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CIO Council Issues State of IT Report The Chief Information Officer (CIO) Council has released a “State of IT” report, a 155-page document investigating the challenges of information technology within the federal government. Acquisition and contracts management is one of the six policy areas...

CIO Council Issues State of IT Report The Chief Information Officer (CIO) Council has released a “State of IT” report, a 155-page document investigating the challenges of information technology within the federal government. Acquisition and contracts management is one of the six policy areas...

White House Suspends Contracting Activity at EPA President Donald Trump has ordered a contract freeze at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), barring staff from awarding any new contracts or grants. The White House also barred the agency from putting out any press releases, blog updates or...

White House Suspends Contracting Activity at EPA President Donald Trump has ordered a contract freeze at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), barring staff from awarding any new contracts or grants. The White House also barred the agency from putting out any press releases, blog updates or...

This article was written by Mark Rockwell for FCW, where it was originally published. Department of Homeland Security officials say the agency is looking to small and medium-tier businesses for innovative IT goods and services, but continues to struggle with tight budget restraints. The simmering...

We hear a lot about the economic power of small business. But when you look more closely, a great deal of the economic growth credited to small business is driven by a much smaller group of companies. Outside the government contracting arena, these companies are starting to get a name — the...

This article was originally published in Washington Technology on June 28, 2010, and written by Matthew Weigelt. For a long time, Kim Nguyen has felt a growing pressure in the federal information technology marketplace, and there’s been no let-up. Pragmatics Inc., where Nguyen is vice president...

This story by Matthew Weigelt originally ran in Washington Technology, on September 8, 2011. A new industry group is attempting to warn growing small businesses of the cliff they’re approaching as they graduate from federal contract set-aside programs. Mid-Tier Advocacy (MTA) is a new group of...

This piece was originally written by Emily Maltby for the Wall Street Journal. A growing number of the businesses that provide professional services to the U.S. government say they struggle to compete against much bigger rivals once they successfully become mid-sized firms. The businesses are...

The Institute for Public Procurement (NIGP) published a position paper in 2015 on the Strategic Value of Procurement in Public Entities. Still relatively fresh and very relevant, this paper parallels many of the critical themes discussed in recent Global Leaders Exchange forums, including getting...

FAR Council Extends Comment Period on Industry Engagement Rule The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council has extended the comment period for a new rule encouraging agencies to communicate with industry. The rule “clarifies that agency acquisition personnel are permitted and encouraged to...

FAR Council Extends Comment Period on Industry Engagement Rule The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council has extended the comment period for a new rule encouraging agencies to communicate with industry. The rule “clarifies that agency acquisition personnel are permitted and encouraged to...