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Reporter's Notebook

AI effort to improve contractor performance ratings stalls

DHS’s AI pilot to improve contractor performance ratings assessments has ended, in part, because the FAR Council case to change the rules is stuck in limbo.

Acquisition

What new White House guidance on grants means for agencies that hand them out

Contracting

A troubling small business trend is getting worse

Cybersecurity

Contractors on edge because of Pentagon's proposed buying rules

Cybersecurity

The FAR council goes big into proposing new cybersecurity rules

Contracting

FAR Council finalizes more stringent procurement rules under Buy American Act

IT Modernization

This pending agency modernizing legislation is a lot less than it seems

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Federal Newscast

FAR Council to implement new rule regarding reverse auctions

FILE - In this Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018 file photo, an information board for employees' shuttle bus is on display near the Huawei office building at its research and development centre in Dongguan in south China's Guangdong province. The U.S. dispute with China over a ban on tech giant Huawei is spilling over to Europe, the company’s biggest foreign market, where some countries are also starting to shun its network systems over data security concerns. Some European governments and telecom companies are following the U.S.’s lead in questioning whether using Huawei for vital infrastructure for mobile networks could leave them exposed to snooping by the Chinese government. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, file)

Reporter's Notebook

Industry groups say Trump administration miscalculated burden of Huawei, ZTE ban

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Reporter's Notebook

GSA, DoD kick off first test with new streamlined acquisition approach

FILE- In this April 3, 2017, file photo U.S. Army soldiers march in formation during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington. If you’re a veteran with student debt, you have repayment rights unique to military service members that can keep you on track and out of default. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Federal Newscast

Study shows military pay has been rising faster than civilian pay

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Federal Newscast

Army sergeant gets 25 years in prison for supporting ISIS

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Acquisition Policy

3 changes to federal acquisition agencies, industry should know about

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Contracts/Awards

Industry asks for delay in fair pay, safe workplace rule implementation

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Federal Drive

Trey Hodgkins: Contract groups ask for conflict of interest rule to be delayed

Old Way or New Way

Acquisition Policy

Major change proposed to how agencies track vendors

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Management

Agencies get 2017 deadline to move to new procurement ID standard

Federal Acquisition, GSA

Management

Proposal cuts time for vendors to comment on performance reviews

Federal Acquisition, GSA

Management

FAR Council removes dollar limits for women-owned set-asides

Federal Acquisition, GSA

All News

FAR Council finalizing nine rules in 2013

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All News

New FAR rule would permanently require prompt payments to small subs

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All News

FAR Council proposes rule for overseas contractors

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All News

FAR Council wants to standardize privacy training for vendors