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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 -
Can Congress do the seemingly impossible, such as getting 2021 appropriations bills done before the end of the current fiscal year?
January 07, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Personnel Management's inspector general says the agency is not keeping a good enough eye on the companies its contracted for identity theft protection.
January 06, 2020 -
Government lawyers tell a federal appeals court that Oracle's complaints about conflicts of interest are now moot, and that DoD has plenty of ways to justify its controversial single-award decision.
January 03, 2020 -
After three years and a serious reprimand from Congress, the Defense Department finally released its guidance for the processes governing middle-tier acquisition.
January 03, 2020 -
After several years, a consortium of agencies has been working on FedRAMP, a program to certify cybersecurity of cloud computing services providers.
January 02, 2020 -
Addie Cliffe, partner at Crowell & MOring LLP joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to discuss the Multiple Award Schedule program, the MAS audit process and compliance best practices for contractors.
December 29, 2019 -
DISA, GSA and industry issues dominated the 10 most read Reporter’s Notebook stories in 2019. The common theme across many of the stories is how agencies are setting the table for bigger changes in 2020.
December 27, 2019 -
Anything affecting people and their careers -- the stories never stop coming.
December 26, 2019 -
When it comes to the smaller systems that make up the lion's share of Defense acquisition spending, the Pentagon does not even know how many it's paying for, according to a new audit.
December 24, 2019