Acquisition Policy
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Sean McAfee, the deputy director of the National Cybersecurity Assessment and Technical Services, will lead the cyber operations part of the Homeland Security Department’s new Silicon Valley office, where he will work with companies to find innovations that the government can test and scale across all agencies as soon as possible.
March 09, 2016 -
The Navy is reviewing its acquisition processes to reduce complexity and give contracting officers more time to talk to industry in developing requirements.
March 07, 2016 -
With several high profile CIO positions open, agencies need to consider what type of person they want to hire. A Brookings scholar is arguing against a high-profile outsider.
March 07, 2016 -
The Small Business Administration is trying to institutionalize accountability across the government for meeting small business contracting goals as well as answer critics by increasing the amount of “eligible” procurement dollars.
March 04, 2016 -
Amy Caro, vice president, Health Solutions at Northrop Grumman joins host Roger Waldron on Off the Shelf for a wide ranging discussion of the healthcare Information Technology market. February 23, 2016
March 03, 2016 -
DoD's proposed rule on independent research and development left more questions than answers for industry.
March 03, 2016 -
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy named 10 people to manage categories that represent some $270 billion in procurement. Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, told Federal Drive with Tom Temin that contractors better start paying attention.
March 03, 2016 -
Members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform criticized the General Services Administration for its inability to accurately track the inventory and status of donated surplus firearms to local law enforcement agencies.
March 02, 2016 -
The Small Business Administration is reporting that agencies surpassed the 5 percent governmentwide goal of awarding contracts to women-owned small businesses in 2015 for the first time ever.
March 02, 2016 -
Officials with OPM and OMB touted the Human Capital and Training Solutions contract as the first and best of its kind under the Obama administration's category management initiative.
March 02, 2016 -
Lawmakers pushed for provisions of the Defending American’s Small Contractors bill to be folded into the 2017 NDAA.
March 01, 2016 -
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy named 11 executives to manage $270 billion in spending across 10 commodity areas under the category management initiative.
March 01, 2016 -
Kevin DeSanto, managing director and co-founder of KippsDeSanto, joins host Mark Amtower to discuss mergers and acquisitions, and how channel plays in the M&A market. February 29, 2016
February 29, 2016 -
Mark Schwartz, chief information officer of the Citizenship and Immigration Services, said by moving legacy systems to the cloud, updates become more agile.
February 26, 2016 -
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy named 10 new category managers Feb. 25 to lead the commodity buying areas that represent more than $270 billion a year.
February 25, 2016