Acquisition Policy
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It’s that time of year when activity on Capitol Hill usually falls into a lull. But this year’s the rare occurrence when big legislative activity is happening in August. The Senate passed a huge reconciliation bill over the weekend; the House is expected to do the same later this week. Meanwhile both houses have a lot of work waiting for them to reconcile their versions of the annual appropriations and authorization bills.
August 09, 2022 -
The AGILE Procurement Act in the Senate intends to make it easier for the government to buy commercial goods and services.
August 02, 2022 -
Gormley Group President Bill Gormley joined host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to discuss the state of governmentwide contracting, with a focus on GSA’s Multiple Award Schedule program.
August 02, 2022 -
Tom Sisti, vice president of the Coalition for Government Procurement, joined host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to give his thoughts on the shrinking industrial base, including why companies are leaving the market.
August 02, 2022 -
Voluntary CMMC assessments are set to begin in late August, but the just-released assessment process is leaving a lot of people scratching their heads.
July 29, 2022 -
Longtime defense contractor Raytheon won in court when it sued the government over intellectual property. What the company thought was IP the government assumed was merely technical data it could share with anyone.
July 27, 2022 -
The Small Business Administration is trying to address the 40% decline in the small business industrial base over the last decade with new initiatives.
July 26, 2022 -
The time is now to apply the TAA, consistent with the regulatory thresholds, to small business set-aside procurements where there is a waiver of the NMR.
July 22, 2022 -
The Biden administration has placed a greater focus on the impact of climate change than any administration to come before it. From climate research projects at the Energy Department and the Environmental Protection Agency to new sustainability requirements in General Services Administration contracts, climate change’s impact on federal procurement has only been increasing.
July 21, 2022 -
Although DLA and SBA have worked together on similar NMR waivers for many years, we recognize that SBA has recently taken exception to how the program has been implemented.
July 19, 2022 -
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), chairman of the Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations, wrote to GSA on July 15 seeking answers to why the transition to UEI has struggled.
July 15, 2022 -
The Project on Government Oversight reviewed spending patterns of the Defense Logistics Agency under its Special Operational Equipment tailored logistics support program.
July 14, 2022 -
When it comes to federal contracts, Amazon seems to follow a simple three-word formula: protest, protest protest.
July 13, 2022 -
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is continuing its fast evolution as a standalone department.
July 04, 2022 -
The General Services Administration lifted its two-month pause on the small business IT services governmentwide acquisition contract after updating the mentor-protégé requirements.
July 01, 2022