The Government Accountability Office raised issues the General Services Administration and the Office of Management and Budget should consider as they implement the next phase of a federal program that facilitates agencies’ procurement
MoreEllen Lord, undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment at the Defense Department and a 2018 Wash100 awardee, has said that her office will train DoD procurement managers on how to buy commercial technology
MoreThe Defense Department is expected to issue this week the third draft solicitation for the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud procurement program, Federal News Radio reported Wednesday. Dana Deasy, chief information officer
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Tiffany Hixson, assistant commissioner of the office of professional and human capital services at the General Services Administrationâs Federal Acquisition Service, has said she believes the government should adopt a performance-based approach
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Defense and Aerospace Export Council has expressed support for the Trump administration’s implementation plan for a new policy governing U.S. arms transfer processes. Keith Webster, president of DAEC
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A technology trade association has called on House and Senate conferees to retain in the final fiscal 2019 defense policy bill a provision that would restrict the use of “lowest price technically
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The Department of Homeland Security and the General Services Administration have launched efforts to advance the use of âcommercial solutions openingâ method to speed up the acquisition of innovative platforms and services,
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The Defense Department has released a memorandum that would authorize contracting officers to use a competitive procedure to procure âinnovativeâ commercial technologies and services as part of a four-year pilot program in
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The U.S. Air Forceâs security and protection category council has implemented the category management approach to help the service streamline its procurement processes and achieve cost savings. Scott Heise, council director at the
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Federal agencies obligated $8.56 billion for competitively awarded contracts during fiscal 2017 through a program that is set aside for socially disadvantaged businesses, Bloomberg Government reported Monday. The figure reflects a 24
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