Acquisition Policy
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Army Futures Command is off and running, but it may be lacking on engagement with small business.
July 19, 2019 -
Jay Mahanand, the chief information officer at the U.S. Agency for International Development, said the plan is to launch an enterprise portfolio management program that USAID will deploy worldwide in the coming months.
July 19, 2019 -
Last week, GSA issued a draft Request for Proposal for its initial Proof of Concept to implement Section 846 of the fiscal year 2018 NDAA.
July 18, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Mark Esper is poised to become the next Defense secretary. If he’s confirmed, one of his first jobs will be to help fill the rest of the vacant politically-appointed positions in the Pentagon.
July 17, 2019 -
Lt. Gen. Duke Richardson, the Air Force's top acquisition authority, tells government officials it's time to give more credit to industry requests for contracts
July 12, 2019 -
Section 809 Chairman Dave Drabkin shared several recommendations for the Defense Department acquisition process that can be implemented immediately, without Congressional approval.
July 11, 2019 -
Joseph Petrillo joined Federal Drive to discuss the implications of the Supreme Court altering rules for what business information the government can reveal.
July 11, 2019 -
Brent Calhoon, a partner in Baker Tilly’s government contractor advisory services practice, makes the case for why DoD shouldn’t wait for Congress to act on the Section 809 panel recommendations.
July 11, 2019 -
A panel of legal experts present the 2019 Rogers Awards which highlight some of the most significant government contracts developments from the past year.
July 10, 2019 -
Fitzgerald, director of the Government Contractor Advisor Services Group at Baker Tilly, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss DoD pricing provisions and their impact.
July 10, 2019 -
When it eventually awards JEDI, DOD will have to be totally transparent.
July 09, 2019 -
In part two of Federal News Networks’ ongoing special report, GSA @ 70: Mission evolved, Administrator Emily Murphy discusses how this third distinct period of GSA history is different from her first stint in the 2000s and how she is setting the agency’s path forward.
July 09, 2019 -
In part 1 of the Federal News Networks’ ongoing special report, GSA@70: Mission evolved, two long-time employees, Lenny Loewentritt and Mary Davie, discuss how the agency’s role in government has grown and become more impactful over the last seven decades.
July 08, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Labor Department is looking to reward four contractors who make an effort to hire qualified disabled people.
July 08, 2019 -
The Professional Services Council, an industry association, asked the Senate Appropriations Committee to limit the type of work Federally-Funded Research and Development Centers can do for DoD.
July 01, 2019