Acquisition Policy
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The General Services Administration issued its second RFI in a year seeking feedback on how to make it easier to buy certain types of cybersecurity services.
June 20, 2016 -
What are the top marketing issues affecting small contractors? Find out when consultant Bob Davis joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center. June 20, 2016
June 17, 2016 -
Four years after launching the General Fund Enterprise Business System, Project Manager Col. Matt Russell said that most users in the organization have fully adopted it, and it’s time to focus on upgrades.
June 17, 2016 -
The Defense Department’s “4th estate,” which includes the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Defense Information Systems Agency, the Defense Logistics Agency and other Defense agencies, signed a memorandum of understanding with GSA to commit to using OASIS for at least $500 million in professional services buys starting in January 2017.
June 16, 2016 -
The Senate left hundreds of amendments on the floor when it passed the defense authorization bill. Federal News Radio takes a look at some of the more interesting ones.
June 15, 2016 -
Jason Workmaster, of counsel with Covington & Burling LLP, provides an update on significant bid protests, contract disputes and regulatory changes affecting government contractors. June 14, 2016
June 14, 2016 -
The Federal Acquisition Regulation Council has just published a new final rule concerning how contractors are to handle federal data that might be on their systems. Justin Chiarodo, a partner at the law firm Blank Rome, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to share what you need to do under this rule.
June 14, 2016 -
Kim Luke left government after just four months as the IT category manager. GSA’s Mary Davie has taken over in the role.
June 14, 2016 -
Keith Trippie, the CEO of The Trippie Group LLC and a public sector board member of Acquia, says agencies should follow the lead of dating, travel and insurance companies and have an “easy” button for system modernization.
June 13, 2016 -
A new exclusive survey of federal chief acquisition officers and senior procurement executives by Federal News Radio found respondents ranked category management and taking advantage of the tools that come with the initiative as one of their top priorities for 2016.
June 13, 2016 -
GSA’s successes with downplaying price as an evaluation factor in picking contractors for large multiple-award contracts has spurred a broader look at this concept.
June 13, 2016 -
Lee Frederiksen, founder and managing partner at Hinge Marketing, joins Mark Amtower on Amtower Off Center, to discuss how to create a successful referral strategy for your company. June 13, 2016
June 10, 2016 -
The Government Accountability Office will tell House lawmakers Friday that 18F is losing money and doesn’t expect to make enough revenue to cover its costs until 2019, according to testimony obtained by Federal News Radio.
June 09, 2016 -
Several agencies laid out the new procurement and contracting regulations that will be coming this year.
June 09, 2016 -
The Open Approaches Management Office will ensure open architecture principles can be applied throughout the Air Force's acquisition system and not just in small, experimental pockets.
June 07, 2016