Contracting
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The additional money funds a variety of accounts, mostly ones that increase the capacity of the military by spending billions of dollars to procure more aircraft like the F-35 and build and restore ships for the Navy.
July 23, 2021 -
New proposals would require the Pentagon to treat supply chains as a “strategic priority” and identify a plan to get away from materials sourced from China.
July 22, 2021 -
Federal contractors who ship stuff often overlook or don't put a lot of bother into compliance with obscure federal shipping rules.
July 22, 2021 -
A new bill in the Senate would require federal contractors, agencies and critical infrastructure operators to report cyber intrusions within 24 hours.
July 22, 2021 -
The National Institutes of Health Information Technology Acquisition Assessment Center (NITAAC) runs three government-wide acquisition contracts, is one of three providers of governmentwide strategic solutions (GSS) for laptops, desktops and accessories under the category management…
July 21, 2021 -
The National Institutes of Health Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC), the federal acquisition arm of the National Institutes of Health, offers innovative and flexible contracting solutions for IT products and services at a…
July 21, 2021 -
David Drabkin, chairman of the Section 809 Panel and a former federal acquisition executive at GSA and DoD, details why the federal procurement process needs an update to its definition of competition and the processes by which agencies obtain competition.
July 21, 2021 -
CIO-SP3 is a 10-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract awarded in June 2012 for commercial and non-commercial IT software and services.
July 21, 2021 -
Chris Parente of StoryTech Consulting joined host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss end-of-fiscal-year marketing tactics for federal contractors.
July 21, 2021 -
Something big is brewing over at the Labor Department's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs.
July 20, 2021 -
David Riel, winner of the Maj. Gen. Harry Greene Awards for Acquisition Writing, speaks about incentives the Department of Defense should use to attract leading technology companies.
July 20, 2021 -
The Biden administration’s focus on increasing competition and removing barriers to entry in the federal marketplace once again prompts a discussion on a competition issue.
July 19, 2021 -
Funding shortfalls will have serious consequences in the final quarter of this fiscal year because of unexpected bills related to security at the Capitol, National Guard officials warn.
July 19, 2021 -
While there are some encouraging signs in the new acquisition approach as the department rises to its feet, there are also some opportunities for improvement in the approach that, if undertaken now, will produce a better outcome.
July 14, 2021 -
NITAAC's CIO-SP4 appears to be a not-so-subtle endorsement of the joint venture teaming arrangement that is one of the focal points of the SBA’s Mentor-Protege Program.
July 13, 2021