People
Kundra helps in search for procurement policy leader
Vivek Kundra said the OFPP administrator should understand the overall challenges in government procurement and be able to speed up the acquisition of rapidly changing technologies.
Modernization
DHS to save $87 million with license consolidation
DHS announced a fourth round of cost-saving measures, including replacing thousands of software licenses with a single departmentwide license.
Cybersecurity
New chief to update policies for Coast Guard's acquisition directorate
The new head of the Coast Guard acquisitions unit said he wants to make permanent the relationships between the new unit and the Homeland Security and Defense departments.
Acquisition
Senate passes bill with HUBZone change
The legislation would remove the “shall” in the law that some say gives small businesses in economically depressed areas first preference in contract set-asides.
Modernization
Attention shoppers, federal virtual storefront is coming
Federal CIO Vivek Kundra wants to set up a virtual storefront where agencies can quickly purchase cloud-computing services.
People
Transparency meets skepticism
Government and industry tout the benefits of being transparent and collaborative, but neither wants to bear the attendant criticism and concerns.
Cybersecurity
Panel OKs bill that would increase cybersecurity oversight
A Senate committee has approved a bill that would require the president to notify Congress about existing and new cybersecurity programs that involve personally identifiable information.
Digital Government
Senate amendment would end questions of small-business priority
Sen. Landrieu's amendment would take away any priority one type of business may have when competing for government contracts.
Acquisition
Congress, administration move into protected territory
The government is having a debate about certain small businesses that live by special rules — from ANCs to companies in historically underutilized business zones.
Modernization
IG: DHS should get new infrastructure data system
The Homeland Security Department should finish the acquisition process for a new system that will be used to keep track of critical infrastructure, DHS' inspector general said.
Acquisition
Vet-owned firms grow but still short of goals
Spending with service-disabled, veteran-owned contractors has grown for five years, but is still short of mandated goal.
Acquisition
Small bites, greater expertise produce speedier acquisitions
Procurement experts say there are numerous steps DOD officials could take to increase the odds that acquisitions will deliver the expected results in a timely and cost-effective fashion.
Modernization
Officials: Acquisition community is Web 2.0 ready, but scared
Everything was in place to move forward with new technologies, but the employees are waiting for the leaders to go first, government officials and industry exerts say.
People
9 contracts that changed IT procurement
Most contracts come and go, but some change the procurement landscape and leave a legacy that will last for decades.
People
Past performance returns
After years of benign neglect from the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, it looks like the use of past-performance data in contractor selection might be back on the agenda.
People
Who's on First?
Key IT and acquisition jobs remain unfilled in the Obama administration and even the rumormill is strangely quiet.
Acquisition
Vets could get edge on no-bid contracts at VA
A new bill would require the Veterans Affairs Department to give priority to veteran-owned small businesses when outsourcing work with no competition.
Cybersecurity
DHS another step closer to departmentwide debarments
DHS on July 16 published a new interim rule on suspensions and debarments for nonprocurement-related entities.
Acquisition
House passes spending bill with outsourcing provisions
Agencies would have to create an annual inventory of services they’ve outsourced to the private sector and review whether to return the work to government employees.
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