Contracting
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Here are six of the biggest contracts of the coming year, according to a Jan. 15 Bloomberg Government webinar, as well as a few notable opportunities for small businesses as well.
January 16, 2020 -
Dan Snyder, the director of government contracts at Bloomberg Government, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for a look ahead.
January 16, 2020 -
Joanne Woytek, program director of NASA SEWP, joins host Mark Amtower on Amtower Off Center, to discuss the program's recent growth, and shares her vision on how to make buying from and selling through SEWP as seamless as possible for contractors.
January 15, 2020 -
The Defense Acquisition University is helping with frameworks and best practices.
January 14, 2020 -
The Executive Vice President and counsel at the Professional Services Council, Alan Chvotkin, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for details.
January 14, 2020 -
Amazon has previously hinted that it might seek to stop work on JEDI before DoD issues the first task order to Microsoft in February, but has not done so until now.
January 13, 2020 -
The 2020 Defense authorization bill includes almost 1,800 pages and we found several important and interesting provisions that you should know about ranging from military cyber advisers to the possible return of lead system integrators.
January 13, 2020 -
The Coalition for Government Procurement has been a strong supporter of an unpriced schedule in the name of efficiency.
January 10, 2020 -
Given GSA Administrator Emily Murphy's goal of transparency, the Coalition for Government Procurement says it was surprised by the recent disappearance of GSA’s online staff directory from the agency’s website.
January 10, 2020 -
Rebecca Weirick, the executive director of the Services Acquisition Office of in the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Procurement, said category management helped the service save almost 10% on contracts that was put toward readiness and modernization in 2019.
January 09, 2020 -
The Navy got a lesson in procurement when it set out to buy weapons with scopes for use by special forces.
January 09, 2020 -
A DoD IG report found more in than 40% of cases it reviewed delivery companies missed dates for service members moving to new homes.
January 08, 2020 -
Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. A recent Government Accountability Office report pointed out 32 cases of federal contractors using shell companies to…
January 08, 2020 -
It gives more authority over bigger acquisitions to the undersecretary of Defense for acquisition and sustainment, and takes it away from the armed services.
January 08, 2020 -
Kraig Conrad, the CEO of the National Contract Management Association, said acquisition and contracting officers must take advantage of automation to be more agile and faster.
January 07, 2020