Acquisition

State Department wants to see ‘a lot more’ self-assessments from vendors

“Self-assessments is an incredibly underutilized tool. We would love to see more of it,” said Michael Derrios.

Workforce

DLA turns to automation for head-start on incorporating CMMC requirements in contracting

Contracting

Army Contracting Command driving move to agile software

Army

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SOCOM cuts years out of some SBIR phase 3 awards

Defense News

DoJ’s Georgia Tech lawsuit a ‘warning’ to contractors on cyber compliance

Cybersecurity

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Big or small business, ‘this’ type of federal contractor does the best job

Contracting

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Time for contractors to deal with the fiscal year-end

Contracting

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Navy’s journey to new procurement system remains in peril

Navy

Pentagon releases key CMMC contracting rules

Acquisition Policy

Army now driving network upgrades to higher echelons

Army

Industry pressure forces NASA to press pause on SEWP VI

Contracts/Awards

Other transaction authorities may be low-friction, but they’re not protest-proof

Other transaction authorities have become popular. But follow-on orders are not protest proof.

Contracts/Awards

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AI effort to improve contractor performance ratings stalls

DHS’s AI pilot to improve contractor performance ratings assessments has ended, in part, because the FAR Council case to change the rules is stuck in limbo.

Reporter's Notebook

CISA details software security keys in new guide for acquisition pros

Cybersecurity

CISA’s guide helps bridge the gap between acquisition and IT, as the FAR Council works on a highly anticipated software security rule.