The Defense Departmentâs inspector general has called on contracting officials at the Marine Corps Systems Command to determine whether prime contractors comply with subcontracting objectives for small businesses. The recommendation follows an
MoreA new report by the IBM Center for the Business of Government says the Defense Departmentâs Better Buying Power program can be implemented across government agencies to advance agile procurement processes, expand partnerships with
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House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) has said the 2016 defense policy bill is a significant first step in their efforts to revamp the Pentagon’s acquisition system, Defense News reported Monday. Joe Gould
MoreThe General Services Administrationâs 18F unit says it has found in an experiment that the “micro-purchase” approach could be used to buy open-source codes for federal digital projects. V. David Zvenyach, acquisition management
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The General Services Administration has unveiled the availability of 17 category hallways on the agency Acquisition Gateway online portal as part of GSA’s efforts to streamline government acquisition initiatives. John Felleman, senior innovation
MoreThe Defense Department has released a new guidebook that contains practices for integrating cybersecurity into the acquisition lifecycle in an effort to help systems recover from cyber attacks. In a memorandum published
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The U.S. Air Force plans to wrap up an open architecture agreement with a consortium of companies in the next few weeks in a move to accelerate the serviceâs acquisition process, Federal News
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The Government Accountability Office has called on federal agencies to implement the provisions of a law that seeks to improve the acquisition and operations of information technology systems and services. GAO said
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Federal Chief Information Officer Tony Scott has highlighted what challenges agency leaders and private sector executives must address in order to accelerate their technology adoption efforts, Fedscoop reported Tuesday. Scott told a
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The Government Accountability Office found that U.S. weapon procurement initiatives often face cost and scheduling challenges and that the Defense Department lacks business cases for many of these programs. GAO said Tuesday it identified collaborative strategies
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