The U.S. Air Force is forming a new contracting agency as part of efforts to re-stock its numbers of contracting officers after losing experienced personnel in in 2012, Federal News Radio reported Thursday.
MoreThe House Armed Services Committee has started work on changing how the Pentagon procures weapons and services, Reuters reported Tuesday. Andrea Shalal-Esa writes Reps. Mac Thornberry and Adam Smith have been tapped
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The Congressional resolution that was recently passed to end the U.S. government shutdown suspends the Defense Departmentâs current acquisition and research programs, Federal Times reported Monday. Citing DoD Comptroller Robert Haleâs statement, Nicole Blake
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The U.S. Armyâs intelligence and information warfare directorate is seeking information about third-party intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems from various organizations. The Army Contracting Command issued a request for information on Oct.
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The Air Force could miss its fiscal year 2014 deadline for audit readiness because upgrades to its financial systems will not be finished in time, Federal News Radio reported Thursday. Jason Miller
MoreThe General Services Administration could reduce the scope of or terminate some existing contracts with the Public Building Service as a result of the government shutdown. Jennifer Smith, PBS acting deputy assistant commissioner
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The consequences of a government shutdown could hit information technology operations harder than they did in previous shutdowns because todayâs computer networks are more susceptible to cyber attacks, FedScoop reported Thursday. Colby
MoreThe Office of Federal Procurement Policy wants to apply the strategic sourcing approach to acquisition training in order to centralize efforts across several agencies and further build up the acquisition workforce, Federal
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The Office of Federal Procurement Policy has directed civilian agencies to use a central repository maintained by the Federal Acquisition Institute that contains training and certification info on acquisition workers. Increased use of
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The U.S. Air Force‘s Space and Missile Command has committed to using the General Services Administration‘s One Acquisition Solutions for Integrated Services program, FCW reported Monday. Mark Rockwell writes AFSPC, the third
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