Acquisition Policy
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The Coast Guard’s biggest programs, the Offshore Patrol Cutter and the Polar Security Cutter are years behind schedule and billions of dollars over budget.
May 22, 2024 -
The Army will keep most software development efforts in ongoing development mode and not transition them to sustainment as part of its modernization efforts.
May 14, 2024 -
Adoption of DoD's new software acquisition pathway has been slow, but officials are looking for ways to jumpstart its use.
May 10, 2024 -
Now that it have been 10 years since issuing them, the White House has updated what is known as Uniform Guidance on grants and federal assistance. One reason for the update: reducing regulatory burden on…
May 01, 2024 -
The Small Business Administration says agencies awarded an all-time high of 28.4% of all eligible prime contracts to small businesses last fiscal year.
April 29, 2024 -
That new White House guidance on agency use of artificial intelligence embodies guardrails, but also a few opt-out scenarios.
April 26, 2024 -
GSA’s Alliant 3 contract includes an evaluation factor to encourage large businesses to meet with small firms in one of 11 emerging technology areas.
April 23, 2024 -
A CYBERCOM acquisition leader says she doesn’t want the command’s burgeoning buying program to be ‘stodgy and antiquated.'
April 15, 2024 -
Margaret Boatner, deputy assistant secretary of the Army for strategy and acquisition reform, said new approaches to buying software already are paying off.
April 15, 2024 -
The General Services Administration made eight awards under the next generation Commercial Platform Initiative, including four to small businesses.
March 27, 2024 -
GSA issued an acquisition letter detailing the certain conditions when contracting officers can buy cloud services with upfront payments.
March 15, 2024 -
The defense industrial base roster of companies keeps shrinking, and supply chain snags have become constant.
March 14, 2024 -
Lawmakers took GSA to task for purchasing 150 China-made video conferencing cameras in 2022, calling it "a very troubling episode."
March 01, 2024 -
New Senate bill would help small businesses compete on skills and capabilities rather than just price at the main contract level.
February 29, 2024 -
The proposed rules would also require ICT contractors to report a cyber incident to the government within eight hours.
February 22, 2024