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Ideas
SecDef’s recipe for procurement: A dash of DOGE with a pinch of Obama
COMMENTARY | The Defense Department’s recent contracting directives are sweeping, but will they be successful?
Ideas
The president’s procurement order offers a real opportunity. Let’s not squander it
COMMENTARY | Real change in government procurement can happen, but it’s going to require learning from lessons of the past.
Ideas
Buckle up: The acquisition ride is only going to get bumpier
The zone is being flooded and we’re only two months in.
Ideas
Making the Customer Service Executive Order Really Work
Among the keys: making permanent the flexibility to pursue innovation through technology and multi-sector partnerships.
Ideas
Raising the Contractor Minimum Wage: It’s Not as Simple as it Looks
The current circumstances create a bizarre combination of a wage safety net and wage suppression.
Ideas
Biden Appointments Signal Major Changes In Digital Operations and Acquisition
Early signs suggest federal agencies may be on the cusp of a significant leap forward.
Ideas
The Pandemic Is a Clarion Call to Remove Barriers to Innovation
The COVID-19 crisis presents an opportunity to put in place solutions that will benefit us all, now and in the future.
Acquisition
From disruption to innovation: Bridging a growing cultural gap
If we want real innovation, we need to stop looking for ways to circumvent the federal acquisition system and work together to improve it, writes Stan Soloway.
Digital Government
Op-Ed: What Really Went Wrong With HealthCare.gov
Systemic IT procurement obstacles hobbled the program from the start.
People
Soloway: Challenges are opportunities
GSA must seize the moment to rebuild relations with federal agency customers and Congress.
Digital Government
Soloway: When 'rights' make wrong
Feds have the ability to protest A-76 decisions -- using the proper channels, Stan Soloway writes.
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