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Public Procurement News Round-up | 2/22/2017
Feb 23, 2017
OIG and 18F Spar Over Security
The General Services Administration’s (GSA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) claimed in a new report issued today that 18F, the agency’s digital startup, “routinely disregarded and circumvented fundamental security policies and guidelines.” The OIG took issue...
Public and Private Sector Procurement – What’s the Difference?
Feb 22, 2017
Everything You Need to Successfully Navigate the Procurement Industry
No matter what your sector or industry, procurement is procurement, right? Well, not quite. There are definitely some aspects of procurement that remain the same whether you’re involved in public procurement or private...
Public Procurement News Round-up | 2/21/2017
Feb 22, 2017
Legislators Introduce Two New Bills on Contracting Preferences
Lawmakers have introduced two new bills that would open up two new groups of businesses to receive preferences when bidding on federal contracts. The first bill, the RETAIN Act, was introduced by Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH), and would modify...
Public Spend Forum Newswire | 2/21/17
Feb 22, 2017
Legislators Introduce Two New Bills on Contracting Preferences
Lawmakers have introduced two new bills that would open up two new groups of businesses to receive preferences when bidding on federal contracts. The first bill, the RETAIN Act, was introduced by Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH), and would modify...
The Power of Public Purchasing: Human Rights in the Supply Chain
Feb 22, 2017
Andy Davies, Director of London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC), is passionate about what public purchasers can reasonably do to support and address the issues around human exploitation in the supply chain. He and his team have come up with, what some may consider, a controversial idea...
Mid-Tier Paradox — Surviving the Mid-Tier Dilemma
Feb 22, 2017
The issues facing mid-tier companies are complex, as they are too big to be small, and too small to compete with large firms and the top federal government contractors. Although selling the firm is an option, many firms may not want to partake in M&A activity and remain viable players in the...
Sell Software to the Feds? Open Source Moves Forward
Feb 22, 2017
Last summer, the US government laid out the ground rules for a policy requiring the release of source code for federally-funded websites, apps, and other software projects. The new rules, called the Federal Source Code policy, include a mandate for federal agencies to open source at least 20% of...
New RETAIN and BRAVE Acts Would Add More Contracting Preferences
Feb 21, 2017
Lawmakers have introduced two new bills in the House and the Senate, each aimed at giving separate groups preference in federal contracting. Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH) has proposed the RETAIN Act, which would modify the U.S. Code for both civilian and defense contracts, “adding a preference for...
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Feb 20, 2017
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Mid-Tier Advocacy, Inc. Alliant 2 Issue Paper
Feb 20, 2017
In March 2015, GSA released the Alliant 2 Draft Request for Proposal. This contract’s estimated value is $65 Billion dollar represents approximately 8% of the Federal IT budget over ten years and provides leading edge and advanced Information Technology Services to Federal agencies and the DoD....
Public Spend Forum Newswire | 2/17/17
Feb 20, 2017
Think Big, Start Small with Agile
Former General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator Dan Tangherlini writes a guide to implementing agile practices in acquisition. Tangherlini urges organizations to “start small,” by focusing on small programs or programs that can be broken up into...
Public Procurement News Round-up | 2/17/2017
Feb 20, 2017
Think Big, Start Small with Agile
Former General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator Dan Tangherlini writes a guide to implementing agile practices in acquisition. Tangherlini urges organizations to “start small,” by focusing on small programs or programs that can be broken up into...
