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 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
MoreFrank Kendall – defense undersecretary for acquisition, technology and logistics – has outlined the Defense Departmentâs plan to reform its acquisition processes, Federal News Radio reported Wednesday. Jason Miller writes Kendall listed seven focus areas for
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The Government Accountability Office has reviewed the factors the Defense Department used when it selected the best value processes to assess a vendorâs proposal in fiscal year 2013. GAO evaluated 183 sample contracts
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Anne Rung, President Barack Obama’s nominee to lead the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, has outlined her priorities during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing, Federal News Radio reported
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Nick Nayak, the Department of Homeland Security‘s former chief procurement officer, urges the government to work on training and retaining its procurement workforce as the field is critical to national security, The Washington Post reported
MoreAnne Rung, a senior adviser in the Office of Management and Budget and a former official at the General Services Administration, has been nominated by President Barack Obama to lead the White House’s
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The General Services Administration has partnered with the Strategic Sourcing Leadership Council to develop strategic sourcing processes for information technology, administration and human resources procurement activities, Federal News Radio reported Thursday. Stephanie Wasko writes these
MoreThe Defense Intelligence Agency has unveiled an online interface for vendors to demonstrate their technology offerings to mission users, American Forces Press Service reported Thursday. Cheryl Pellerin writes the Open Innovation Gateway
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Richard Ginman, the Defense Department‘s director of procurement policy, is set to depart his office after nearly 40 years of service both in the government and private sectors, Federal News Radio reported Wednesday.
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