Acquisition
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Potential contractors and grantees are waiting longer to get a CAGE Code from the Defense Logistics Agency, which is needed to do business with the government.
July 29, 2019 -
Mike Smoyer, CEO of the Digital Government Institute, joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss cybersecurity, IT modernization and the upcoming 930gov conference.
July 26, 2019 -
A federal judge ruled the Pentagon's JEDI contract ran afoul of a law that requires large ID/IQ contracts to go to multiple vendors. But Oracle can't win its lawsuit on that basis.
July 26, 2019 -
Jose Arrieta, chief information officer at HHS, said the Accelerate platform will take data from the five current contract writing systems and add microservices on top so contracting officers can take advantage of the information to make better decisions.
July 26, 2019 -
It has been over one year since this blog discussed the issues associated with the Defense Department’s plan and justification for its single-award of a $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Initiative (JEDI) cloud contract. DoD’s…
July 26, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, an investigation into Marines accused of helping smuggle migrants into the United States led to the arrest Thursday of 16 of their fellow Marines at California’s Camp Pendleton, just north of the U.S.-Mexico border.
July 26, 2019 -
Steven Schooner, Nash & Cibinic Professor of Government Procurement Law at the George Washington University Law School joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to discuss the role data plays in the procurement system, including how it is used to effectively measure contract performance.
July 25, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Interior Department fell short of its hiring goal for seasonal firefighters ahead of another dry season.
July 25, 2019 -
The Pentagon hopes to pick a nonprofit organization to oversee its new Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program by January, with CMMC being applied to at least some new contracts by next summer.
July 23, 2019 -
Lohfeld Consulting CEO Bob Lohfeld and Deep Water Point Partner and GM Andy Patrichuk, join host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss what companies can do to increase their odds of winning government contracts.
July 22, 2019 -
The Homeland Security Department and the General Services Administration released details about program and policies that outline the future of major acquisition efforts.
July 22, 2019 -
Maybe the JEDI procurement isn't such a big deal after all.
July 22, 2019 -
GSA is working on its multiple award schedules contract and its e-commerce marketplace. Larry Allen joined the show with updates.
July 22, 2019 -
Matt Goodrich, of GSA, Ben Sweezy, of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and Tony Scardino of USPTO, are among the federal executives on the move over the last month.
July 22, 2019 -
The Department of Health and Human Services decided in June that its Program Support Office would immediately stop offering assisted acquisition services, impacting dozens of agencies.
July 22, 2019