Acquisition Policy
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Alex Welch, US Federal Lead, Gartner Consulting Data & Analytics Practice, joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to discuss the increasing role artificial intelligence and data analytics are playing in decision-making.
June 09, 2021 -
In its latest look at how the State Department manages itself, the Government Accountability Office found State has made a lot of progress. Federal Drive got the latest from GAO's Jason Bair.
June 09, 2021 -
While Congress debates Biden's 2022 budget proposal, contractors should be adjusting their approaches to customers. With some of the dynamics at work, federal sales and marketing consultant Larry Allen.
June 08, 2021 -
Moshe Schwartz, president of Etherton and Associates, joined host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to discuss the key acquisition policy and budgetary priorities coming out of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act.
June 06, 2021 -
The Coalition for Government Procurement's Roger Waldron says an RFI issued by GSA on May 13, seeking industry feedback on a “governmentwide cloud acquisition strategy and Blanket Purchase Agreement," raises several questions.
May 28, 2021 -
A defense contractor that created fake invoices, pays the government $50 million. OPM has elevated is office of diversity and inclusion. And, if given a choice, virtual still beats out in-person/indoors.
May 28, 2021 -
Three industry groups and 44 technology companies wrote a letter pressing the White House to make sure agencies are buying commercial software first before building.
May 27, 2021 -
GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service flipped the switch on May 24 for the new SAM.gov portal bringing together 1.5 million users across six acquisition websites under one umbrella.
May 24, 2021 -
Pentagon says its putting a greater emphasis on the sustainment of weapons systems — a part of the lifecycle that accounts for 70% of the cost of a weapon.
May 20, 2021 -
Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, joined host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center for a wide-ranging discussion of the top contracting issues for the remainder of the fiscal year.
May 19, 2021 -
What are the current trends in antitrust enforcement? Find out when Justin Murphy, partner at McDermott Will & Emery LLP, joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf.
May 18, 2021 -
Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. That executive order on cybersecurity from the White House last week – where do you even…
May 18, 2021 -
A careful examination of DoD's use of consortiums for other transaction agreements found the Pentagon doesn't have a clear picture of its billions in OTA spending, who the recipients are, and what it's getting for those investments.
May 17, 2021 -
Edward Tuorinsky, the managing principal of DTS, and Derek Kernus, the Director of Cyber Security Operations at DTS, offers three things to consider as the Defense Department’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification requirements become more real.
May 14, 2021 -
President Joe Biden mandated dozens of new steps to address long-standing cybersecurity challenges in a new executive order signed Wednesday.
May 13, 2021