Acquisition Policy
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Software acquisition issues are hurting the Air Force's ability to move into the future, and one official is highlighting the service’s weaknesses in software regarding intellectual property and hiring.
May 23, 2018 -
OFPP and the U.S. Digital Service unveil the new core-plus certification in Contracting for Digital Service to help agencies improve how they buy cloud, agile and other technologies.
May 23, 2018 -
The Government Accountability Office's director of contracting and national security acquisition issues said the market has evolved from mostly hardware to service contracts.
May 23, 2018 -
The National Cancer Institute's acting CIO said his first attempt at managed services will be a printing pilot.
May 22, 2018 -
Since December suppliers to the Department of Defense have faced new cybersecurity requirements — at least those who know it.
May 22, 2018 -
GSA Administrator Emily Murphy said starting for next fiscal year it will run a pilot where the agency would publish its statements of work after award using e-Buy.
May 21, 2018 -
The acquisition expert said panels' recommendations could be muted by legislators looking to enact more rules.
May 14, 2018 -
The White House is considering two executive orders and lawmakers are adding provisions to bills trying to limit agency exposure to Chinese made technology.
May 14, 2018 -
Industry associations’ concerns grow about e-commerce portal with language in the 2019 Defense Authorization bill.
May 14, 2018 -
With a short, 90-day deadline for production of GSA’s e-Commerce Implementation Plan, it is understandable that there are inevitable gaps in the plan’s information and analysis.
May 11, 2018 -
What is the value of face-to-face networking and how can AFCEA help in that effort? Find out when Katie Helwig, director of Small Business Programs at AFCEA, and Eric Strauss, director of Business Development for Connected Logistics, joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center. May 14, 2018
May 10, 2018 -
Joseph Petrillo is a procurement attorney from the Washington, D.C. firm of Petrillo and Powell PLLC.
May 10, 2018 -
Officials from the Homeland Security Department tell lawmakers the agency is working across government to figure out consequences for not following the binding operational directive.
May 09, 2018 -
Celero Strategies President and CEO Stan Soloway and Lohfeld Consulting CEO Bob Lohfeld join host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss a number of contracting issues, including the procurement climate under President Donald Trump. May 7, 2018
May 07, 2018 -
The Pentagon wants vendors to take no more than two months to develop their final proposals when purchasing its weapons systems.
May 07, 2018