Acquisition Policy
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Half of federal agencies earned a failing grade from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on their use of incremental development, as part of their implementation of FITARA. But agencies are still learning how to navigate an often confusing field of agile.
November 06, 2015 -
The Defense Department released the first cybersecurity guidebook to implement a governmentwide risk management framework.
November 05, 2015 -
The associate administrator in the Office of Governmentwide Policy and acting chief of staff will become the new federal chief sustainability officer.
November 04, 2015 -
The Air Force is working on a rapid acquisition model that will be more conducive to open architectures.
November 04, 2015 -
Jason Workmaster, off counsel at Covington & Burling LLP, joins host Roger Waldron to discuss the state of commercial item contracting. November 3, 2015
November 03, 2015 -
Rep. Will Hurd, the chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Information Technology, plans to release the first set of grades for agencies on how they are implementing the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act, and the news isn’t good for many agencies.
November 03, 2015 -
The U.S. government says it's the world’s biggest customer. When you add all of its spending together, it might have a point. But right or wrong, that claim is rubbing some vendors the wrong way. Roger Waldron, president of the Coalition for Government Procurement, explained it all to In Depth with Francis Rose.
November 03, 2015 -
The Defense Information Systems Agency told industry that it needs to reduce the number of procurements it runs and become more efficient in how it manages existing programs. DISA must find 7-to-10 percent savings each year in overhead costs.
November 03, 2015 -
The Defense Department is conducting a study that looks at pairing the agency with industry to manufacture trusted microelectronics.
October 30, 2015 -
Agencies are slowly beginning to embrace that a culture change among top management is coming, as they begin to implement FITARA. Federal CIO Tony Scott said he's pleased overall with the plans agencies have submitted to the Office of Management and Budget so far.
October 30, 2015 -
Casey Kelley, John Cavadias and Richard Blake, members of GSA's Alliant 2 management team will discuss the program's overall acquisition strategy and goals. October 27, 2015
October 29, 2015 -
Creating more government innovation won't come without some creativity, some agency and industry experts say. Adam Tarsi, chief of staff of DoD's Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office, said agencies should widen their approach and position itself as an incubator for startup companies.
October 29, 2015 -
The Government Accountability Office is helping the House Oversight Committee develop a scorecard for implementation of the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act. The metrics will likely look the same for every agency. But that may not be the fairest way to grade. Sonny Hashmi, managing director for Global Government at Box and former chief information officer at the General Services Administration, tells In Depth with Francis Rose at the Executive Leadership Conference different agencies may achieve success in different ways.
October 29, 2015 -
Members of GSA's Alliant team, Casey Kelley, Richard Blake and John Cavadias, join host Mark Amtower to discuss the upcoming Alliant 2 contract. October 26, 2015
October 27, 2015 -
The Department of Homeland Security is creating a technical review assessment, which may help program managers and acquisition officials improve program life cycles.
October 26, 2015