Acquisition Policy

  • The costs of weapons and communications systems are on the rise.

    April 18, 2011
  • Kundra: Agencies on path for transition to cloud Agencies are on track with their cloud computing strategies. Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra told those in attendance at the NIST Cloud Computing Forum and Workshop that all agencies have identified the three systems they will move to the cloud as part of the administration’s cloud-first [...]

    April 17, 2011
  • The new head of procurement at the Homeland Security Department has a pretty clear vision of how to get - and keep - acquisition on track at his agency.

    April 14, 2011
  • The agreement between the White House and Congressional leaders to fund the government through the remainder of 2011 would strip the E-Government fund of more than three quarters of its dollars. The fund, managed by the General Services Administration, pays for several of the Obama Administration\'s government transparency websites.

    April 12, 2011
  • Jack Horan and Jason Workmaster of McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP provide an overview of what every government contractor should know about the civil False Claims Act. April 12, 2011

    April 12, 2011
  • Federal News Radio covered two big stories this week on cloud computing. Check them out! Cloud computing e-discovery risks a concern Federal lawyers and record managers are watching closely how the General Services Administration, the Agriculture Department and others move their email and collaboration services to private sector cloud computing providers. Federal News Radio’s Jason [...]

    April 12, 2011
  • A new southwestern border security technology strategy is in the works. We get details from CBS\'s Mark Borkowski.

    April 12, 2011
  • DOD\'s Tricare Management Activity is not only one of the world\'s biggest health care providers. It is also a big acquisition organization. We learn more from TMA\'s Michael Fischetti.

    April 12, 2011
  • Microsoft makes court documents public as part of battle to provide cloud services to the Interior Department. Google contends its Google Apps for Government offers more security than FISMA requires.

    April 12, 2011
  • Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra says agencies are on track to move to the cloud and framed his ideas for where he wants government to go in the future.

    April 11, 2011
  • The government is looking to shed excess federal property to the tune of 14,000 properties.

    April 07, 2011
  • The administration expects to submit a legislative proposal to Congress by the end of April outlining how they will create a board to improve the process to dispose of excess property. OMB controller Danny Werfel said the White House will follow DoD\'s BRAC effort in many ways. Some lawmakers question OMB\'s leadership in this effort.

    April 07, 2011
  • Lawmakers included $17 million in the one-week bill to keep the government open. This is still short of the $35 million the administration requested, but it will help keep some of the open governments running.

    April 05, 2011
  • GSA says the redevelopment of the 19th Century building will help provide a critical link between tourists on the National Mall and the downtown area. We get the latest from GSA\'s Cathy Kronopolus.

    April 05, 2011