Tag Archives: Office of Federal Procurement Policy

Tom Sharpe, commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service at the General Services Administration, has announced plans to evaluate the effectiveness of the 17 hallways FAS has rolled out in its Common Acquisition Platform, Federal News Radio reported Wednesday. Sharpe told the station FAS will collaborate with the Office of Management and Budget to …

Howard Shelanski, administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, has issued a memorandum that calls for government agencies to further build their collaborations on the distribution of federal statistical information. In the memo released Wednesday, Shelanski said the adoption of a common procedure by two federal interagency forums has …

The government working on new initiatives in shared services, innovation and vendor relationships as part of efforts to change federal information technology spending, FierceGovernmentIT reported Wednesday. Dibya Sarkar writes that Anne Rung, administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, spoke of programs on spending transparency, information sharing and process streamlining at the Chief Information Officers …

The government is planning to provide specialized training to agency contracting officers in an effort to create a digital-savvy team that will work on technology acquisition programs, Nextgov reported Friday. Jack Moore writes that Anne Rung, administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, said the effort is modeled after the U.S. …

Anne Rung, administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, has said her office plans to release new guidance late in the summer on how agencies can set up their own Buyers Club-type programs over the next two years, Federal News Radio reported Monday. Rung said she wants to extend the success of the Buyers …

Anne Rung, administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, has issued new guidance on how agencies should use reverse auctions to drive price reductions, competition and small business participation. In a memo sent June 1 to chief acquisition officers and senior procurement executives, Rung said that the guidance is in response to a …

The Office of Federal Procurement Policy and U.S. Digital Service have launched a $320,000 phased challenge on the training and development of federal contracting professionals specialized in digital service acquisition. The Office of Management and Budget said in a notice posted on Challenge.gov that the competition seeks innovative approaches to …

Anne Rung, administrator at the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, has said she aims to assemble a team of acquisition specialists to help OFPP implement government-wide category management business practices, GovExec reported Friday. Charles Clark writes Rung told reporters at a Bloomberg Government forum last week that she also envisions …

Dan Gordon, an associate dean at George Washington University Law School and former administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, plans to go into full retirement by July, FCW reported Wednesday. Mark Rockwell writes that Gordon has worked years providing both direct and advisory services in the field of federal procurement. Gordon …

Anne Rung, administrator at the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, has unveiled a set of rating tools for agencies and vendors to evaluate their experience during the acquisition process, Federal News Radio reported Thursday. Jason Miller writes Rung sent a memo to federal acquisition officials on how their agencies should …