Larry Allen, GSA’s associate administrator for the Office of Government-wide Policy, joins Off the Shelf for an engaging procurement policy discussion.
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Thu, 21 Aug 2025 04:00:00
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy is developing new criteria in the coming weeks for what qualifies as a best-in-class contract.
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Wed, 20 Aug 2025 18:51:34
"What's really eye-catching for us is the fact that Department of Justice is undertaking a real push toward litigating cybersecurity," Stephanie Kostro said.
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Tue, 19 Aug 2025 16:59:40
"The industrial base we have now is a reflection of the policies we adopted in the drawdown following the collapse of the Soviet Union," said David Norquist.
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Mon, 18 Aug 2025 18:30:49
GSA tested its USAi platform over the last eight months and is ready to roll it out to a broader set of users from other agencies.
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Fri, 15 Aug 2025 18:29:56
“There's still a lot of work to be done on the floor in September. I'd like to see some hybrid consensus ideas go through,” Tim Brennan said.
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Fri, 15 Aug 2025 16:33:00
The VA has gone through more than 2.5 million claims so far in fiscal 2025, surpassing last year’s total.
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Thu, 14 Aug 2025 18:04:24
Maximus CTO Mike Raker explains that the use of outcome-based contracts is more than a procurement process, it demands a fundamental shift in mindset.
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Thu, 14 Aug 2025 17:30:33
"It's not only to capture institutional knowledge, but also start to build a database of stories," said Dr. Jason Chernesky.
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Thu, 14 Aug 2025 17:26:55
"The new enforcement areas have to do with drug pricing, in particular rebate payments to get access to formularies," said Andrew Hoffman.
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Thu, 14 Aug 2025 15:47:56
Both the House and Senate are backing a plan to replace subjective contractor evaluations in the DoD’s CPARS with a standardized, “negative-only” system.
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Wed, 13 Aug 2025 19:43:59
"It makes me very proud that a lot of that early contracting work that I did is leading right to the things that are being done today," said Karla Jackson.
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Wed, 13 Aug 2025 18:25:54
Kaamil Khan, president of Makpar Corporation, joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center.
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Wed, 13 Aug 2025 04:00:00
Nazak Nikakhtar, former assistant secretary at Commerce’s International Trade Administration, and former acting under secretary at the Bureau of Industry and Security, joins host Aileen Black on this espisode of Leaders and Legends in Government.
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Wed, 13 Aug 2025 04:00:00
Federal contractors say DHS has become a ‘black box’ when it comes to communication about contract awards, modifications and future acquisitions.
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Tue, 12 Aug 2025 22:34:34