Contracts/Awards
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The FAR Council and lawmakers are updating federal procurement regulations to address long-standing concerns about veterans, prompt payment and privacy training.
December 21, 2016 -
Aram Mazmanian, a principal at Censeo Consulting Group, explains why category management could be the impetus to change the way the government classifies what its buys.
December 21, 2016 -
Viola's nomination was out of the blue, but experts say that might work to his advantage. Outsiders can create an opportunity for change through new perspectives.
December 20, 2016 -
Jon Etherton, president of Etherton and Associates, joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to discuss the key acquisition-related provisions in the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act. December 20, 2016
December 19, 2016 -
The Small Business Administration issued a memo in October stating all task and delivery orders between $3,000 and $150,000 under the GSA schedule are to be set-aside for small businesses if two or more are qualified.
December 19, 2016 -
Lt. Gen. Bob Ferrell, the Army’s chief information officer/G6, said there are several parallel initiatives like data center consolidation and network consolidation to reach the end goal of having a modernized IT infrastructure and end-user services.
December 16, 2016 -
Last year, the federal government awarded nearly $440 billion in contracts, and nearly $90 billion of it went to small business. That's according to figures compiled by American Express. Lourdes Martin-Rosa, American Express adviser on government contracting, shares the latest on small business procurement on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
December 16, 2016 -
In 2016, the Government Accountability Office came down on the side of companies challenging federal procurement decisions more often than in any year in almost a decade, according to data the office sent to Congress Thursday afternoon.
December 15, 2016 -
The General Services Administration is beginning environmental, transportation and historic preservation studies on three locations for Labor's new building. The move is part of a broader effort by GSA this year to find homes for government agencies
December 15, 2016 -
Federal contracting officials advised women small business owners that if they want to succeed in government business, it's all about being professional and being themselves.
December 14, 2016 -
This week on Off the Shelf, Tom Davis, director of Federal Government Affairs for Deloitte and former congressman from Virginia’s the 11th District, analyzes the results of the 2016 Presidential Election. December 13, 2016
December 14, 2016 -
Federal CIOs say if you want to get on board with agile services, be adaptable, communicate and don't be afraid to fail.
December 13, 2016 -
The Air Force is close to hiring an industry executive to change the way it procures big ticket IT items.
December 13, 2016 -
DoD's top personnel officer says Congress is imposing too many acquisition changes and not leaving enough staff to implement them.
December 12, 2016 -
Roger Waldron, president of the Coalition for Government Procurement, examines some of the legal, policy, and operational questions surrounding the draft circular’s designation of “Best-in-Class” (BIC) contract solutions for mandatory use.
December 09, 2016