Acquisition
How expiring HHS contracts could fund the Trump agenda
More than $24 billion in Department of Health and Human Services contracts are set to expire by the end of the year, according to a Govini analysis. Those funds could be redirected to help drive President Trump's health care agenda.
Acquisition
A new (old) way to fund IT modernization
Steve Kelman suggests that share-in-savings contracting could help agencies solve the funding conundrum and tackle legacy IT.
Acquisition
Trump tweets take IT contracting into uncertain territory
Presidential comments about high costs of specific contracts and empty top IT slots worry some contractors, but some industry groups and even a federal CIO see glimpses of possible acquisition reform.
Acquisition
EPA plans tilt to agile
The Environmental Protection Agency wants to build agility into the acquisition process, move to procure IT services from vendors who specialize in agile and to try to move the culture of the whole agency toward agile methodologies.
Acquisition
What to make of the Alliant 2 protest rulings
With the pre-award protests all resolved in GSA's favor, is the $50 billion IT services contract now bulletproof?
Acquisition
An IT moonshot: Can government IT development come to look like SpaceX?
Steve Kelman outlines the changes needed to truly transform IT acquisition.
Acquisition
Does HealthCare.gov have a future?
Congressional Republicans plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act. What would that mean for the $1B website that is the front door to the program?
Acquisition
Changes to protest rules could shift contracting preferences
Bumping up the Defense Department’s protest threshold could tilt Pentagon buyers away from civilian contracting vehicles.
Acquisition
A smoking gun for government contracting -- will it be in Trump's crosshairs?
Steve Kelman suggests that satellite launches hold a lesson -- and a warning -- for the future of IT acquisition.
Acquisition
Will Trump and Mulvaney bring back A-76?
The use of A-76 competitions to let private contractors bid on some work done by federal employees could be set for a resurgence.
Acquisition
GAO sustains more protests in 2016
The GAO's annual bid protest report to Congress shows a spike in the number of protests filed.
Acquisition
Deadline extended for Federal 100 nominations!
You now have until Tuesday, Jan. 3, to get them in. Happy holidays!
Acquisition
Report: DOD needs new strategy to regain technological edge
The U.S. is facing greater technological competition from its adversaries, and a new report states the DOD needs to adopt an "optionality strategy" in order to regain its edge.
Acquisition
Will Trump make federal IT great again?
A business school professor who studies IT spending is hopeful about the prospects for a federal tech refresh under unified government.
Acquisition
5 best practices for agile procurement
As federal CIOs make the shift from managing infrastructure to managing applications, they also need to change their mindset about procurement.
Acquisition
GSA adds data security solutions to Schedule 70
The agency says Adobe’s electronic signature solutions and other tools will help agencies manage a broad list of federal security requirements.
Acquisition
Donald Trump and federal procurement: Who woulda thunk it?
Steve Kelman notes that acquisition issues have surfaced twice already for the next administration.
Acquisition
Senators press GSA on Trump hotel lease
How the 2013 agreement is now handled could be the first test for agencies faced with the president-elect's conflicts of interest.
Acquisition
DOD opts not to rush new R&D rules
The Pentagon is looking to give contractors a bit more time before it steps in for closer review of their independent, government-funded projects, a top Pentagon tech official said.
Acquisition
Is GSA doing enough about contractor tax-delinquents?
A House committee wants the General Services Administration to ensure that its primary contractor database contains accurate information on companies that are delinquent on their taxes.
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