Acquisition
USAID and Ebola protective gear: Contests go mainstream
Steve Kelman suggests that we could be at a tipping point when it comes to embracing the benefits of contest-based acquisition.
Acquisition
DHS on Instagram, an app for the border and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Acquisition
Feds plan hub for risk info on IT supply chain, contractors
The GSA plan isn't meant to supplant or duplicate existing policies, but to establish a common set of risk indicators for due diligence research.
Acquisition
New fed incubator, OASIS on-ramps and NIST guidance
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Acquisition
For fun and profit: Data entrepreneurs size up Recreation.gov RFP
Open-data advocates want to see developers build booking websites and apps to compete with the longtime vendor at Recreation.gov.
Acquisition
The government shouldn't play matchmaker
A recent GAO report on government efforts to link small companies with prime contractors is fraught with risk.
Acquisition
GAO: Contract systems falling short on small business pairings
Of the systems GAO studied, none was designed to connect small business subcontractors with prime contracts and none contains all the information needed to support that function.
Acquisition
'Paying for Results' at a tipping point?
Steve Kelman showcases a new report that shows just how widespread outcome-oriented contracting has become.
Modernization
Simple advice for tackling the complexities of cloud
Experts from agencies and the private sector talk customers, capabilities and the unexpected crosscurrents of cloud technology.
Acquisition
Challenges and prizes: Procurement vehicle of the future?
How NASA and other agencies are using contests to bring better ideas into acquisition.
Modernization
IARPA awards contracts for supercomputer development
"Cryogenic" systems could bring currently unthinkable computing power into the realm of possibility.
Acquisition
Counting down to Dec. 11, DHS' Einstein award and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
DOD IG: Pentagon falling short on cloud strategy
A new inspector general's report says the Defense Department has not adequately trained acquisition and contract specialists who buy cloud services.
Acquisition
Cyber justice, (ISC)2 shuffle and Nuix deal
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Acquisition
FITARA included in compromise defense measure
Negotiators on the defense authorization bill included provisions from the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act in what they hope is the final version of the legislation.
Acquisition
What agencies want to hear when buying IT
A new study helps vendors understand what messages resonate (and tells feds how their peers prefer to be pitched).
Acquisition
Nina Malakouti
This Rising Star nailed down two of the General Services Administration's biggest Schedule 70 contracts in 2013.
Acquisition
Shawn Garrow
This Rising Star has been involved in the Navy's biggest IT projects in recent years, including the Next Generation Enterprise Network.
Acquisition
Cristen Cole
This GSA Rising Star single-handedly provided program management for the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation portfolio in its first year.
Acquisition