Digital Government
The Pentagon’s Plan to Speed Up Software Buying for Weapons Systems
The DOD’s dedicated software acquisition pathway is nearly two years old, and is already being used by a few dozen programs.
Modernization
Senate Committee Approves AGILE Procurement Act for IT and Communications Tech
The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs advanced the AGILE Act of 2022 in an effort to help improve the federal government’s IT procurement process.
Acquisition
Lawmakers push Biden for an order to root out dark money from federal contractors
A group of lawmakers want the White House to issue an executive order requiring large federal contractors to disclose their political spending – but not everyone is in support of the idea.
Acquisition
Senate passes bill to root out conflicts of interest in federal contracting
The Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition Act sets new disclosure requirements and expands authorities for federal contracting officers.
Modernization
GSA’s Ascend cloud RFI emphasizes baseline requirements for vendors
The General Services Administration seeks feedback from the private sector on its highly anticipated one-stop shop for federal agencies seeking commercial cloud solutions.
Digital Government
Small Business Contract Awards Hit Record $154B
But fewer of those companies are entering the federal market or competing for the work, the Small Business Administration says.
Digital Government
Routing Gap in VA Health Software Led to Patient Harm, Watchdog Says
An oversight report claims a confusing routing process in the new electronic health record system being fielded by the Department of Veterans Affairs contributed to nearly 150 adverse patient events.
Digital Government
White House Updates Acquisition, Business of Government Priorities
Workforce, interoperability and governance all feature in the new goals set for the President's Management Agenda.
Digital Government
GSA Puts Polaris Contract Back in Motion
A much-debated aspect of this government IT solutions procurement appears to have been changed.
Digital Government
Justice Seeks to Stop Booz Allen's Everwatch Acquisition
The department's antitrust lawsuit says the transaction unfairly eliminates competition for providing signals intelligence modeling and simulation services to the National Security Agency.
Digital Government
General Dynamics' $11B DOD 'Fourth Estate' IT Protest Denied
Barring more action, this lets Leidos proceed on its work for the 10-year Defense Enclave Services award and consolidate IT systems for 22 DOD agencies.
Digital Government
Investors Predict IPO or Early Acquisition 'Exit' for Startups
Here's what is most likely to happen for U.S.-based startups.
Defense
More reality checks could help keep DOD programs on time and on budget, GAO says
The Pentagon has long espoused “knowledge-based acquisition,” but doesn’t insist on it.
Digital Government
The White House Just Pulled Its Nominee to Fill the Still-Vacant Job of Federal Procurement Chief
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy has not had a confirmed leader since the Trump administration, despite the Biden administration's goals to use procurement to advance equity and curb climate change.
Acquisition
ManTech agrees on $4.2B sale to Carlyle Group
The all-cash transaction will end ManTech's current 20-year run as a public company.
Artificial Intelligence
Senate Bill to Train Acquisition Workforce on AI gets House Counterpart
The AI Training Act, which passed the Senate last December now has a House companion from Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) and James Comer (R-Ky.).
Acquisition
Bernie Sanders wants Amazon debarred from federal contracting
The Vermont lawmaker cites the company's anti-union activity in a letter urging President Biden to eliminate the e-commerce and cloud behemoth from federal contracts.
Defense
Defense companies aren’t seeking reprieve from inflation … yet
Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said the department has not received an “influx” of equitable adjustment requests.
Acquisition
GSA aims for greener IT contracts by adding sustainability criteria
The General Service Administration’s new contracting language is one tool for the agency to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.
Digital Government