Acquisition
Protest slows NASA open source project
NASA's plans to move to a content management system with open source architecture would govern 140 websites and 1,600 assets and applications.
Acquisition
GSA: Expand fee program
The Industrial Funding Fee could support programs beyond the Multiple Award Schedules, GSA officials say.
Acquisition
FedRAMP issues first certification
The General Services Administration met its self-imposed year-end deadline to begin approving cloud providers.
Acquisition
Army greenlights controversial intelligence system
The Army's Distributed Common Ground System came under scrutiny after leaked memos deemed it 'not suitable' and 'not survivable.'
Acquisition
Congress calls for clarity on decisions to insource
Defense authorization bill includes new requirements for OMB and agencies to determine whether work should be performed in-housed or contracted to small businesses.
Acquisition
Rule would speed payments for small contractors
An Obama administration proposal would make an accelerated payments provision part of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
Acquisition
8 acquisition provisions in the defense bill
Congress is attempting some procurement reform in the National Defense Authorization Act. We look at the most important measures.
Acquisition
Agencies adjust contracting approach for coming fiscal clampdown
As contractors brace for the impact of budget cuts, agencies also must recalibrate their expectations.
Acquisition
Concerns over acquisition prove to be long-lived
Agency leaders identify the same concerns today as years ago, suggesting that proposed solutions so far have not worked.
Acquisition
Agencies skirted requirement to justify sole-source awards, GAO finds
The fiscal 2010 National Defense Authorization Act requires agencies to submit written justification for awarding sole-source contracts worth more than $20 million to 8(a) firms, but the rule necessary to implement the law was slow in coming.
Acquisition
GSA awards IT commodities purchase agreement
BPA goes to 43 small businesses, provides tablet PCs, mobile products and other IT equipment.
Acquisition
Army vows to get aggressive in pursuit of purchasing discounts
Auditors have found that Army officials are neglecting a requirement to seek discounts and price reductions in contracts.
Acquisition
Contracting's seismic shift?
Within the bureaucratic language of a recent OMB memo lies a provision that could dramatically alter federal procurement.
Acquisition
Should the small-biz contracting goal be raised?
Agencies can't hit the target that exists now, making a proposed increase of questionable value at best, according to some small-business advocates.
Acquisition
OMB renews mandatory-use fears
The new strategic sourcing memo urges another look at enforcing mandatory use of strategic sourcing, bringing new criticism from industry.
Acquisition
OMB touts contract reductions, amplifies strategic sourcing push
Agencies have decreased their reliance on contractors, OMB says. Meanwhile, a new memo creates greater accountability for strategic sourcing.
Acquisition
Mobile, cloud poised for growth in 2013
IDC's market forecast identifies technologies that are gaining ground in government, and assesses the spending potential for the year.
Acquisition
Is it time to revisit Clinger-Cohen?
Rep. Darrell Issa, with support from a prominent Democrat, continues to push legislation to update the 1996 law that tackled government IT acquisition and management and created the CIO position.
Acquisition
VA's Tibbits: Vendors need to show the value of their offerings
Without use cases to show how a technology can reduce costs or otherwise benefit an agency, the sales pitches are not helpful, VA official says.
Acquisition
House Small Business chairman skeptical of GSA's new schedules model
Demand Based Model "demonstrates a lack of understanding of how small businesses operate," Rep. Graves suggests.
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