Acquisition
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Leslie Weinstein, an Army Reserve officer and consultant for DoD, explains why the Pentagon should follow other sectors and use experts to ensure vendors are meeting cyber requirements.
June 11, 2019 -
New analysis from GovConRx found agencies are giving vendors “satisfactory” past performance ratings more often than any other rating because the system is too burdensome and time consuming.
June 10, 2019 -
A fiery debate is likely brewing over the future of a space force after the House Armed Services Committee decided not to address the White House’s request to create the new service in its annual policy bill.
June 10, 2019 -
Larry Allen of Federal Business Partners joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to offer some advice.
June 10, 2019 -
Congress is watching while contractors are wary. So just how big is other transaction authority in the Defense Department?
June 10, 2019 -
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's inspector general found a third of its inspectors will be eligible to retire in 2020.
June 10, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, an arbitrator finds the Veterans Affairs Department should take down a public record of employee firings and other punishments from its website.
June 07, 2019 -
Oracle filed a new motion for its protest of DoD’s JEDI cloud procurement after new details emerged on Amazon Web Service’s job offer to two former officials.
June 07, 2019 -
The government might have the right to suspend or even debar contractors for three years, but contractors can and do sue when it happens.
June 06, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, House and Senate lawmakers have taken steps to prevent a White House proposal which would result in about 1,000 layoffs at the U.S. Forest Service.
June 05, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Government Accountability Office says agency spending on products and services in 2018 reached its highest level in seven years.
June 04, 2019 -
The president of PM Consulting Group said to be successful in the federal market, small firms have to think less about agency goals and more about how to solve specific business problems.
June 04, 2019 -
For just how much, Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to Bloomberg Government senior data analyst Paul Murphy.
June 04, 2019 -
With OMB poised to have more agencies to make the switch to shared services for back-office functions, chief information officers at smaller agencies say they’re on board with the plan.
May 31, 2019 -
A recent White House executive order on communications supply chain security seemed aimed at a controversial Chinese telecom equipment manufacturer.
May 31, 2019