GSA’s FAS streamlining federal procurement by updating GSA Advantage, improving UX, reducing PALT

GSA's Federal Acquisition Service is on the front lines of federal procurement, making the processes easier for acquisition professionals, agencies and vendors.

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Thu, 19 Sep 2024 16:54:14

Key procurement priorities at GSA

Jeff Koses, senior procurement executive at the General Services Administration (GSA) joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf for a discussion of the agency's current procurement policy priorities.  

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Wed, 18 Sep 2024 22:05:25

Regulation changes & other issues in contracting

Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, joins host Mark Amtower to discuss current issues in contracting including another continuing resolution and possible government shutdown.

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Wed, 18 Sep 2024 00:50:12

Procurement Potpourri

Federal News Network Executive Editor Jason Miller joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to discuss key procurement policy developments across the federal market.

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Tue, 17 Sep 2024 21:50:11

Contractors prepare for appropriations to run out in two weeks

"It's really important for contractors to begin preparing now, if they haven't already, for that possibility," said David Berteau.

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Tue, 17 Sep 2024 18:07:30

NASA awards KBR with contractor of the year award

"I think we do a great job of supporting NASA's intricate missions," said Todd May, senior vice president of KBR’s Science and Space Business.

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Mon, 16 Sep 2024 21:36:16

Ahead of CMMC rollout, Pentagon preps CUI training, tools

A DoD inspector general report found DoD inconsistently marked controlled unclassified information (CUI). Under CMMC, that could be a big problem.

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Mon, 16 Sep 2024 21:28:06

Space and nuclear experts to come together next month

Next month, the Association of Commercial Space Professionals will be hosting the Space Nuclear Policy Summit in Washington D.C.

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Fri, 13 Sep 2024 19:44:38

State Department wants to see ‘a lot more’ self-assessments from vendors

"Self-assessments is an incredibly underutilized tool. We would love to see more of it," said Michael Derrios.

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Thu, 12 Sep 2024 21:59:53

DLA turns to automation for head-start on incorporating CMMC requirements in contracting

The Defense Logistics Agency is including NIST 800-171 compliance, a precursor to CMMC requirements, to its automated contracting cybersecurity verifications.

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Thu, 12 Sep 2024 18:44:21

Army Contracting Command driving move to agile software

Jamie MacGillis, an advisor for digital capabilities, said the Army Contracting Command is leading the effort to adopt modern software capabilities.

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Wed, 11 Sep 2024 15:29:15

The evolution of podcasting in GovCon

Peter Jacobs of the Merritt Group joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center for a lively discussion on the evolution and current state of podcasting, especially as it pertains to GovCon.

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Tue, 10 Sep 2024 21:10:38

SOCOM cuts years out of some SBIR phase 3 awards

Lisa Sanders, the director of science and technology for SOCOM, said Congress gave them authority to test out new approaches to SBIR agreements.

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Fri, 06 Sep 2024 11:30:10

Another FTC rule is in trouble, at least industry hopes so

The Supreme Court ruling that ended court deference to federal agency regulation throws more sand into the Federal Trade Commission's works.

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Wed, 04 Sep 2024 18:10:02

DoJ’s Georgia Tech lawsuit a ‘warning’ to contractors on cyber compliance

The Georgia Tech case centers on the university’s alleged failure to follow NIST cybersecurity controls required by DoD contracts.

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Wed, 28 Aug 2024 21:43:12