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What is the Trajectory of the ASCEND BPA?

The highly commercial nature of cloud services is pushing up against government-unique requirements, bringing the ASCEND BPA to a “fork in the road.” 

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GSA’s acquisition systems modernization effort buoyed by new contract writing system

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GSA’s public meeting on Section 846: An informative ‘beginning of the beginning’

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Andrea Heller, director of stakeholder engagement at GSA's Federal Acquisition Service

Andrea Heller: GSA aims to help government buy more as one

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Tiffany Hixson: A look at the fast-growing professional services category

At the General Services Administration, a team of category managers works to establish the contract vehicles and policies for each member’s particular…

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GSA working on changes to FAR, new legislation to help agencies buy cloud

The General Services Administration says it’s working through a series of legislative and regulatory changes that would help agencies buy cloud computing…

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Larry Allen: GSA reorganizes FAS to address category management

Just when you thought things were calming down, the General Services Administration goes and reorganizes the Federal Acquisition Service. It sounds complicated and it’s directed at something contractors already distrust. Namely, category management. Federal Drive with Tom Temin turns to Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, for more.

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