Acquisition
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The only thing larger than the paperwork it sometimes takes to win a federal contract, is the amount of complaints you hear from folks both inside and outside the government contracting community.
April 18, 2023 -
The Homeland Security Department’s procurement shop was busier than ever last year, spending almost $24 billion on about 60,000 transactions.
April 17, 2023 -
A list of suggestions from an Atlantic Council commission offers ways to improve DoD’s acquisition process.
April 13, 2023 -
It took more than five years. But now the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and First Executive Vice President of AFGE National VA Council have a tentative new master collective bargaining agreement.
April 13, 2023 -
A watchdog report finds the Postal Service met its legal requirements in estimating the environmental impact of its Next-Generation Delivery Vehicle (NGDV) fleet.
April 11, 2023 -
Lots of nation's impinge on the Arctic Circle. Even more try to use it strategically, like China. That's why, for years, the U.S. Coast Guard has been stepping up its patrols in the Arctic and why it convinced Congress to fund two new heavy ice-breaking ships.
April 11, 2023 -
Joanne Woytek, program manager of NASA SEWP, joins host Roger Waldron to give an update on NASA SEWP V over the last fiscal year and provides her outlook for the second half of FY23.
April 10, 2023 -
Tiffany Hixon, assistant commissioner for the Professional Services and Human Capital Category at the Federal Acquisition Service, joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to discuss Professional Services Category procurement trends.
April 10, 2023 -
Three House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee chairmen wrote to OMB seeking data and details about how agencies are complying with the Federal Activities Inventory Reform (FAIR) Act of 1998.
April 10, 2023 -
Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) recently introduced a bill to boost data science education. It would offer up to $10 million in grants to schools from nursery school to four-year colleges.
April 10, 2023 -
The Space Development Agency found ways to condense the timeline for its low earth orbit satellites.
April 07, 2023 -
If you buy or approve the acquisition of software for the government, you probably already know. You're going to have to deal with something called a software bill of materials, or S-BOM as part of understanding what you're getting.
April 07, 2023 -
Continuous improvement in the MAS policies, procedures and workforce training will enhance delivery of best value solutions for customer agencies through sound business opportunities for MAS contractors.
April 07, 2023 -
The changes are aimed at making "a more efficient, effective regulatory review process that will help improve peoples’ lives."
April 06, 2023 -
The State Department has finalized changes expected to it easier for people with disabilities to join the Foreign Service.
April 05, 2023