Tiffany Hixson

Will NITAAC’s CIO-SP4 be crushed by 117 protests?

When faced with a crush of protests, other agencies have struggled to get out from underneath them to award large contract vehicles and now NITAAC is facing…

Contracts/Awards

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OASIS+ or OASIS-Plus? Either way, GSA puts the next generation services contract on the fast track

Reporter's Notebook

Data driving GSA’s back office, customer facing contracting system upgrades

Ask the CIO

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The General Services Administration (GSA) building is seen, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, in Washington. General Service Administrator Emily Murphy, the head of the obscure federal government agency that is holding up Joe Biden's presidential transition, appeared to know she might be facing a messy situation after the votes came in. Prior to Nov. 3, Emily Murphy, the head of the General Services Administration, held a Zoom call with Dave Barram, 77, a man who was in her shoes 20 years earlier during the contested 2000 election between George W. Bush and Al Gore. Barram said he advised her to

GSA kick starts 2021 with an acquisition potpourri

Reporter's Notebook

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GSA hopes to have major policy update to schedules ready for 4th quarter buying spree

Acquisition Policy

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GSA preaches patience when it comes to use of $11B HR training vehicle

Contracts/Awards

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Agencies can take a SAW to help their reorganization efforts

Acquisition Policy

OASIS program personnel shakeup continues GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service upheaval

Reporter's Notebook

Agencies could learn a thing or two from DoD’s approach to buying services

Reporter's Notebook

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

Federal Drive

New strategy aims to tame $63B in spending on professional services

The Professional Services Category Management team released for industry comment a new strategic plan to improve how agencies buy and manage everything…

Acquisition Policy

Category management, OASIS, and more

Tiffany Hixson, assistant commissioner of GSA’s Office of Professional Services and Human Capital Categories joins host Roger Waldron to discuss the Professional…

Off the Shelf

GSA sees wave of expiring service contracts as chance to cut duplication

Acquisition

Tens of millions of dollars in agency-by-agency service contracts are due to expire next year. GSA hopes to transition a large proportion of the spending into governmentwide vehicles such as OASIS and the GSA schedules.