Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA), who has led the legislative effort to prioritize information technology (IT) modernization, said a lack of appointments in the current administration could stall efforts. “Frankly, there’s a big vacuum at the top,” he said at a recent event. “We had hoped that the incoming administration might keep non-political technical people that were providing […]
The Department of Justice has announced eClinicalWorks (ECW)—one of the nation’s largest vendors of electronic health records software—will pay $155 million to resolve a False Claims Act suit against the company, which alleged ECW misrepresented its software’s capabilities and provided kickbacks to customers in exchange for promoting the product. According to the allegations, ECW: “falsely […]
On Monday May, 15, the Finance Minister of South Africa Malusi Gigaba announced, in a speech to the Black Business Council, that the country’s National Treasury would use its 500 billion rand ($40 billion) annual procurement budget to spur economic development and pursue certain larger, social objectives. In particular, Gigaba announced the Department’s intention to […]
In an interesting story about the importance of procurement, Diginomica looks at a report from the analyst group GUIDE Consultancy, which claims that the success of Britain’s departure from the European Union—known as Brexit—will depend upon the country’s digital procurement capabilities. “Government procurement policies rarely make the front page, but they should be given careful […]
Claire M. Grady, the director of Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy (DPAP), has issued a memo to defense acquisition officials to “re-emphasize” the importance of submitting complete, timely written narratives into the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS). The memo follows and inspector general report that found 200 of 238 reports reviewed were insufficient. Full […]
