Acquisition Policy
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This week on Amtower Off Center, Joanne Woytek, program manager for NASA SEWP, joins host Mark Amtower to discuss why 2020 was a record breaking year for the GWAC.
February 11, 2021 -
Chris Golden, a former member of CMMC accreditation body and the director of information security for Blue Cross, Blue Shield, said getting the first set of companies through the certification process will be a sign of progress.
February 08, 2021 -
Multiple award schedule consolidation is all about breaking down barriers, eliminating stovepipes, and streamlining procurement processes.
February 05, 2021 -
Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, joined host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss the emergence of the GSA small business IDIQ/GWAC Polaris and the importance of complying with CMMC.
February 05, 2021 -
The Defense Department continues to test out the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) process with pathfinders and plans to pilot the approach with 10 contracts in 2021.
February 02, 2021 -
Tim Cook of the Center for Procurement Advocacy, and Tom Sisti of the Coalition for Government Procurement, join host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to discuss the top procurement policy issues in 2021.
February 02, 2021 -
Bill Gormley, president of the Gormley Group, joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to discuss the state of government-wide contracting in 2021.
February 01, 2021 -
As we kickoff 2021, the Coalition for Government Procurement took this opportunity to highlight 21 opportunities to improve the procurement system’s support of agency missions.
January 29, 2021 -
This week on Amtower Off Center, Brian Chidester, Global Public Sector marketing executive for OpenText, joins host Mark Amtower to discuss the benefits and challenges of using the "whole of government" approach to resolving issues in the federal government.
January 28, 2021 -
The emergency acquisition authority is expected to get heavy use in Biden's first year as president.
January 27, 2021 -
NIST will finalize new publication NISTIR 8276 that will include eight key principles for protecting IT supply chains and release the draft to update SP 800-161, which will includes specific steps for agencies.
January 25, 2021 -
The order also creates "central review of agency waivers" of Buy American, with the General Services Administration posting them on a website.
January 25, 2021 -
If you buy for, or sell to the federal government, you can expect substantial change from the Biden administration.
January 20, 2021 -
This week on Off the Shelf, Jon Etherton, president of Etherton and Associates, joins host Roger Waldron to discuss how key provisions in the 2021 NDAA impact defense procurement policy and operations.
January 20, 2021 -
Lee Frederiksen of Hinge Marketing joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss his company's updated research on "The Visible Expert".
January 20, 2021