Other Transaction Authority
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George Mason University in Virginia officially launched the Center for Government Contracting to focus on policy, business and regulatory issues that impact the federal procurement process.
February 20, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Agriculture Department's Inspector General found the U.S. Forest Service is not quickly acting on sexual assault and harassment allegations.
February 19, 2019 -
The three separate OTA requests are in pursuit of a concept the Navy calls "modern service delivery," a vision that could let its workforce access data from anywhere.
February 19, 2019 -
Brian Piedfort, vice president of business development at ATI, details why Other Transaction Authorities have garnered significant attention recently.
December 28, 2018 -
Ben McMartin at the Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center, spoke with Federal Drive with Tom Temin for more details.
December 04, 2018 -
OTA isn't new, weird or abused. But contractors, federal buyers and Congress need to keep it focused.
October 30, 2018 -
Federal News Radio’s Scott Maucione spoke with Navy acquisition chief James Geurts during the Modern Day Marine Military Expo in Quantico, Virginia.
September 26, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Agriculture Department's progress under the Centers of Excellence initiative can now be tracked through a new website.
September 18, 2018 -
John Wood, CEO of Telos, said the administration’s focus on cloud, cybersecurity and IT modernization make it a good time to be a government contractor.
August 24, 2018 -
The Pentagon is using its Other Transaction Authority for "nontraditional" contractors to replace the Defense Travel System. But the recipient is a Fortune 500 company.
August 17, 2018 -
The 2019 Defense Authorization bill includes a host of acquisition changes that impact both DoD and the government more broadly.
July 30, 2018 -
With new OTA for information warfare, the Navy hopes to quickly push its cyber demands to industry, but also get answers to questions it hadn't thought to ask.
July 19, 2018 -
The Defense Information Systems Agency used an Other Transaction Agreement to perform the work, so its scope is unclear. And at least for now, so is the winning firm's identity.
July 10, 2018 -
The organization that supports SOCOM's warfighters is more conservative than they are, and only just beginning to experiment with the newest business and technological capabilities.
May 11, 2018 -
Richard Beutel, founder of Cyrrus Analytics and an acquisition policy expert, makes the case for why OTAs are an important supplement to the current procurement system.
March 01, 2018