Acquisition Policy
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The recent Other Transaction Authority (OTA) acquisition for a cloud migration tool, combined with the incomplete draft JEDI RFP, raises significant questions as to whether DoD is sacrificing innovation in the name of innovation.
March 16, 2018 -
The winning bidder of a DoE contract ran into protests because of its novel approach to handling very dangerous material.
March 15, 2018 -
The department announced a beta platform called Lighthouse Lab for developers to access tools for creating mobile and web applications.
March 13, 2018 -
What are the key NDAA provisions that could impact DoD operations? Find out when Jon Etherton, president of Etherton and Associates, joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf. March 13, 2018
March 12, 2018 -
The Professional Services Council plans to submit comment to the Defense Department on how they can shorten their procurement and acquisition lead time.
March 12, 2018 -
Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners gives his thoughts on a wide range of contracting issues including the latest from the Small Business Administration on size and status re-certifications and the use of OTAs in DoD. March 12, 2018
March 09, 2018 -
State Department will begin including a clause in contracts to ensure that vendors are explicitly informed up front of requirements for contractor cooperation with its Office of Inspector General.
March 09, 2018 -
Defense Department announced a single-award IDIQ approach to execute a contract lasting up to 10-years, for potentially billions of dollars in IT infrastructure services.
March 09, 2018 -
From reauthorization and reorganizations of the Homeland Security Department to whistleblower protections, security clearances and burrowing, these bills are worth keeping an eye on as the Senate debates, amends and votes on them.
March 09, 2018 -
After three years of reforms, Congress is getting its report card from the military.
March 07, 2018 -
The Federal Acquisition Service is developing a new special item number (SIN) for order level materials on service contracts.
March 07, 2018 -
The Air Force is making some of the authorities in its rapid capabilities office usable on a broader scale.
March 05, 2018 -
Lou Anne Brossman and Anne Marie Clark, members of the faculty at Government Marketing University, discuss content marketing, media and public relations, and the role of subject matter experts, when they join host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center. March 5, 2018
March 02, 2018 -
Richard Beutel, founder of Cyrrus Analytics and an acquisition policy expert, makes the case for why OTAs are an important supplement to the current procurement system.
March 01, 2018 -
A regulatory change by GSA now lets agencies use the Federal Supply Schedule to pay for order level materials that aren't, themselves, part of the Schedules program.
February 26, 2018