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Agencies are under an Aug. 15 deadline to describe how they’ll implement the a key part of the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act. As part of a forthcoming FITARA dashboard, OMB wants to broadcast those plans as widely as possible.
August 12, 2015 -
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This coming Saturday marks the first major deadline for agencies to begin to implement the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act, or FITARA. They’ll need to send the Office of Management and Budget detailed plans for how they intend to boost the authority and accountability of their chief information officers. Federal News Radio’s Jared Serbu has more on what OMB’s looking for in those plans and how it intends to make sure agencies stick to them.
August 11, 2015 -
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Four associations representing federal contractors sent a polite, but terse, letter to the White House Tuesday saying they’ve had enough with executive orders issued by President Barack Obama that target their member companies.
August 11, 2015 -
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Federal contracting officers don't negotiate hard enough for the best deals for the government, a new report from the Government Accountability Office says.
August 11, 2015 -
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Robert Coen, director of the NIH GWAC management office NITTAAC, discusses the just awarded CIO-CS and other GWACs. August 10, 2015
August 10, 2015 -
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Adm. Paul Zukunft says he’s highly optimistic that more money is coming to help recapitalize his fleet. The House and Senate have yet to agree to a 2016 appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security, but he said his discussions with leaders of both parties from the two congressional appropriations committees suggest his service will get a robust plus-up.
August 10, 2015 -
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Tom Sharpe, the commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service at GSA, said the agency is working through comments from contractors to try to find the best approach possible to reporting data on schedule buys.
August 06, 2015 -
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The General Services Administration’s Federal Acquisition Service has a new vision. It’s going to be the place where contracting officers and other acquisition workers can go for unbiased advice and find the best value to get their mission done. FAS’ updated goal coincides with the launch of the Obama administration’s category management initiative. Tom Sharpe is the commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service at GSA. In part 1 of their interview, he tells executive editor Jason Miller more about how FAS is helping to bring better insight into the 10 biggest areas of spending across the government.
August 05, 2015 -
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GSA and the Naval Sea Systems Command released a blanket purchase agreement and the first task order under that contract vehicle to provide a host of credit monitoring and identity protection services for those affected by the OPM data breach. The number of potential victims increased to 28 million.
August 05, 2015 -
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Tom Sharpe, the commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service at GSA, said with 17 hallways in place and tools to support them, the goal is to understand the impact of these efforts. GSA also is trying to alleviate customer agency concerns about pricing with new initiatives.
August 05, 2015 -
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The General Services Administration’s Federal Acquisition Service has a new vision. It’s to be the place where contracting officers and other acquisition workers can go for unbiased advice and find the best value to get their mission done. FAS’s updated goal coincides with the launch of the Obama administration’s category management initiative. Tom Sharpe is the commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service at GSA. In part 1 of their interview, he tells Federal News Radio Executive Editor Jason Miller how FAS is helping to bring better insight into the 10 biggest areas of spending across the government.
August 04, 2015 -
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While everyone wants the government to be a good manager of public funds, a look behind the reverse auction curtain may find that not all is rosy in this world, says Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners.
August 03, 2015 -
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The Homeland Security Department is committing $250 million in spending to the professional services governmentwide acquisition contract known as OASIS. DHS signed a memorandum of understanding with GSA detailing its commitment. Todd Richards is the OASIS contract program manager at the General Services Administration. Federal News Radio Executive Editor Jason Miller talked to Richards at the National Contract Management Association’s World Congress in Dallas and has more details about the MOU with DHS.
July 30, 2015 -
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Leidos wins a $4.3 billion contract for a new electronic health record from the Pentagon. The acquisition process started two years ago after three draft RFPs, and three potential bidders dropped out or were eliminated. Dave Wennergren is vice president of technology at the Professional Services Council and former assistant deputy chief management officer at the Defense Department. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose that this project is a very big deal.
July 30, 2015
