Acquisition
Why past performance must be part of acquisition reform
Past performance is one of the most important factors in contractor selection, and the government should do more to ensure that such information is accurate and objective.
Acquisition
GSA moves toward category management
The agency is using its experience with the Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative to adopt targeted buying practices similar to those used in the private sector.
Acquisition
Contreras-Sweet sworn in at SBA
Former banker and California state official was confirmed on March 27 and formally sworn in on April 7.
Acquisition
Justice cancels 7 IT procurements over China links
The Section 516 rule seeks to eliminate IT gear from firms that are responsible for cyberattacks on U.S. companies or have ties to China's military.
Acquisition
GSA 'family plans' post savings
The blanket purchase agreements are realizing 24 cents in savings on every dollar spent.
Acquisition
Masiello named to head Defense Contract Management Agency
Nomination requires Senate approval; no replacement named for general's current post as Air Force deputy assistant secretary for contracting.
Acquisition
The ABCs of 18F
When GSA announced its in-house development startup, it got people talking, and not all the chatter was positive.
Acquisition
Debacle or triumph: The deciding factors
Steve Kelman looks at four fundamental factors that can determine whether a large-scale IT project fails or flourishes.
Acquisition
18F unveils first pilot app
FBOpen is designed to make it easier for small businesses to search for contracting opportunities.
Acquisition
McKinsey to consult with IRS on health care law IT
The IRS has its own IT office dedicated to compliance, but wants help dealing with a flurry of new releases due by 2016.
Acquisition
Acquisition environment 'is receptive to new ideas'
Feds hope to make a virtue of necessity by overhauling the acquisition landscape in response to stagnant IT budgets.
Acquisition
Deadline looms for $6 billion military intelligence IT contract
Vendors interested in the $6 billion Enhanced Solutions for Technology Enterprise need to submit their proposals by mid-May.
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NASA to extend SEWP IV by 6 months
Extension intended to provide smooth transition to SEWP V.
Acquisition
What McCaskill is missing about past performance data
A punishment-only approach is bad psychology and bad management, even if it may be good politics.
Acquisition
GSA signs up continuous monitoring vendor
The agency issued a task order to Metrica Team Venture for agency- and federal-level CDM dashboards.
Acquisition
McCaskill probes 'clunky' contracting databases
Plans have been in place since 2001 to create an integrated contractor database, but delays, cost overruns and development problems have pushed back the scheduled completion date to 2018.
Acquisition
Two bills look to give small business an edge in contracting
Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves hopes that putting teeth in data reporting requirements will give smaller firms a better chance to compete for federal contracts.
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