the weeds of the procurement process can help, but many small vendors feel other federal efforts are stacked against them.
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IBM gears up for Pentagon health push
With a major electronic health records procurement looming, IBM is growing its federal health IT footprint.
Acquisition
HealthCare.gov -- more agile, please
Draft requirements for the site's next contract stress open source, iterative development and maintaining the financial back-end platform.
Acquisition
Masiello talks pricing, LPTA and long-term contracts
The Air Force general told an AFCEA audience what vendors can expect on future acquisition efforts.
Acquisition
GSA touts new mobile management resource
Mobile Lifecycle & Expense Management can save 25 percent or more, GSA says.
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DOD aims to improve procurement communications
Assistant Secretary for Acquisition Katrina McFarland tells industry that draft requirements could be shared earlier in the process.
Acquisition