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Can the Defense Department help itself to commercial intellectual property, even stuff not developed with federal dollars? Yes it can, as a matter of fact. At least judging from a recent case before the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's department issued a new small-business strategy a couple of weeks ago. It comes as more dollars are going to fewer smaller businesses.
For the FDA, as for so many agencies, information technology is a big-ticket expenditure. The Health and Human Services inspector general examined FDA contracting officers dealing with one large deal, and found a few things to tighten up.
A dispute between the Defense Department and old-line contractor Raytheon shows how tricky the rules are for cost accounting. In one recent case, Raytheon prevailed at the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals.
A procurement management review helps defense agencies develop better systems for handling contract paperwork.
Features of two emerging governmentwide acquisition contracts demonstrate small but important innovation.
Also in today's Federal Newscast, reimbursements for military housing are not keeping up with inflation, and the Combined Federal Campaign needs more leaders.
For decades, the Defense department has used organized consortia of companies to acquire advanced technologies. The Center for Government Contracting at George Mason University is urging the Pentagon to improve the consortium model.
The AGILE Procurement Act in the Senate intends to make it easier for the government to buy commercial goods and services.
While necessary to harness the federal government’s buying power in addressing the climate crisis, new acquisition regulations could inadvertently serve as a barrier to entry for small businesses.
CISA is about to get its own procurement authority but could they grow too large too fast? Alan Thomas, the former commissioner of the GSA's Federal Acquisition Service, now the chief operating officer of Intellibridge talked with Tom Temin on the Federal Drive.
When it comes to federal contracts, Amazon seems to follow a simple three-word formula: protest, protest protest.
The Defense Acquisition University and the Defense Innovation Unit have teamed up to offer what you might call an acquisition baptism.
Earlier this month, the Federal Acquisition Regulation Council, the FAR Council, finalized new, more stringent rules for U.S. content in what agencies buy.