The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council has extended a cap on contractor executive compensation rates to nearly all contractor employees working under contracts for the Defense Department and NASA, Federal Times reported Tuesday.
MoreIsmail Demir, Turkish undersecretary for defense industries, has suggested that Pentagon should appoint an ombudsman who would oversee exchange of scientific ideas and technologies between the U.S. and Turkey, Defense News reported
MoreThe Israel Defense Ministry has suspended procurement of major contracts for two weeks and slowed work on research and development projects due to a battle with officials at the Finance Ministry, Defensenews
MoreThe General Services Administration will expand its digital acquisition services for its federal customers as part of efforts to increase its market share from 14 percent to 33 percent by fiscal 2017,
MoreA new Government Accountability Office report has found that agencies are managing to crack down on risky contractors, but industry watchers said more needs to be done to stamp out bad actors
MoreKristina Harrington, signals intelligence directorate chief at the National Reconnaissance Office, has said that the U.S. government needs to overcome hurdles in the acquisition process so it catch up with the private sector
MoreThe Office of Federal Procurement Policy has modified its certification requirements for contracting officers in a move Acting Administrator Lesley Field said aims to strengthen their capabilities, Federal News Radio reported Friday.
MoreThe Office of Federal Procurement Policy and the Federal Acquisition Institute have updated the federal acquisition certification in contracting to offer information technology procurement training, FCW reported Wednesday. Troy Schneider writes the
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U.S. Chief Information Officer Steven VanRoekel told senators Thursday that IT acquisition reform measures should focus on outcomes rather than just methodology, Nextgov reported Thursday. Rebecca Carroll writes that the Senate Homeland
MoreThe Defense Information Systems Agency has issued a draft solicitation for a contract covering communications technology and related support for U.S. Air Forces Central Command operations in Southwest Asia. DISA said Friday
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