Supply chain management

For CBP, supply chain risk is much more than just cybersecurity

Mark Borkowski, the assistant commissioner in the Office of Acquisition and the chief acquisition officer at CBP in the Homeland Security Department said…

Ask the CIO

A cut lead pipe is pulled from a dig site for testing at a home in Royal Oak, Mich., on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. Communities with lead pipes could see higher test results for lead in their tap water if a new method of water sampling goes into effect. The Detroit suburb of Royal Oak historically had low test results but it had to notify the public of a problem after the state mandated new sampling methods. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

IG: Water quality and mold may be issues when employees return to federal buildings

Federal Newscast

FILE - This evidence photo from the criminal complaint of the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts v. Ashley Bigsbee for illegal possession of a stolen firearm on Nov. 15, 2015, in Suffolk, Mass., shows one of ten M11 semiautomatic handguns that former Army Reserve member James Morales stole from the Lincoln Stoddard Army Reserve Center in Worcester, Mass. Overall, AP has found that at least 2,000 firearms from the Army, Marines, Navy or Air Force were lost or stolen during the 2010s. (U.S. District Court for Massachusetts via AP)

Congress plans fixes for US military’s AWOL weapons problems

Defense

Portrait of Handsome Male Worker Wearing Medical Face Mask and Hard Hat Carries Cardboard Box Walks Through Retail Warehouse full of Shelves with Goods. Safety First Protective Workplace.

How the DLA pivoted to work supply chains during COVID

Defense

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With all of the mandates and threats, should companies really “want” federal contracts?

Contracting

How the Army is bouncing its supply chain back from the COVID freeze

Army

The state of the GovCon market

Amtower Off-Center

Cyber supply chain management in the federal government

Off the Shelf

FILE - In this March 9, 2010, file photo, a tanker truck passes an oil refinery in Richmond, Calif. Three Democratic governors said Thursday, June 1, 2017, they will not let the United States back away from the global commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions despite President Donald Trump withdrawing from an international pact. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

Agencies will need to start taking emissions into procurement decisions

Acquisition Policy

An update on key DoD and VA procurement programs

Off the Shelf

DLA’s inventory management system opens risky cybersecurity back door

Cybersecurity

DoD calls for whole-of-government effort to improve critical supply chains

DoD conducted a 100-day review of its critical supply chains at the request of the White House.

Defense

FILE - This Aug. 4, 2009, file photo shows the United States Chamber of Commerce building in Washington. The White House says a senior national security official is leading the U.S. response to a massive breach of government departments and private corporations discovered late last year. The announcement that the deputy national security adviser for cyber and emergency technology, Anne Neuberger, has been in charge of the response to the SolarWinds hack follows congressional criticism of the government effort so far as “disorganized.” (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Commerce Department builds out supply chain resilience in 2022 budget

The Biden administration’s 2022 budget request raises the bar for federal contracts going to small, disadvantaged businesses and sets higher budgets…

Budget

A procurement potpourri

Off the Shelf

Jason Miller, executive editor for Federal News Network, joined host Roger Waldron on this week’s Off the Shelf to talk about the state of GSA’s contracting programs including the acquisition strategy, pricing issues and Section 876.