An oversight report found several missteps and cases of ethical misconduct, but could not substantiate allegations of White House interference in the award of the $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract to Microsoft. 04/15/2020
Steve Kelman spotlights another example of how non-traditional acquisition models can encourage innovation. 04/15/2020
The General Services Administration made an exception to Federal Acquisition Regulations to accelerate payments to its small business prime contractors and subcontractors. 04/14/2020
DOD to issue $133 million in production contracts for N95 masks under the Defense Production Act. 04/13/2020
The Department of Homeland Security is in the market for a cloud-based workload management system to support procurement innovation experts. 04/13/2020
Ellen Lord, DOD's acquisition head, issued new guidance for prototype contracts issued through other transaction authorities. 04/10/2020
The Federal Aviation Administration put out an email blast to employees at field offices and airport facilities on April 8 looking for medical supplies to share out to the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Health and Human Services. 04/09/2020
The coronavirus pandemic illustrates how far the federal government and states has to go to support an agile, 21st century public sector workforce. 04/09/2020
Federal agencies are slow to adopt the governmentwide $50 billion next generation telecommunications contract vehicle, according to a Government Accountability Office report. 04/08/2020
Unemployment insurance and other social safety net IT systems around the county are crumbling under the stress of millions of users seeking to apply for benefits in the wake of unprecedented unemployment during the COVID-19 pandemic. 04/05/2020
The new restrictions come as federal agencies and industry grapple with how best to collaborate on projects under quarantines and social distancing guidelines designed to limit in-person gatherings. 04/03/2020
National labs look to 3D printing to ease COVID medical supply chain squeeze, but reports shows need remains stark. 04/02/2020
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are complaining that the Trump administration is continuing to advance the proposed merger of the Office of Personnel Management into the General Services Administration despite language in recent legislation requiring a pause on the effort. 04/01/2020
With COVID-19 support response prioritized, the General Services Administration puts a hold on its e-commerce portal proof of concept contract. 04/01/2020
Steve Kelman spotlights a story of smart acquisition hidden behind a doom-and-gloom headline. 03/30/2020
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