The Defense Department, NASA and the General Services Administration have proposed an amendment to the Federal Acquisition Regulation in order to change the way agencies identify organizations that receive contracts, grants and
MoreThe Government Accountability Office has recommended the Defense Department establish measures to evaluate the accuracy and completeness of its contracted services inventory in support of oversight efforts. GAO said in a report to Congress that some
MoreHeidi Shyu will retire from her post as the U.S. Army‘s assistant secretary for acquisition, logistics and technology by the end of January, Inside Defense reported Tuesday. Sebastian Sprenger writes Shyu confirmed her
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The General Services Administration has implemented multiple interactive and decision support tools on its online portal for federal procurement employees, according to John Felleman, senior innovation specialist for GSA’s Acquisition Gateway. Felleman wrote in a blog article
MoreThe Defense Departmentâs inspector general has called on contracting officials at the Marine Corps Systems Command to determine whether prime contractors comply with subcontracting objectives for small businesses. The recommendation follows an
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A new report by the IBM Center for the Business of Government says the Defense Departmentâs Better Buying Power program can be implemented across government agencies to advance agile procurement processes, expand partnerships with
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House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) has said the 2016 defense policy bill is a significant first step in their efforts to revamp the Pentagon’s acquisition system, Defense News reported Monday. Joe Gould
MoreThe General Services Administrationâs 18F unit says it has found in an experiment that the “micro-purchase” approach could be used to buy open-source codes for federal digital projects. V. David Zvenyach, acquisition management
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The General Services Administration has unveiled the availability of 17 category hallways on the agency Acquisition Gateway online portal as part of GSA’s efforts to streamline government acquisition initiatives. John Felleman, senior innovation
MoreThe Defense Department has released a new guidebook that contains practices for integrating cybersecurity into the acquisition lifecycle in an effort to help systems recover from cyber attacks. In a memorandum published
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