Contracting

Is the AI leash on federal agencies too long?

That new White House guidance on agency use of artificial intelligence embodies guardrails, but also a few opt-out scenarios.

Artificial Intelligence

The keys to winning government contracts

A zero-trust approach to space cybersecurity could be the answer

The Space Hour

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It’s April, but end-of-termism will start to slow federal contracting

Contracting

GSA’s new approach to small business matchmaking

Contracts/Awards

Procurement flow-downs can’t be one-sided

Commentary

Defense contractor pleads guilty to bribery

Agency Oversight

The history of eCommerce

Trends in federal procurement

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How legislators could make things a little easier for those companies working with the government

Contracting

FILE - This Feb. 2, 2015, file photo, depicts a part of a U.S. $100 bill. A new government report estimates that government will be paying nearly half the nation’s health care tab within 10 years. That’s even without “Medicare-for-all,” the government-run plan for all Americans that some Democratic presidential contenders are calling for. Driving the increase is traditional Medicare, experiencing a surge in enrollment as aging baby boomers shift out of private coverage. The report comes from nonpartisan experts with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File)

Accenture Federal Services acquires major federal contractor

Federal Newscast

FILE - This June 6, 2013, file photo, shows the National Security Agency (NSA) campus in Fort Meade, Md., where the U.S. Cyber Command is located. The American military services are looking for new ways to bring in more civilians with high-tech skills who can help fight Islamic State militants and prepare for the new range of technological threats the U.S. will face. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

CYBERCOM embraces the non-traditional as acquisition program grows

A CYBERCOM acquisition leader says she doesn’t want the command’s burgeoning buying program to be ‘stodgy and antiquated.’

Defense News

Army has burned the software development bridges behind them

Margaret Boatner, deputy assistant secretary of the Army for strategy and acquisition reform, said new approaches to buying software already are paying off.

Ask the CIO

How contractors can ‘almost’ stay prepared for everything

Contracting

Sometimes you’ve got to remember the basics. There are some best practices you can implement in the world of government contracting.