DoD rolled out a new outline of its IT modernization priorities, calling it a “living document” whose goals include better cooperation with industry.
Source: Pentagon issues new IT roadmap, says it wants industry’s help for future versions
The SBA has finalized a major revision to the mentor-protégé rules.
Source: Ken Dodds: Breaking down SBA’s new mentor-protégé rules – FederalNewsRadio.com
GSA held a reverse auction to set up contracts for five agencies to buy more than 45,000 laptops, desktops as part of a centralized procurement.
Source: GSA’s 4th quarter buying event turns category management talk into action
This week marks the two-year point since DoD issued a series of corrective actions to reverse a downward slide that’s been ongoing for nearly a decade.
Source: DoD now awarding more than half its contract spending without competitive bids
The private sector can help municipalities achieve ‘Smart City’ status through updating their technologies and infrastructure in ways that increase process efficiency, promote sustainability, decrease costs and enhance livability. Evolving into a Smart City is good for local governments, the business community and the overall economy. Here’s why:
Source: Smart Cities, Procurement Efficiency and Winning Government Contracts | Onvia
A user-centric design and search and filtering tools make it easier for agencies to find information about services and providers authorized by the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program.
FITARA has raised the bar for what’s expected of agency CIOs, and efforts are underway to make sure the government hires accordingly.
The General Services Administration wants to sharpen its understanding of how agencies plan to use shared services.
Source: GSA working for meaningful shared-services impact — FCW
The Pentagon spills its IT road map — What’s dangerous about internet voting
Source: Debating government disclosure of vulnerabilities – POLITICO
There are a high number of GAO bid protests involving late submissions of proposals. Bidders who have been disqualified because their proposals were not received in the time and manner specified in the solicitation often protest the Government’s actions – usually on the grounds that they tried to comply with the submission instructions but the bid got stuck in the Government’s email system or the guard at the gate wouldn’t let them in to hand-deliver a proposal. It is very rare that the Comptroller General (CG) will sustain such protests. The CG pretty much takes the position that its the bidders responsibility to figure things out. One recent exception involved an email glitch that quarantined several bidders on the same solicitation. That time, according to the CG, it was the Government’s fault.
