The Bush administration brought together the right combination of leadership, authorities and will to reduce the number of payroll providers to four, from 22.

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Wed, 21 May 2025 23:21:59

GSA still must answer several questions before it can take over the management of NASA, NITAAC IT GWACs.

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Wed, 21 May 2025 22:47:51

"I do think it's a generational opportunity between the alignment of the Capitol Hill and the administration to streamline," said Keoki Jackson.

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Wed, 21 May 2025 20:41:29

"So the intent is for acquisition professionals to think about this early, to think about the whole process from the front end," said Dan Ramish.

The post The new intellectual property guidebook from DoD is important but likely not your next beach read first appeared on Federal News Network.

Wed, 21 May 2025 17:50:21

"The general move that the government is making, I think, will help the industry be more responsive," said Stephanie Kostro.

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Wed, 21 May 2025 16:51:50

In a memo, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the department to address "deficiencies" in the multibillion dollar Global Household Goods Contract (GHC).

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Wed, 21 May 2025 12:05:17

Richard Beutel, a senior researcher for the Baroni Center for Government Contracting, says it’s time to renew share-in-savings legislation.

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Tue, 20 May 2025 17:34:15

There are strong indications DoD will need to lean on its legacy moving system for most of this summer's work, even though companies hadn't planned for that.

The post Troubles persist for DoD’s multibillion dollar moving contract as summer peak approaches first appeared on Federal News Network.

Fri, 16 May 2025 23:59:42

New data from agencies collected by Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) shows inconsistent oversight of foreign risks in SBIR/STTR awards.

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Wed, 14 May 2025 20:22:26

"It really highlights the problems when the regulators don't think carefully enough about the words they're using," said Zach Prince.

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Tue, 13 May 2025 20:09:27

GSA says it already identified as much as $33 billion in savings or avoidance from the first set of consultant contractors.

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Tue, 13 May 2025 16:51:34

Federal News Network has learned that despite promoting its OneGov Strategy, no document officially exists and GSA is writing its plan now.

The post What’s missing from GSA’s OneGov Strategy? An actual strategy first appeared on Federal News Network.

Mon, 12 May 2025 21:41:41

Tina Murphy, president & CEO of GHX, joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to discuss commercial best practices in healthcare supply chain management. 

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Mon, 12 May 2025 19:13:09

Just a week ago, OPM had said the sole-source award to Workday was needed urgently because of a "systemic failure" in its HR infrastructure.

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Fri, 09 May 2025 21:05:30

Evergreen contracting will reduce redundant paperwork requirements and further streamline contract management.

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Fri, 09 May 2025 19:45:51