The Defense Information Systems Agency wants to adopt an agile information technology acquisition approach and aims to prepare for risks with such a strategy, Federal News Radio reported Thursday. Jared Serbu writes
MoreThe Pentagon’s lead acquisition official Frank Kendall and officials in Japan are meeting Thursday to discuss the arms export guidelines that Japanese defense contractors follow, Reuters reports Wednesday. Tim Kelly writes that
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A lead U.S. Army contracting official said Wednesday the branch’s officials are increasingly worried about retaining its contracting workforce due to the possibility of more furloughs under sequestration, Federal Times reported Wednesday.
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Thomas Sharpe wants to make the Federal Acquisition Service the primary source of contracting services across the government in his role as FAS commissioner, Federal News Radio reported Friday. Jason Miller writes
MoreThe administrators of General Services Administration and the Office of Management and Budget‘s Federal Procurement Policy office have asserted before the Senate the huge savings government can gain from strategic sourcing, FCW reported
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U.S. intelligence agencies are looking to adopt a standardized approach for purchasing similar information technology products and services, Federal Times reported Sunday. Nicole Blake Johnson writes Al Tarasiuk, the IC’s chief information
MoreThe General Services Administration is assessing a brokerage concept as an alternative for federal agencies to acquire cloud-based services, Federal News Radio reported Wednesday. Jason Miller writes GSA hopes to acquire cloud
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told a Senate subcommittee that government contractors will shoulder some of the burdens of sequestration as federal employees continue to experience furloughs, Federal News Radio reported Wednesday. Jared
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House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-Mo.) has introduced legislation aimed at helping credit prime contractors for awarding subcontracts to small businesses in the same manner agencies are credited. The Make Every
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The U.S. Defense Department wants to implement a rule requiring large contractors to adopt measures aimed at avoiding counterfeit electronic parts and components, Fierce Government IT reported Tuesday. David Perera writes the
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