Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall has sent a memo to defense agency leaders on Friday to inform them of changes in competitive solicitation requirements, Federal News Radio reported Monday. Jared Serbu writes
MoreThe Office of Management and Budget and the Office of Science Technology Policy have released a report on how some federal agencies are using new procurement practices to encourage technology innovation across the private
MoreThe General Services Administration is working to establish a centralized procurement system to accommodate the information technology needs of federal agencies, FCW reported Thursday. Mark Rockwell writes that Tom Sharpe, commissioner of
MoreThe General Services Administration is looking to merge seven government-wide acquisition contract vehicles for professional services into one federal schedule, Federal News Radio reported Wednesday. Jason Miller writes that GSA plans to
MoreThe Air Force has partnered with the General Services Administration to establish a working group that will help the military branch acquire products and services through GSA-run contract vehicles. Tom Sharpe, commissioner
MoreA new Government Accountability Office report says agencies generally have increased their efforts to monitor and document the performance of contractors over the past year. However, most of them fell short in
MoreA top Defense Department official says vendors looking to secure government contracts should view the current system as presenting more opportunities to them than hindrances as agencies seek to drive innovation, Breaking Defense
MoreJoe Klimavicz, chief information officer at the Justice Department, will implement a service broker model for the agency’s acquisition of IT services and infrastructure to replace a traditional in-house process, FCW reported Friday. Colby Hochmuth writes that Justice
MoreThe Department of Homeland Security must implement acquisition training and certification standards to limit program risks, Jordon Sims of the Project Management Institute writes in a Federal Times opinion piece published Thursday. Sims,
MoreA bipartisan House of Representatives group has introduced a bill to overhaul the process by which federal agencies procure information technology products and services. The Reforming Federal Procurement of Information Technology Act
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