Contracting
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Why are so many federal information technology acquisition programs late, over budget, and not always delivering results? A supply chain and operations researcher at the University of Minnesota may have an answer.
June 10, 2021 -
Alex Welch, US Federal Lead, Gartner Consulting Data & Analytics Practice, joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to discuss the increasing role artificial intelligence and data analytics are playing in decision-making.
June 09, 2021 -
The IRS obligates $2.5 billion a year in contract spending but one of the most common yet important questions in the contracting process is really hard to answer.
June 09, 2021 -
In its latest look at how the State Department manages itself, the Government Accountability Office found State has made a lot of progress. Federal Drive got the latest from GAO's Jason Bair.
June 09, 2021 -
This week on Amtower Off Center, Amber Hart, co-founder of The Pulse of GovCon, joined host Mark Amtower to talk about her company's mission and goals, and discuss end of the fiscal year spending in the federal government.
June 09, 2021 -
While Congress debates Biden's 2022 budget proposal, contractors should be adjusting their approaches to customers. With some of the dynamics at work, federal sales and marketing consultant Larry Allen.
June 08, 2021 -
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is seeking a control layer that works by itself, so warfighters have less distraction. For the details, Program Manager Mary Schurgot spoke to Federal Drive.
June 07, 2021 -
Martin Reeves. chairman of the BCG Henderson Institute and senior vice president of the Boston Consulting Group, joined host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center, to discuss his new book, "The Imagination Machine."
June 07, 2021 -
Moshe Schwartz, president of Etherton and Associates, joined host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to discuss the key acquisition policy and budgetary priorities coming out of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act.
June 06, 2021 -
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin signed the strategy on May 13, officials said Friday. They said the classified document would add teeth to DoD's efforts to standardize the ways in which the military services interconnect their weapons platforms.
June 04, 2021 -
National Security experts are calling on the U.S. to expand its list of banned Chinese companies. A small-town VA employee's $100,000 scheme gets him 46 months in federal prison. And following the science, the Senate confirms POTUS's pick to lead his Office of Science and Technology Policy
May 31, 2021 -
DoD and Amazon Web Services intend to keep fighting in court over JEDI, but have very different ideas about how the case should proceed.
May 28, 2021 -
The Coalition for Government Procurement's Roger Waldron says an RFI issued by GSA on May 13, seeking industry feedback on a “governmentwide cloud acquisition strategy and Blanket Purchase Agreement," raises several questions.
May 28, 2021 -
A defense contractor that created fake invoices, pays the government $50 million. OPM has elevated is office of diversity and inclusion. And, if given a choice, virtual still beats out in-person/indoors.
May 28, 2021 -
Three industry groups and 44 technology companies wrote a letter pressing the White House to make sure agencies are buying commercial software first before building.
May 27, 2021