Acquisition & Procurement

The General Services Administration has released a new policy change proposal that seeks to add other direct costs to the Multiple Award Schedule program to support agency access to order-level...

The Air Force Research Laboratory has developed and tested a human systems integration framework tool designed to help practitioners familiarize themselves with the military  branch's acquisition process. The Human Systems Integration directorate within...

The White House has launched a new acquisition tool designed to help agencies identify contracts that comply with the government’s energy requirements. Anne Rung, the U.S. chief acquisition officer, and...

Brig. Gen David Bassett U.S. Army Brig. Gen. David Bassett, program executive officer for ground combat systems, has discussed how a Defense Department mandate supports modernization at the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime...

Tiffany Hixson The General Services Administration has launched a strategy that aims to help government agencies change the way they procure and manage professional services, Federal News Radio reported Wednesday. Jared Serbu writes GSA has...

The Defense Department has proposed a rule that seeks to exclude contracts, subcontracts and contract modifications worth below $7.5 million that were awarded to small businesses or nonconventional contractors from pricing data,...

The Defense Department has launched an advisory panel with a two-year charter to help streamline the military's acquisition process, Defense News reported Tuesday. Aaron Mehta writes Deidre Lee, a former director of...

The Defense Department Office of Inspector General has called on procurement and logistics officials at DoD to update the military's contract management system and the designation sample template form for a contracting officer’s...

The Government Accountability Office has recommended that the Defense Secretary should direct the U.S. Army to establish oversight mechanisms similar to defense acquisition program systems if development for upgrades operationally...

The General Services Administration, NASA and the Defense Department have released a final rule that seeks to ensure that federal contractors comply with labor laws. The three agencies said in...