Acquisition
Prepping HealthCare.gov, rethinking DOD contracts and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Acquisition
Cyber recruiting, a notable election loss, NetCents setbacks and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Acquisition
FITARA supporters ‘optimistic’ about lame duck
Which party wins control of the Senate might be less important to passage of key IT acquisition legislation than how much time is left on the legislative clock.
Acquisition
Rung looks to procurement workforce, collaboration
Specific proposals on hiring will be forthcoming soon, says the Office of Federal Procurement Policy administrator.
Acquisition
Accenture 'confident' about open enrollment
The firm does not expect a repeat of the problems that plagued the HealthCare.gov website a year ago but acknowledges that challenges lie ahead.
Acquisition
CBP stops background checks to wait for PII upgrades
The DHS agency filed justifications for changes to blanket purchase agreements with a handful of IT systems providers.
Acquisition
DHS to embed researchers 'on the ground'
The Science and Technology Directorate will deploy research personnel to DHS components to get a better grip on agency IT needs.
Acquisition
Navy leaders try to speed IT acquisition by reinterpreting the FAR
It takes at least six months to get from RFP to a contract award, and "six months is a lifetime when it comes to security," says the Navy's Victor Gavin.
Acquisition
Cloud standards, SEWP protests and NGA gamification
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Acquisition
Proposed rule change could hit small IT businesses
An SBA plan would reclassify IT firms with annual sales of more than $27.5 million, making them ineligible for small business preferences.
Acquisition
Contract management vs. contract lawyering
Steve Kelman notes that agency managers have options that may not be covered in the legal letter of an agreement.
Acquisition
Respect the FAR
A new report from the Association of Proposal Management Professionals says the acquisition process is fine, but the way it’s used is not.
Acquisition
FAR Council sets new contract numbering plan
The rule is the result of a Government Accountability and Transparency Board recommendation to implement a uniform system for identifying the government's financial transactions.
Acquisition
Procurement jujitsu at HHS
Steve Kelman applauds the IDEA Lab experiments -- and explains what it will take to make real changes stick.
Acquisition
Could big-data analytics improve federal procurement?
Experts agree that applying analytics to acquisition could yield results in terms of cost and quality -- with the right data and know-how.
Acquisition
HHS Buyers Club cuts first contract, looks for more
More deals might have to wait until a new funding measure is enacted in the lame-duck session of Congress that starts next month.
Acquisition
OPM’s breakup with USIS could be a seminal moment
A state-sponsored breach, not other failings, reportedly prompted OPM to terminate its big contract with USIS.
Acquisition
NSA IT, a better interface for CBP, data worries and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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DHS to launch acquisition improvement project
The goal is to "improve acquisition in general, but also IT acquisition specifically," says Senior Enterprise Architect Nicole Willis.
Acquisition
VA moving to fire embattled procurement official
Susan Taylor would be the first senior executive removed under expedited procedures enacted earlier this year.
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