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NASA taking a page out of DHS’ book with a new acquisition innovation lab

Karla Smith-Jackson, the senior procurement executive and deputy chief acquisition officer at NASA, said the NASA Acquisition Innovation Lab will provide…

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New locality-pay adjustments will impact thousands of federal workers

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Former Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg speaks to supporters as he announces the suspension of his campaign and his endorsement of former Vice President Joe Biden for president in New York Wednesday , March 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

Defense Secretary Austin looks to Michael Bloomberg for advice on innovation

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Correa on innovation: ‘You support it, you nurture it, you invite it, but you don’t force it’

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For Correa, taking risks paid off during her 40-year federal career

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GSA, DHS making big push to address shortcomings in contractor assessments

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IRS taking big step towards IT modernization

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FILE - This Sept. 18, 2019, file photo shows the view of the U.S. Capitol building from the Washington Monument in Washington. The federal government incurred the biggest monthly budget deficit in history in June 2020 as spending on programs to combat the coronavirus recession exploded while millions of job losses cut into tax revenues. The Treasury Department reported Monday, July 13, 2020 that the deficit hit $864 billion last month, an amount of red ink that surpasses most annual deficits in the nation’s history and is above the previous monthly deficit record of $738 billion in April.(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Agencies achieving frictionless acquisition in variety of ways

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OFPP outlines 10 acquisition innovations agencies can use today

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IT modernization, rapid procurement is a national security imperative

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How DHS’ innovation lab is helping other acquisition offices get into shape

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FILE - In this June 5, 2015, file photo, the Homeland Security Department headquarters in northwest Washington. The U.S. Homeland Security Department says nearly 740,000 foreigners who were supposed to leave the country during a recent 12 month period overstayed their visas and count released Monday, May 22, 2017, includes people who arrived in the U.S. by plane or boat but does not include ground border crossings. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

2 DHS procurements show how innovation is happening in government

The Homeland Security Department’s Procurement Innovation Lab (PIL) is finding its grassroots effort to take smart risks is working.

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How DHS is thawing the industry-government deep freeze

DHS will host a third reverse industry day in October to further expand the discussion of how to get acquisition right.

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Alliant 2 and other billion-dollar contracts worth watching this fall

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After almost nine months of no news, GSA asked vendors bidding on the Alliant 2 GWAC to guarantee their bids through Dec. 31.