Acquisition
How to approach post-award management of agile contracts
Steve Kelman talks with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services CIO Mark Schwartz about the practical matters of past performance evaluations and continued discourse.
Acquisition
New bill looks for clarity on cost-based procurement at DOD
Lawmakers in both chambers of Congress are teeing up legislation to discourage the use of lowest price technically acceptable in defense IT procurement.
Acquisition
National labs' FITARA exemption nixed in Senate funding bill
The Senate bill appropriating fiscal 2017 funds for the Energy Department does not renew a controversial provision that exempted the national labs from Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act rules.
Acquisition
Durable cost savings in government IT
Excess IT spending represents a major cost cutting opportunity for the federal government. To make this happen, government IT leaders must adopt a new model that aligns and shares resources across department lines.
Acquisition
Despite Pentagon outreach, small tech firms say military contracting poses big challenges
Silicon Valley executives voiced frustration and concern over the length of time it takes for contracts to go through while doing business with the government.
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Contracting for agile
Steve Kelman digs into just what's required by the FAR, and finds it's remarkably agile-friendly.
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House bill looks to bank software savings
A new bill would require agency CIOs to inventory software licenses and report on savings and cost avoidance from improved acquisition strategies.
Acquisition
Hurd warns against rigid IT budgeting
Rep. Will Hurd told FCW that the notion that "if you don't spend it, you lose it [is] the wrong kind of incentive to have in purchasing IT goods and services."
Acquisition
Vendors are moving briskly in GSA's FASt Lane trial
More than 40 companies have used GSA's new fast-track process to get a spot on the agency's massive multiple-award IT contract.
Acquisition
Photos from the Fed 100
See the winners, guests and on-stage highlights from the 2016 Federal 100 Awards Gala.
Acquisition
DHS helps mobile firm move into GSA's Schedule 70 fast lane
The Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate helped a small mobile security company join GSA’s largest, most widely used acquisition vehicle in just 35 days.
Acquisition
White House misses big opportunity with open source push
Limiting the impact of open source policy to a time- and scope-constrained pilot forgoes a unique and long-needed opportunity to modernize government, argues a leading open source advocate.
Acquisition
The 2016 Federal 100
This year's winners were honored in person at the April 7 Fed 100 Awards Gala. Click here to learn more about their accomplishments.
Acquisition
Mary Davie: GSA's great communicator
Managing a workforce that oversees 7,000 contracts and $3.5 billion in federal spending, Mary Davie sits in the catbird seat of the government's vast IT acquisition operation.
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Daniel Chenok: Putting government first
Dan Chenok, the IBM Center for the Business of Government's executive director, seems to have a hand in virtually every discussion devoted to making government run better.
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Renato 'Renny' DiPentima
For a legend of the federal IT community, decades of mentoring might be his most enduring legacy.
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GSA rolls out faster access to IT schedule
Changes to GSA's Schedule 70 portal are designed to make it easier for new companies to enter the federal IT market.
Acquisition