Acquisition
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The Defense Department has set up a daily call with associations representing its vendors to take stock of how the coronavirus is impacting its industrial base while the White House has activated a 1950 law to give agencies procurement priority.
March 18, 2020 -
Vendors are waiting for the Defense Department to release more details, including the proposed acquisition rule, about how it will apply the new Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification starting this year.
March 18, 2020 -
Forty industry executives recently embedded themselves into the Coast Guard for a year. The project is called the Coast Guard Industry Academy.
March 16, 2020 -
PropLIBRARY's Carl Dickson made a return appearance on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss the evolution of his approach to building winning RFPs, and the creation of his "Must Win Process" online tool.
March 16, 2020 -
This column was originally published on Roger Waldron’s blog at The Coalition for Government Procurement and was republished here with permission from the author. As promised last week, this blog addresses the recent hearing before the House…
March 13, 2020 -
Having, hopefully, caught our collective breath from a tumultuous 2019, this year has much in store for federal contractors and suppliers.
March 11, 2020 -
The Homeland Security Department sent a letter to contractors explaining the steps the agency is taking to protect facilities and encourages communication with industry employees about telework options.
March 10, 2020 -
The Professional Services Council's Alan Chvotkin joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for more information.
March 10, 2020 -
Brian Chidester of OpenText, joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss current trends in GovCon marketing, including how events and digital platforms should be used as part of a company's overall marketing plan.
March 10, 2020 -
The House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations pushed the General Services Administration for answers over how it will ensure e-commerce platform vendors will meet federal acquisition regulations and laws.
March 09, 2020 -
Judge Patricia E. Campbell-Smith's ruling came down to narrow issues of how DoD evaluated Amazon and Microsoft's proposals. Amazon's claims of improper interference by President Trump were not a factor.
March 06, 2020 -
Events unfolding this week demonstrate that the procurement community operates in a dynamic environment.
March 06, 2020 -
House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations members want to hold agencies accountable for their slow pace in moving to the enterprise infrastructure solutions (EIS) contract.
March 05, 2020 -
General Dynamics Information Technology, one of the two losing bidders for the largest portion of the NGEN contract, has filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office.
March 05, 2020 -
Washington Technology Editor in Chief Nick Wakeman joined host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center, for a wide-ranging discussion of the mergers and acquisition climate, the popularity of "best in class" contracts, and the budget outlook for the rest of this year.
March 04, 2020