Acquisition
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After several years, a consortium of agencies has been working on FedRAMP, a program to certify cybersecurity of cloud computing services providers.
January 02, 2020 -
Addie Cliffe, partner at Crowell & MOring LLP joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to discuss the Multiple Award Schedule program, the MAS audit process and compliance best practices for contractors.
December 29, 2019 -
DISA, GSA and industry issues dominated the 10 most read Reporter’s Notebook stories in 2019. The common theme across many of the stories is how agencies are setting the table for bigger changes in 2020.
December 27, 2019 -
Anything affecting people and their careers -- the stories never stop coming.
December 26, 2019 -
When it comes to the smaller systems that make up the lion's share of Defense acquisition spending, the Pentagon does not even know how many it's paying for, according to a new audit.
December 24, 2019 -
Long story short — the Air Force sought to acquire space launch services through an unusual contracting strategy of trying to award two compatible bids.
December 20, 2019 -
Aaron Heffron, president of Market Connections joined host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center, to discuss the results from the recently released 2019 Federal Media and Marketing Study which examines the media consumption habits of federal workers.
December 20, 2019 -
Maj. Gen. Cameron Holt, the deputy assistant secretary for contracting in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, said 80% of companies who won contracts at Pitch Days were non-traditional contractors.
December 20, 2019 -
C2 Technologies CEO Dolly Oberoi joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss the evolution of the "small business" contracting ecosystem and why now is a great time to be a small contractor in government.
December 18, 2019 -
Holland and Knight partner and procurement attorney Eric Crucius joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin in the studio to discuss what it's all about.
December 18, 2019 -
The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program is moving fast but in a transparent manner.
December 18, 2019 -
Congress has ordered DoD to give losing bidders detailed information about why they weren't chosen. DoD's alleged failure to do that in the JEDI case may have contributed to the protest Amazon lodged in federal court.
December 18, 2019 -
Defense contractors have to keep their eyes and ears open this week, says Alan Chvotkin at the Professional Services Council.
December 17, 2019 -
Though rare, procurement fraud is a persistent problem. Now a former Air Force procurement official has put together a book on the topic.
December 13, 2019 -
The 2020 NDAA bars DoD from converting military medical billets to civilian ones until more analysis is done.
December 13, 2019