The Defense Department‘s acquisitions chief has said the DoD Better Buying Power 3.0 initiative calls for agency personnel to determine the potential costs of military technologies across their life cycle, DoD News
MoreAnne Rung, administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, said that the federal contracting process should focus on facilitating best practices, information sharing and collaboration between agencies to drive cost savings, performance
MoreU.S. lawmakers have included a new proposed bill in the National Defense Authorization Act for 2015 that will give agency chief information officers greater authority over spending and contracting, Federal Times reported Wednesday.
MoreThe General Services Administration has partnered with other agencies to build a digital portal for category-specific procurements across the government, Federal Times reported Friday. Rutrell Yasin writes GSA’s common acquisition platform will
MoreA Government Accountability Office report indicates the number of disputed federal contract awards reached 2,561 in fiscal 2014, a 5 percent increase over the 2,429 recorded in the preceding year. GAO said
MoreThe U.S. Navy’s Naval Supply Systems Command has implemented an enterprise resource planning system designed to integrate financial, workforce and program management functions. NAVSUP Weapons Systems Support upgraded its legacy Material Financial
MoreThe Defense Department Inspector General has urged the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics to implement a set quality management function and corresponding quality assurance oversight process for acquisition programs.
MoreKatrina McFarland, assistant defense secretary for acquisition, has outlined the scope of intellectual property involved in the Defense Department‘s projects with industry, FCW reported Tuesday. McFarland told a conference that DoD does not plan to
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Tom Sharpe, commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service, says that the General Services Administration is looking at category management to drive the implementation of a common acquisition platform across government, Federal Times reported Thursday.
MoreFrank Kendall, undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, is set to meet industry and defense executives on Saturday to discuss the Defense Department‘s acquisition reform bid, Defense News reported Thursday. Paul
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