Tag Archives: federal procurement

Will Roper, assistant secretary for acquisition, technology and logistics at the U.S. Air Force and a three-time Wash100 Award winner, said he believes the service must hack the federal procurement system to be relevant. Roper said he is working with financial management offices and the general counsel on a new memo . 

Michael Wooten, administrator of the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), has issued a new memo outlining five measures agencies should take to boost the participation of people with disabilities in federal contracting through the AbilityOne program.

Dewberry has appointed Jay Harper, former senior advisor to the administrator with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as a vice president and business development director in the company’s federal group, Dewberry reported on Tuesday. In his new role with Dewberry, Harper will work alongside the firm’s federal executives and coordinate with clients across the federal market.

The General Services Administration has released the 2020 version of its Federal Marketplace Strategy detailing revisions in its policies, processes and technologies.

The White House has rescinded an Obama administration policy that requires successor service contractors to offer jobs to their predecessors’ employees first prior to hiring others, Government Executive reported Friday.

Gordon Bitko, formerly chief information officer at the FBI, will join the Information Technology Industry Council as senior vice president of policy.

The Office of Management Budget and the Commerce Department have released a new memorandum on the enforcement and evaluation of domestic preferences in compliance with an executive order that seeks to direct federal agencies to procure U.S.-made products and materials. The memo aims to guide agencies on how to minimize …

The Senate has approved a resolution that would repeal a final rule designed to ensure federal contractors’ compliance with labor laws, Federal Times reported March 8. Tony Ware writes the Congressional Review Act resolution is now headed to the White House for President Donald Trump’s signature and seeks to bar future …

The General Services Administration will conduct the two-day Acquisition Training Symposium that is set to kick off April 25 in Huntsville, Alabama. GSA’s federal acquisition service will host the event to inform federal procurement professionals about the agency’s products, services and tools, according to a Feb. 15 agency news release. The two-day event will also …

The White House has appointed 11 category managers who will be responsible for 10 federal acquisition areas as part of the Category Management program. Federal Chief Acquisition Officer Anne Rung wrote in a blog post published Thursday that the Category Management initiative launched in 2014 aims to facilitate the federal procurement of products …