Acquisition Policy
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The Committee on National Security Systems released a new supply chain risk management policy in late July.
August 21, 2017 -
The Army's RCO plans to deploy new electronic warfare systems in Europe, then Korea. A more reliable version of GPS is next on its list.
August 18, 2017 -
NASA's Joanne Woytek explains how the SEWP program is taking steps to ensure that agencies buy through authorized resellers.
August 14, 2017 -
Sens. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Tom Udall (D-N.M.) have filed an amendment to the NDAA bill that is the MGT Act.
August 14, 2017 -
Adding Other Direct Costs to the Professional Services Schedule would increase opportunities for agencies to achieve comprehensive services solutions.
August 11, 2017 -
Experts from REI Systems detail three hurdles to avoid when moving to an agile methodology.
August 10, 2017 -
How would DoD and industry be impacted by the House's proposed 2018 National Defense Authorization Act? Find out this week, when Jon Etherton, president of Etherton and Associates, joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf. August 8, 2017
August 08, 2017 -
Acquisition and cyber experts say the government’s decision to remove Kaspersky Lab from the GSA schedule and a continued push by lawmakers to ban the technology is highly unusual and could create a trade war.
August 07, 2017 -
The U.S. Court of Appeals for Federal Claims ruled the Army went too far in trying to be fair to bidders on a recent recompete contract.
August 03, 2017 -
The Defense Department released a report about splitting the office of the undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics in two, and standing up the new position of chief management officer.
August 03, 2017 -
The Defense Department sent a report to Congress detailing recommendations to reorganize and restructure its Acquisition, Technology and Logistics office and the role of its chief management officer.
August 02, 2017 -
A new executive order President Donald Trump issued 11 days ago tells federal agencies to spend the next nine months studying the health of the Defense Industrial Base. The order laments that the U.S. has lost about 2 million manufacturing jobs since 2000, and demands a whole-of-government approach to identify the industrial capacity and supply chains the U.S. needs to maintain national security. Retired Air Force Gen. Hawk Carlisle, president of the National Defense Industrial Association, tells DoD Reporter Jared Serbu on Federal Drive with Tom Temin that NDIA fully supports the study and wants to help.
August 01, 2017 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the General Services Administration extends the comment period for those who want to give their opinions of rules pertaining to topics such as acquisition.
August 01, 2017 -
To many people in business and industry, federal regulation looks like a runaway train always gathering more steam. Except now the Trump administration is trying to slow things down a bit. Alan Chvotkin, executive vice president and counsel at the Professional Services Council, offers his take on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
July 31, 2017 -
What role does the Defense Industry Initiative play in promoting ethical business practices for defense contractors? Find out when the Boeing Company's Ellen Martin and Tom McDaniel with the Harris Corporation join host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf. August 1, 2017
July 30, 2017