Acquisition Policy

A new rule for those involved in federal acquisition

The Office of Federal Procurement Policy has been banging this particular drum for years now. Not only are agencies allowed to engage in discussions with…

Acquisition Policy

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NITAAC to take corrective action on CIO-SP4 after 119 protests

Contracts/Awards

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A costly new climate rule is coming for federal contractors

Contracting

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Will NITAAC’s CIO-SP4 be crushed by 117 protests?

Contracts/Awards

The latest developments in key acquisition policy programs

Off the Shelf

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Fixing DoD’s broken budgeting system a big reform topic for 2023

On DoD

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GSA constructing another bridge across the SBIR ‘valley of death’

Contracts/Awards

50,000 companies on hold because of GSA’s UEI validation problems

Reporter's Notebook

Pentagon plans new initiatives to tackle long-term sustainment costs

Defense

Army diving ‘headfirst’ into SBOMs to secure software supply chain

Army

Legal and policy trends in government contracting

Off the Shelf

NASA taking a page out of DHS’ book with a new acquisition innovation lab

Karla Smith-Jackson, the senior procurement executive and deputy chief acquisition officer at NASA, said the NASA Acquisition Innovation Lab will provide…

Acquisition

Top contracting issues in FY 2023

Allen Federal Business Partners President Larry Allen joins host Mark Amtower on this week’s Amtower Off Center for a wide ranging discussion of how inflation,…

Amtower Off-Center

Navy to break up some big contracts to increase small business participation

Navy

The Navy will also look to hold prime contractors accountable to meeting small business subcontracting goals.