Contracting
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GSA decided to use its upcoming IT services contract vehicle, known as COMET, to implement its new Contract Acquisition Life-Cycle Management (CALM) system. The decision surprised some vendors.
August 12, 2019 -
Also in today's Federal Newscast, USDA employees relocating to Kansas City will now get incentive payments to make up for their now lower salaries.
August 12, 2019 -
Federal News Network asked three legal experts to review and comment on the Court of Federal Claims’ decision on the protest of DoD’s JEDI cloud procurement.
August 12, 2019 -
Dana Deasy, Defense Department CIO, told reporters that the Pentagon will not make an award under JEDI until Secretary Mark Esper finishes his review
August 09, 2019 -
William Weisberg, attorney at Centre Law and Consulting, explains why the Trump administration's latest "buy American" EO might not affect many procurements
August 09, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, 123 C-130 planes are being temporarily removed from service after atypical cracks were discovered.
August 09, 2019 -
There are still a lot of unanswered questions about the future of the Pentagon’s JEDI Cloud contract. One of the biggest is whether Oracle will continue its legal challenge.
August 08, 2019 -
The Federal Acquisition Regulations Council released an interim final rule implementing the ban on ZTE and Huawei products and services on systems and networks used by federal contractors.
August 07, 2019 -
Chief FOIA Officers Council members recommend adding commercial, off-the-shelf FOIA and records management software to GSA's schedules program.
August 05, 2019 -
There’s still no guarantee we won’t have another government shutdown two months from now, but Congress and the president removed one of the biggest sources of budget uncertainty last week.
August 05, 2019 -
David Dowd, partner at Mayer Brown LLP, joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to discuss the legal, policy and market implications of GSA's Section 846 e-commerce initiative.
August 04, 2019 -
Roger Waldron of the Coalition for Government Procurement argued it is important to recognize, however, that, consistent with the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act, there are circumstances that necessitate the use of government-unique terms and conditions.
August 02, 2019 -
The list of top federal contractors hasn’t changed much. BGOV's Dan Snyder joined the show to talk about the rankings and the trends behind this year’s data.
August 02, 2019 -
Sen. Josh Hawley's new bill would give legal authorities more power to act against social media companies that don't remove addictive features in their websites.
August 01, 2019 -
The team behind the FITARA scorecard at the Government Accountability Office says changes are in the works for the next IT modernization rubric.
August 01, 2019