Don’t be fooled: SAM and other federal registrations are still free – APTAC – Association of Procurement Technical Assistance Centers
The first step in pursuing government contracts is registering in the System for Award Management (SAM), the federal government’s vendor database. Some agencies – such as FEMA –
SmallGovCon’s 2017 NDAA Government Contracting Roundup – SmallGovCon
The government contracts attorneys at SmallGovCon published 16 posts on the government contracting provisions of the 2017 NDAA.
Source: SmallGovCon’s 2017 NDAA Government Contracting Roundup – SmallGovCon
Jamie Morin: Reducing paperwork in defense contracting – FederalNewsRadio.com
At the Defense Department, the shadow of Robert S. McNamara lingers to this day. For example, when contractors enter data to be used by the Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation office, or CAPE, they do so by hand, using tables dating to the 1960s.
Source: Jamie Morin: Reducing paperwork in defense contracting – FederalNewsRadio.com
Pentagon Acquisition Reorganization Could Help Fight Adversaries – Nextgov.com
The NDAA breaks down a major acquisition role into two parts.
Source: Pentagon Acquisition Reorganization Could Help Fight Adversaries – Nextgov.com
Government Needs Tech-Savvy Leaders to Succeed, Says Outgoing OMB Chief – Management – GovExec.com
In the 21st century, every agency’s mission rests heavily on officials with a “high tech IQ,” Shaun Donovan said in his White House exit memo.
Source: Government Needs Tech-Savvy Leaders to Succeed, Says Outgoing OMB Chief – Management – GovExec.com
Cost/Price Evaluation To Be Discretionary For Some DoD IDIQs – SmallGovCon
Changes to 10 U.S.C. § 2305 provide DoD discretion as to whether to consider cost or price in some multiple-award IDIQs.
Source: Cost/Price Evaluation To Be Discretionary For Some DoD IDIQs – SmallGovCon
GSA wants to expand cloud shared services — GCN
The Unified Shared Services Management Office is looking for a shared software-as-a-service solution capable of improving internal administrative services.
To Keep Winning Federal Contracts, Small Businesses Say They Have to Spend More – Contracting – GovExec.com
Cost of doing business with government rose 15 percent in three years, survey shows.
2016 IT spending cemented shift to cloud and security | InfoWorld
The biggest losses were in datacenter hardware spending, but network security and wireless LAN saw major gains as cloud-first strategies come to the fore
Source: 2016 IT spending cemented shift to cloud and security | InfoWorld