The federal government has exceeded its small business contracting goal of 23 percent in fiscal year 2016 by awarding 24.34 percent or $99.96 billion of total contract funds to small businesses. The Small Business
MoreRep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, has introduced a bill that seeks to encourage the Defense Department to use e-commerce marketplaces to procure commercial-off-the-shelf products as part of
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The Defense Department aims to use additive manufacturing techniques in conjunction with blockchain technology in efforts to address intellectual property challenges related to the production of military standard parts, GCN reported Monday. John Bergin, business technology
MoreThe General Services Administration plans to transition into policies some of President Donald Trumpâs priorities for acquisition by summer and one of those is to make the mandatory Transactional Data Reporting rule into a
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Jay Carr, executive director of the Army Contracting Command, has said that contractors should be well-trained and ready to help U.S. Army commanders implement technology they need to execute a mission. Carr added that he believes
MoreMary Davie, assistant commissioner for the office of information technology category at the General Services Administration, has met with more than 50 representatives from IT services companies to discuss government contracting issues. Davie wrote
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Two U.S. Navy officials told members of a House Armed Services Committee subpanel Wednesday that the service branch will move to fiscal 2020 the awarding of a contract to design and build a
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Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, plans to unveil in mid-May a new bill that would overhaul the Defense Department‘s system for buying major weapons systems, The Hill reported Tuesday.
MoreThe General Services Administration plans to incorporate a new special item number for Earth observation platforms and services into the Information Technology Schedule 70 contract vehicle by early June. GSA said Friday the inclusion
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Johanna Curry, project officer for the U.S. Armyâs data center consolidation plan, has said application owners at the service branch have released requests for proposals for cloud platforms and related technical support
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