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DoD Acquisition Chief Frank Kendall Criticizes Congress
Jan 19, 2017
The Department of Defense’s outgoing acquisition chief, Frank Kendall, made headlines when he spoke critically of Congress’s involvement in the defense acquisition process. Kendall noted that cost growth in major weapons programs was at a 30-year low thanks to the Better Buying Power initiative...
NASPO and NASCIO: States Bringing IT and Procurement Together
Jan 18, 2017
Too often, procurement and IT don’t see eye-to-eye. There are a number of reasons for the schism, but a lot of it just has to do with communication. That’s why it’s good to see that a meeting organized by the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) and the National...
Public Spend Forum Newswire | 1/17/2017
Jan 18, 2017
Simplified Acquisition Hits New High
According to Bloomberg data, the value of federal contracts awarded using simplified acquisition procedures rose 5.5% to a 10-year high of $21 billion in fiscal 2016. The rise in usage of simplified acquisition follows rule changes made to encourage its use,...
Public Procurement News Round-up | 1/17/2017
Jan 18, 2017
Simplified Acquisition Hits New High
According to Bloomberg data, the value of federal contracts awarded using simplified acquisition procedures rose 5.5% to a 10-year high of $21 billion in fiscal 2016. The rise in usage of simplified acquisition follows rule changes made to encourage its use,...
Public Spend Forum Newswire | 1/18/2017
Jan 18, 2017
GSA Rebrands Technology Department to Focus on Category Management
The General Services Administration (GSA) has renamed its Office of Integrated Technology Service to the Office of Information Technology Category (ITC), to better reflect the agency’s focus on category management. In a new blog...
Public Procurement News Round-Up | 1/18/2017
Jan 18, 2017
GSA Rebrands Technology Department to Focus on Category Management
The General Services Administration (GSA) has renamed its Office of Integrated Technology Service to the Office of Information Technology Category (ITC), to better reflect the agency’s focus on category management. In a new blog...
Public Procurement News Round-Up | 1/13/2017
Jan 16, 2017
FAR Council Releases New Circular
The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council has published another Federal Acquisition Circular, including five previously released rules: Uniform Use of Line Items; Acquisition Threshold for Special Emergency Procurement Authority; Contractor Employee...
Public Spend Forum Newswire | 1/13/2017
Jan 16, 2017
FAR Council Releases New Circular
The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council has published another Federal Acquisition Circular, including five previously released rules: Uniform Use of Line Items; Acquisition Threshold for Special Emergency Procurement Authority; Contractor Employee Internal...
Public Procurement News Round-up | 1/12/2017
Jan 13, 2017
GSA Releases Statement on Trump Hotel Lease at Old Post Office
Following President-Elect Donald Trump’s press conference yesterday announcing how he will structure his business dealings once he is in office, the General Services Administration (GSA) released a statement regarding Trump’s lease...
Public Spend Forum Newswire | 1/12/2017
Jan 13, 2017
GSA Releases Statement on Trump Hotel Lease at Old Post Office
Following President-Elect Donald Trump’s press conference yesterday announcing how he will structure his business dealings once he is in office, the General Services Administration (GSA) released a statement regarding Trump’s lease...
European Public Procurement Newswire | 1/13/17
Jan 13, 2017
This is our weekly European public procurement news roundup. We will be bringing you recent public sector stories and information from around Europe’s news portals, reporting on how more than a trillion Euros of taxpayer money is being spent. This will become part of a future initiative to bring...
What Can IT Procurement Learn from SpaceX?
Jan 13, 2017
In my last blog, I discussed the challenge posed by Elon Musk’s firm SpaceX to traditional ways of government contracting for satellite launches, represented by the Boeing-Lockheed United Space Alliance. Unlike traditional satellite (and IT project) development, SpaceX has taken up the challenge...
