The Pentagon terminated its contract with HomeSafe alliance for cause, saying the company had demonstrated an "inability to fulfill their obligations."
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Thu, 19 Jun 2025 03:04:18
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem issued new guidance requiring contracting officers to give her office five days to approval contract and grants awards.
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Wed, 18 Jun 2025 19:31:51
"Something that I've taken to saying recently is that uncertainty is worse than bad news," said Sam Maness from Raymond James' Defense and Government Group.
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Wed, 18 Jun 2025 14:15:30
Kraig Conrad, CEO of the National Contract Management Association (NCMA) and chair of the Commerce & Contract Management Institute is this week’s guest on Off the Shelf.
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Fri, 13 Jun 2025 21:15:43
TDR provides GSA with market intelligence about the pricing for the specific goods and services purchased under a MAS transaction.
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Fri, 13 Jun 2025 14:24:36
"Even if not everything they're buying derives from a prior effort, but some core aspect derives from a prior phase, that's enough," Zach Prince said.
The post Clarifying the rules around the Small Business Innovation Research program first appeared on Federal News Network.
Thu, 12 Jun 2025 19:31:27
"OTAs were originally designed to procure things like [R&D] or prototypes. What I'm seeing now is OTAs...not in those categories at all," said Barbara Kinosky.
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Wed, 11 Jun 2025 21:10:56
As Hegseth continues to push insourcing to improve financial efficiency, he overlooks why so much work has been outsourced to begin with.
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Wed, 11 Jun 2025 17:51:01
FAS Commissioner Josh Gruenbaum wants more data and details from 10 value-added resellers to probe whether this model is still necessary for agencies.
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Wed, 11 Jun 2025 00:12:18
"They're open to the ideas of sitting down and making sure that we're actually helping them achieve their mission," said PSC's Jim Carroll.
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Tue, 10 Jun 2025 22:23:25
Stacy Bostjanick, DoD’s chief of the Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity in the CIO’s office, said managed service providers could reduce the cost of CMMC.
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Mon, 09 Jun 2025 22:41:11
"What we recognize, what we rely on in the career civil service, is unbiased, apolitical, clear advice on how to get things done" said Bob Perciasepe.
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Fri, 06 Jun 2025 17:10:58
Explore how GSA centralization, FedRAMP modernization and AI are transforming federal government.
The post Navigating the new era of federal acquisition: Insights from Vertosoft’s CEO first appeared on Federal News Network.
Fri, 06 Jun 2025 15:26:48
Agencies should consider a government-focused, COTS product approach to updating how they go about procurement and acquisition.
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Thu, 05 Jun 2025 20:05:15
The creation of the DIU marked a pivotal shift in how the Pentagon approached innovation.
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Wed, 04 Jun 2025 22:01:05