Acquisition
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The defense architecture will track missiles, provide ground support and improve surveillance.
February 16, 2021 -
You might not think a $23 billion annual budget will have you looking for ways to pinch pennies, but if you’re NASA, the cost to explore the universe can be out of this world.
February 16, 2021 -
As the central procurement arm of the federal government, the General Services Administration plays a strategic role in implementing the Biden administration’s policy priorities. Over the coming weeks, the FAR & Beyond blog will focus on these and other key priorities and how GSA makes a difference.
February 12, 2021 -
GSA’s Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) program saw $14 billion in task orders last year and expects the use of the contracts only to increase this year.
February 11, 2021 -
Jason Workmaster from Miller and Chevalier, joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf, to discuss the latest trends in the Civil False Claims Act.
February 11, 2021 -
This week on Amtower Off Center, Joanne Woytek, program manager for NASA SEWP, joins host Mark Amtower to discuss why 2020 was a record breaking year for the GWAC.
February 11, 2021 -
DoD's Joint Artificial Intelligence Center has spent the last two years looking for ways to marry AI innovations with military systems. Now it's introducing new ways to buy and integrate those technologies.
February 11, 2021 -
Chris Golden, a former member of CMMC accreditation body and the director of information security for Blue Cross, Blue Shield, said getting the first set of companies through the certification process will be a sign of progress.
February 08, 2021 -
Multiple award schedule consolidation is all about breaking down barriers, eliminating stovepipes, and streamlining procurement processes.
February 05, 2021 -
Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, joined host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss the emergence of the GSA small business IDIQ/GWAC Polaris and the importance of complying with CMMC.
February 05, 2021 -
When MARAD sought a vendor to buy, staff and maintain ships for its ready reserve fleet, it made a number of errors in its solicitation. Procurement attorney Joseph Petrillo has the details.
February 03, 2021 -
Eric Hysen worked on the Biden transition team before heading to Homeland Security.
February 02, 2021 -
The Defense Department continues to test out the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) process with pathfinders and plans to pilot the approach with 10 contracts in 2021.
February 02, 2021 -
Tim Cook of the Center for Procurement Advocacy, and Tom Sisti of the Coalition for Government Procurement, join host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to discuss the top procurement policy issues in 2021.
February 02, 2021 -
The IT Industry Council, the Alliance for Digital Innovation and the Internet Association wrote to DISA questioning its decision to limit RFI responses to its cloud computing program support office acquisition.
February 01, 2021