Acquisition Policy
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Section 846 is the latest procurement reform initiative that seeks to strike the right balance between unique government requirements and acquisition streamlining.
June 29, 2018 -
In the second of three volumes laying out fixes for DoD's acquisition system, the Section 809 panel says a "program-centric" approach leads to sluggish decisions.
June 29, 2018 -
As part of a revived effort to manage contractors, civilians and military personnel as a "total force," DoD intends to propose a new way to conduct public-private competitions.
June 28, 2018 -
What are GSA administrator Emily Murphy's top priorities for the agency? Find out when Murphy joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf for a wide-ranging discussion of GSA operations. July 3, 2018
June 27, 2018 -
Ray Bjorklund, president of BirchGrove Consulting, joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to discuss President Donald Trump's reorganization plan, and what the federal budget means for government and contractors. June 26, 2018
June 26, 2018 -
David Shea, director of GSA's Center for Charge Card Management, joined host Mark Amtower for a lively discussion of the federal SmartPay program. June 25, 2018
June 25, 2018 -
Earlier this month, GSA issued two detailed requests for information, both to the companies who run commercial e-commerce platforms and to the vendors who might use them to sell their goods to the government.
June 25, 2018 -
Angela Nordstrom, vice president of federal for NIC, said agencies have a rare opportunity to modernize their systems using a transaction-based approach.
June 25, 2018 -
GSA is reducing the three-month old requirement for vendors to send by mail notarized letters to update current registrations or apply for a new one.
June 25, 2018 -
Jonathan Aronie, a partner with Shepperd Mullin, said agency suspension and debarment officials are asking vendors more questions when non-acquisition issues arise.
June 25, 2018 -
Roger Waldron, president of The Coalition for Government Procurement, reviews GSA and OMB's initial Phase II Public Meeting.
June 22, 2018 -
The Senate Appropriations Committee cleared a bill to give federal civilian employees a 1.9 percent pay raise in 2019.
June 22, 2018 -
Federal real estate is not immune from the White House's new comprehensive governmentwide reorganization plan. The proposals aim to speed up sales process for offloading surplus property and create a permanent building project fund.
June 21, 2018 -
Anne Rung, the former administrator in the Office of Federal Procurement Policy and now is director of Amazon business government, said the government can move to an existing e-commerce portal with little or no cost.
June 21, 2018 -
The Defense Department wants the contracting community to embrace a new policy that could upend the annual procurement cycle for major weapons systems.
June 20, 2018