Acquisition Policy
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As threshold matter, the Air Force pilot overlaps the Section 846 e-commerce effort underway at GSA and OMB.
September 21, 2018 -
The Health and Human Services Department is taking a page out the playbook of major retailers, and it's using blockchain to make it happen.
September 19, 2018 -
John Snoderly, learning director of engineering at the Defense Acquisition University in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, explained why open systems are critical to weapons system interoperability.
September 18, 2018 -
Soraya Correa, the DHS chief procurement officer, said the Procurement Innovation Lab is taking what’s already in the Federal Acquisition Regulations and thinking a little outside the box.
September 18, 2018 -
Appeals court says the Army acted arbitrarily and capriciously when it decided to pay contractors to build a new intelligence IT system, rather than buying a commercially-available one.
September 17, 2018 -
The Army still doesn't have a quantitative way to measure if Futures Command will work.
September 14, 2018 -
The Coalition for Government Procurement’s Medical/Surgical Subcommittee recognized VA's Medical/Surgical Prime Vector program for ensuring the delivery of best value health care solutions to veterans.
September 14, 2018 -
This week on Amtower Off Center, host Mark Amtower discuses the 2018 Government Contractor Study with Market Connections president Aaron Heffron and Merritt Group Senior Vice President Matt Donovan. September 17, 2018
September 13, 2018 -
When trying to make legacy software compatible with other systems, the technology needs to evolve to meet the current need, said Nick Guertin of the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute.
September 11, 2018 -
Kevin White, Gissa Sateri, and Pawin Chawanasunthornpot of REI Systems explains how agencies can move toward agile development.
September 11, 2018 -
Jon Etherton, president of Etherton and Associates, joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to discuss the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and how it will impact government and contractors. September 11, 2018
September 10, 2018 -
Alan Thomas, the commissioner of GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service, said the agency’s value to their customers is increasing according to a recent survey.
September 10, 2018 -
For maybe the umpteenth time, the Pentagon has tinkered with the setup for procurement. That could mean chaos, according to David Berteau, president and CEO of the Professional Services Council.
September 10, 2018 -
Alan Thomas is the FAS commissioner and he spoke with Federal News Radio executive editor Jason Miller about the details on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
September 10, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a new campaign from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency looks to develop new artificial intelligence technologies.
September 10, 2018