Acquisition Policy
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Michael Wooten, the administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, said his priorities are centered around building on existing efforts like category management, upskilling the workforce, unlocking technology to create innovation and harnessing acquisition data to turn it into business intelligence.
September 23, 2019 -
More civilian and military feds are writing code, reversing a long outsourcing trend.
September 23, 2019 -
The ICT Supply Chain Risk Management Task Force at DHS issued four recommendations for how agencies and industry can address threats.
September 23, 2019 -
GSA's Tom Howder's career started when his agency was stingy with delegations of procurement authority under the Brooks Act.
September 19, 2019 -
NITAAC responds to incorrect statements made on the 9/3 episode of Amtower Off Center.
September 19, 2019 -
Deals made under other transaction authority, as opposed to regular procurement contracts, help the government buy innovation and prototypes.
September 19, 2019 -
As part of the series GSA @ 70: Mission Evolved, Alan Thomas, GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service, told Federal News Network about several ongoing initiatives that will change the agency's internal processes.
September 18, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Veterans Affairs launched a new training program to help employees impacted by the agency's ongoing electronic health record modernization.
September 17, 2019 -
Simply put, the government needs many services and goods when areas are flooded or flattened.
September 17, 2019 -
Federal News Network Executive Editor Jason Miller joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf for a wide ranging discussion of this summers top procurement stories.
September 15, 2019 -
Jason Workmaster from Miller & Chevalier, joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to discuss recent bid protest decisions on JEDI and LOGCAP V, and what schedules consolidation would mean for contractors.
September 13, 2019 -
The Department of Housing and Urban Development's independent watchdog has cleared Secretary Ben Carson of any misconduct in connection with the order of a dining room set for his office.
September 13, 2019 -
With cybersecurity among the top national security concerns, the Pentagon has been pushing for greater cybersecurity in its supply chain — all 300,000 companies in it.
September 10, 2019 -
Kurt Schneid, executive producer,director and editor Brand Ready Media, joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to explain the power of videos in B2B and B2G and how they can help companies win government contracts.
September 09, 2019 -
Although the government cannot be sued under the Sherman Act for its actions that restrain trade, that doesn't mitigate the harm caused, as in the case of the Price Reduction Clause.
September 06, 2019