Acquisition & Procurement

  Michael Williamson Lt. Gen. Michael Williamson, principal military deputy to the U.S. Army acquisitions chief, has said that a "whole government" approach and an increased decision-making authority for the services will...

  James Geurts James Geurts, U.S. Special Operations Command acquisition chief, has said acquisition officials at SOCOM should be more adaptable to change and promote innovation in order to respond...

  Mary Davie Federal agencies that used the General Services Administration’s Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative blanket purchase agreements to acquire wireless services experienced an average savings of 27 percent valued at...

  Deborah Lee James U.S. Air Force Sec. Deborah Lee James has detailed the service branch's Bending the Cost Curve acquisition system that seeks to support innovation and deliver cost savings and process efficiencies. James wrote...

Larry Allen, founder and president of Allen Federal Business Partners, has said government acquisition officials should monitor spending on services in order to manage procurement processes in the federal government. Allen...

Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, has said the Defense Department should tolerate risks through experimentation when it comes to the acquisition of new technology platforms, FCW...

  Peter Fanta Rear Adm. Peter Fanta, director of surface warfare (N96) at the U.S. Navy, has said the service branch is working to analyze capability gaps to prepare for its procurement...

The Government Accountability Office reports that a majority of the 11 federal agencies authorized to use what GAO called "other transaction" agreements for contracting or financial assistance programs employed them...

The General Services Administration's 18F unit has introduced an online micro-purchase platform for open-source code developers to bid on various projects at the digital services organization. V. David Zvenyach and Alla Goldman Seiffert wrote in...

A Government Accountability Office official has said that the Transportation Security Administration has initiated efforts to change the way it acquires passenger and baggage screening systems used at airports in order to comply with the...