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September 2016 - page 3

Top 125 Vendors To Watch – InformationWeek

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InformationWeek and its sister publications Dark Reading and Network Computing have teamed up to bring you a roundup of the hottest vendors in cloud, data management, DevOps, networking, and security. The 100 vendors you’ll find here range from established players making strides in their markets to newcomers setting the stage for the future.

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GAO Task Order Protest Jurisdiction Ends September 30, 2016 – SmallGovCon

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On September 30, 2016, the GAO’s jurisdiction to hear protests challenging a civilian agency’s task order award ends.

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Outdated Federal IT Gobbles Up Vendor Opportunities | Government | E-Commerce Times

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U.S. government agencies spend an overwhelming amount of their annual information technology budgets simply to maintain old and out-of-date systems. As a result, the amount of money available for investing in modernizing IT keeps shrinking, thus depriving vendors of major marketing opportunities at the federal level. The official federal IT budget has remained at about $82 billion per year for several years.

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Federal Agencies Once Again Prepare For A Possible Government Shutdown – Management – GovExec.com

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Fiscal 2017 starts Saturday; the Senate is expected to vote Tuesday on a short-term CR before sending it to the House.

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Protester Must Establish that a Flawed Government Evaluation was Prejudicial | PNWC’s Government Contracting Update

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Competitive solicitations are evaluated based on stated criteria and each criteria is ranked in order of importance. Each of those criteria may contain sub-factors which themselves are ranked in order of importance. Besides rankings in importance, the criteria are also ranked in significance to other evaluation criteria. Thus a solicitation might provide something along the lines of the technical evaluation criteria are to be considered significantly more important than cost.

Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Protester Must Establish that a Flawed Government Evaluation was Prejudicial

OMB Will Revamp Payment Accuracy Website – Management – GovExec.com

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House members demand better data, more progress on curbing improper payments.

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House Clears Bill to Strengthen Program Management – Management – GovExec.com

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All agencies would appoint new program improvement officers.

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GSA Hosts First-Ever Technology Industry Day in Washington, D.C. | DigitalGov

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Private industry and government came together to find best ways to deliver 21st century technology to federal agencies. On September 8, 2016 Administrator Denise Turner Roth of the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) hosted the first-ever Technology Industry Day to provide a better understanding of GSA’s path to improve the government’s outdated technology systems. The event featured how GSA buys, builds and shares technology for the federal government. “The General Services Administration has a long history of being a strong leader in adopting technology in government,” said Administrator Roth when giving her opening remarks at GSA’s Technology Industry Day. In a moderated panel, the leadership team shared their insights about the future of GSA’s role in making it easier for agencies to create and buy technology. The panel included GSA Administrator Denise Turner Roth, Acting Technology Transformation Service (TTS) Commissioner

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Shutdown returns to the playlist | FederalNewsRadio.com

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Imagine the new National Museum of African American History and Culture closing just a week after its gala opening!

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Energy Department Updates Guidance on Legal Cost Allowability | PNWC’s Government Contracting Update

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The Department of Energy (DOE) just released an update to a chapter in its “Acquisition Guide” that significantly expands on the criteria for determining the allowability of legal costs claimed as reimbursable by DOE contractors.

Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Energy Department Updates Guidance on Legal Cost Allowability

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