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Robert D. Wallick

Digital Government

Finding a better way to eliminate bulky MAS requirements

On Sept. 4 the General Services Administration proposed revisions to its earlier interim rule amending the GSA Regulation (GSAR) on acquiring commercial items. The proposed changes served to implement portions of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act and related Federal Acquisition Regulation ch

Digital Government

Government should take advantage of outsourcing

Information technology is a late20th century supernova overwhelming the old and then rendering obsolete its own advancements. Technology opens new vistas creates opportunities and rewrites the rules about how to do business. A slide rule on my coffee table and an old portable typewriter bear mute

Digital Government

GSA's interim rule positions are 'unwise and flawed'

On Feb. 16, the General Services Administration issued an interim rule amending the General Services Acquisition Regulation. Ostensibly, the rule implemented the portions of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (FASA) of 1994 that dealt with truth in negotiations and the acquisition of commerci