Acquisition
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Among the 40,000-odd counties in the United States are some really big ones. Like San Diego County, California. At the recent National Contract Management Association's World Congress, I caught up with the buying chief of San Diego, who would like to see the GSA multiple award schedules open permanently to states and counties.
August 08, 2023 -
Protests of agency solicitations or contract awards draw protests about two thousand times every year. It's no fun for either side. But there are things the government can do in crafting an acquisition to lower the chances of a protest.
August 07, 2023 -
The Federal Acquisition Regulations Council is close to finalizing rules for threat hunting, secure software development and securing unclassified information systems.
August 07, 2023 -
Lee Frederiksen, managing partner at Hinge Marketing, joinst host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center, to discuss his new book, The Visible Expert Revolution.
August 04, 2023 -
Frontline contracting officers contend with a lot of policy. One thing about policy, it's always changing. And that can get in the way of basic efficiency and pricing considerations.
August 02, 2023 -
Danielle Moyer, the executive director of the Army Contracting Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground, said during her first few months on the job, she created a review team to figure out how to shorten the timeline to award contracts.
August 01, 2023 -
A recent survey from the Professional Services Council highlights optimism in the federal acquisition workforce, particularly around communications with industry and the use of longer-term multi-agency contracts.
July 28, 2023 -
Other Transaction Authority (OTA) acquisitions have become popular in the Defense Department and other agencies, to the tune of billions of dollars a year. OTA's have guardrails against abuse of this method of buying. The Office of the under secretary of Defense for acquisition and sustainment earlier this month released fresh OTA guidance that seeks to dispel what it calls some of the myths. For analysis,
July 26, 2023 -
The Pentagon has money to develop innovative new products; the Defense Innovation Board has recommendations to make those investments more effective.
July 25, 2023 -
The IRS has ended its policy of revenue officers conducting unannounced home or business visits to address taxpayer debts.
July 24, 2023 -
This week on Amtower Off Center, host Mark Amtower will discuss small business marketing strategies with Shirley Collier of Scale2Market.
July 21, 2023 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs is laying the groundwork for greater oversight of its major acquisitions, following repeated probes from lawmakers. The VA on Tuesday released a draft request for proposals (RFP) for independent verification…
July 20, 2023 -
A plan to have the intelligence community and the Defense Department share secret cloud services takes both organizations closer to a goal of interoperability.
July 20, 2023 -
Peter Hutt, partner at Covington & Burling LLP, joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf for an in-depth discussion of the False Claims Act, including the basics of the law and its impact in the government contracts market.
July 18, 2023 -
Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution. PPBE has been the way of the Pentagon since the 1960s. Nobody is thrilled with it, but it persists. The latest set of recommendations for reforming Pentagon acquisition comes in a letter signed by a dozen contractors and venture capital outfits.
July 18, 2023