Frank Kendall, undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, expects the third iteration of the government’s Better Buying Power initiative to focus more on innovation than previous iterations, DoD News reported Friday. Amaani Lyle writes the
MoreThe General Services Administration has announced a series of changes to its professional services schedule offerings in order to reduce the number of contracts vendors manage and consolidate contract vehicles. GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service removed the special item number of non-professional
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The General Services Administration will deploy two new platforms designed to make procurement and contract management easier for agencies, says Liz DelNegro, GSA associate chief information officer for acquisition IT systems. DelNegro
MoreRichard Spires, CEO of Resilient Network Systems, believes government agencies should develop good relationships with contractors to accomplish information technology programs. Spires wrote in a column for FCW published Friday that a
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The General Services Administration has decided against a temporary halt to additions on the agency’s services schedules as it seeks to refresh and consolidate the schedules, GSA’s Tiffany Hixson has told Federal
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The General Services Administration has suspended the entry of new vendors into its seven contract schedules for professional services as part of program reforms led by Tiffany Hixson, Federal News Radio reported Thursday. Jason Miller
MorePentagon 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 Office of Management and Budget and the Office of Science Technology Policy have released a report on how some federal agencies are using new procurement practices to encourage technology innovation across the private
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
MoreThe General Services Administration is looking to merge seven government-wide acquisition contract vehicles for professional services into one federal schedule, Federal News Radio reported Wednesday. Jason Miller writes that GSA plans to
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