Contracting
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Oracle and Mythics win a bid protest at the Library of Congress while AT&T comes out on top in its complaint against SSA. Both protests show the agencies made basic mistakes in evaluating bids on large-dollar solicitations.
September 15, 2020 -
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee found agencies saved $450 million over the last two years through the Making Electronic Government Accountable By Yielding Tangible Efficiencies (MEGABYTE) Act.
September 14, 2020 -
Only a little more than a third of the R&D expenses the Pentagon reimburses contractors for each year match up with the department's own modernization priorities, the Government Accountability Office says.
September 14, 2020 -
This August, GSA took two significant, interconnected steps towards increasing competition and access to the commercial market through its government-wide contract vehicles.
September 11, 2020 -
Robin Bourne, a subject matter expert at the Gormley Group, joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf for a wide ranging discussion of schedules consolidation, contract duplication, category management and best in class contracts.
September 09, 2020 -
The Defense Department just took another step toward its goal of modernizing its acquisition system.
September 09, 2020 -
Alan Chvotkin, the executive vice president and counsel at the Professional Services Council, helped grow the association over the last two decades as agencies spent more on services than products.
September 08, 2020 -
The Federal Acquisition Security Council detailed two processes in a new interim rule for addressing supply chain risks as required by the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018.
September 07, 2020 -
The Joint Artificial Intelligence Center is searching for a consortium manager to handle businesses.
September 04, 2020 -
This week on Amtower Off Center, author Joan Magretta joins host Mark Amtower to discuss her new book, "What is Strategy? An Illustrated Guide to Michael Porter", and provides tips on how to develop a competitive business strategy for your company.
September 03, 2020 -
The General Services Administration is asking vendors to bid on ASTRO, a new multiple award contract for manned, unmanned and robotics platforms, without providing up-front pricing.
August 31, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a $12 billion, 10-Year Defense Department IT contract is up for grabs. The VA's Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection has been busy. And OPM wants agencies to decide who's eligible to have their leave restored.
August 28, 2020 -
Govini CEO Tara Murphy Dougherty spoke with Jared Serbu about an analysis the DoD did on the supply base of the agency's more than 1,000 Tier One vendors.
August 27, 2020 -
This week on Amtower Off Center, Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, joins host Mark Amtower to discuss the "new normal" for federal workers and contractors during the Covid-19 pandemic, and whether fiscal year 2021 will start with a continuing resolution.
August 27, 2020 -
Homeland Security, Veterans Affairs, EPA and GSA procurement leaders shared how they're making frictionless acquisition a reality.
August 26, 2020