Acquisition Policy
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Longtime federal sales and marketing consultant Larry Allen joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for more.
March 01, 2022 -
New reports from DoD and NDIA highlight ongoing challenges the defense industrial base is facing in light of rising tensions among near peer competitors.
February 28, 2022 -
Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, joined host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center for a wide ranging discussion on the emergence of POLARIS, the issues around CIO-SP4 and the new GSA Services MAC.
February 25, 2022 -
The CMMC AB is gearing up for voluntary assessments and is also looking to recruit more cybersecurity assessors, but the timeline for CMMC remains as unclear as ever.
February 23, 2022 -
Since November at least six agencies issued notices or requests for information/proposals to industry seeking feedback on how to do more to protect their supply chains.
February 21, 2022 -
GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service is putting a larger focus on customer experience both on the front end systems and back end processes.
February 18, 2022 -
GSA is extending the continuity of services clause for Networx, WITS 3 and the local service contracts for a year that will allow agencies and vendors time to sunset services on the expired contracts.
February 15, 2022 -
They say an army travels on its stomach. It also travels on spare parts. And in that regard, the Defense Department has a problem. The inspector general has found that one spare parts supplier, a company called TransDigm, received payments that resulted in nearly $21 million in excess profits.
February 15, 2022 -
Ricky Clark, the deputy director of NITAAC, said awards under the CIO-SP4 acquisition vehicles are planned for November.
February 11, 2022 -
On the 16th anniversary of Amtower Off Center, host Mark Amtower and his co-author Mike Lisagor will discuss their new boo, "How to Win in the Government Market."
February 11, 2022 -
DoD is rolling back an aspect of the plan that would have allowed some 40,000 companies to self-attest to their cybersecurity practices.
February 10, 2022 -
Moshe Schwartz, president of Etherton and Associates, joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to discuss the geopolitical, technological, and operational factors that shaped the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
February 08, 2022 -
Chris Bennethum, assistant commissioner of the Office of Assisted Acquisition Services (AAS), highlighted the AAS mission and shares its remarkable track record in delivering best value acquisition and mission support for customer agencies.
February 08, 2022 -
In order to do good around the world, the U.S. Agency for International Development has to buy goods and services and make grants, around the world. It amounts to more than $20 billion a year.
February 04, 2022 -
The VA should consider some key principles as it develops a “blueprint” for the future MSPV-Z contract and the VA’s broader enterprise-wide strategy for supply chain management.
February 04, 2022