Acquisition
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A public letter writing campaign from vendors detailing concerns about the lack of clarity of the SEWP VI solicitation pushed NASA's decision.
August 09, 2024 -
Other transaction authorities have become popular. But follow-on orders are not protest proof.
August 07, 2024 -
DHS’s AI pilot to improve contractor performance ratings assessments has ended, in part, because the FAR Council case to change the rules is stuck in limbo.
August 01, 2024 -
CISA's guide helps bridge the gap between acquisition and IT, as the FAR Council works on a highly anticipated software security rule.
August 01, 2024 -
Legal experts say a recent case before the Court of Federal Claims further cements the path for unsuccessful vendors to seek judicial relief for OTAs.
July 24, 2024 -
Although the BAA favors domestic production, it has the downside of allowing the acquisition of Chinese products in certain circumstances.
July 12, 2024 -
Lt. Col. Keith Jordan, in the Army’s PEO-C3T, said a recent draft solicitation is a key step in the Unified Network Operations (UNO) initiative.
July 11, 2024 -
Conflicts of interest in federal contracts can happen in a lot of ways. In one case, an award winner's subcontractor turned out to have a conflict of interest.
July 10, 2024 -
An amendment in the Senate version of 2025 NDAA would "return decision-making power back to DoD components" to purchase cyber products and services.
July 09, 2024 -
Multiple competing cyber reporting rules have been released recently, with overlapping guidance and areas of responsibility. Is it overkill?
July 09, 2024 -
The Council should also consider exempting cloud service providers (CSPs) that have an existing FedRAMP authorization from the rule’s reporting requirements.
June 28, 2024 -
Guidehouse paid $7.6 million and Nan McKay & Associates paid $3.7 million to resovled claims that they violated the False Claims Act.
June 28, 2024 -
A vendor of computer vision software protested a National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency award to systems integrator CACI.
June 26, 2024 -
Contractors on the GSA's multiple-award schedule say contracting officers are trying to re-negotiate contracts and making unreasonable demands for information.
June 19, 2024 -
The GAO says the government wastes billions and billions of dollars on duplicative and overlapping activities, and can help stop the waste with shared services.
June 17, 2024