Acquisition
Backseat drivers plague procurement
Acquisition officers get too much advice from people who can't move the process forward, says Army Assistant Secretary Heidi Shyu.
Acquisition
Officials see procurement reform success dawning
OITS's Mark Day and OFPP's Anne Rung say the culture is changing, and that's crucial to long-term success.
Acquisition
GSA looks for help in category management
A Federal Acquisition Service RFI seeks help in both day-to-day implementation and changing the culture.
Acquisition
SEWP switchover, more GSA hallways and a Commerce industry day
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Acquisition
NS2020 sparks deluge of questions
GSA's telecom contract draft RFP is drawing plenty of attention from industry and agencies.
Acquisition
Kendall welcomes House acquisition reform bill, with caveats
The Pentagon's top acquisition official says provisions concerning the service chiefs and acquisition experience for personnel need improvement.
Acquisition
Cyber takes center stage in Pentagon's new acquisition guidance
Better Buying Power 3.0 adds cybersecurity to the list of potential trouble spots in weapons, IT and other acquisitions.
Acquisition
HHS Buyers Club setting an example
As the procurement program nears its first anniversary, other federal agencies are latching onto some of its ideas.
Acquisition
FAA delays procurement to respond to hack
Unspecified cyberattack prompts agency to rethink its Security Operations Center requirements
Acquisition
SEWP contracts, RFP ghostwriting and national lab royalties
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Acquisition
DHS retools license plate reader proposal
A previous effort to obtain license plate reader capabilities was terminated after public outcry over privacy concerns.
Acquisition
Necessity is the mother of Navy acquisition reform
The Navy's Innovation Cell is designed to speed up a lumbering acquisition system by getting vendors involved earlier in the process.
Acquisition
Thornberry's defense acquisition bill: 'not enough ... but it's a start'
House Armed Services Chairman Mac Thornberry, who championed defense acquisition reform before it was cool, said he has compiled more than 1,000 suggested changes.
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Warren: VISTA is here to stay
The pending move by DoD to a system based on a commercial health record system won't alter the data sharing relationship with VA, says the acting CIO.
Acquisition
OFPP looks for fuller procurement vista
A new feedback tool is aimed at identifying best practices and acquisition areas that need improvement.
Acquisition
SEWP V is live (sort of)
NASA is on track to launch the new acquisition contract in May, Program Manager Joanne Woytek said. But some of SEWP V's improvements have already been folded back into SEWP IV.
Acquisition
SEWP: An acquisition pioneer is still going strong
Protests have delayed SEWP V, but industry experts say the contract vehicle offers agencies service and value that are hard to find.
Acquisition
The right tool for the job
Rather than falling back on the same old solutions, federal IT professionals should discern the best approach to achieve the desired outcome.
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