An internal email details GSA’s plan to move the Technology Transformation Service into the Federal Acquisition Service to gain better efficiencies.
Source: GSA to reorg TTS into acquisition service; new FAS commissioner named
The Federal Bureau of Prisons issued a solicitation for residential community corrections center services in Michigan. Among the companies bidding on the project was Bannum, Inc. Among the evaluation factors, the Bureau of Prisons evaluated the location of the facility proposed and the validity of the offeror’s right to use it. The solicitation required offerors to provide documentation supporting their right to use the property but also permitted offerors one request ot change an initially proposed facility so long as the request was received with 60 days of initial proposal submission.
For federal agencies, the upcoming budget debate season might look something like the Bermuda triangle. Some bureaus may disappear never be seen again.
Source: David Berteau: What agencies should expect in upcoming budget debate
There’s been a lot written recently about how artificial intelligence, machine learning and automation are going to displace millions of workers. However, these powerful new technologies already have spawned a surge in demand for a new wave of highly skilled consultants to help organizations capitalize on the added business opportunities resulting from the latest innovations.
Source: Seeding the Next Generation of Consultancies | Enterprise IT | E-Commerce Times
The industry engagement was high at the recent Joint Staff Industry Conference where defense officials sent a clear message that they want an open line to current and potential government contractors.
Source: Does DOD industry event signal a new paradigm? — Washington Technology
An NSA contractor has been charged with leaking a classified document describing how the Russians tried to hack a firm that supported state voting agencies.
Source: Contractor charged with leaking NSA document — Washington Technology
The drafters of the annual Defense authorization bill have been busy over the past two years passing legislative provisions that are meant to help the Pentagon speed up and simplify the acquisition process. Heather Wilson,…
Source: Air Force plans June summit to scrub acquisition regulations
Whether you’re a veteran of federal IT sales or a complete newcomer to the space, there’s one recurring theme you’ve probably noticed in the way our customers talk to…
Source: What are FISMA and FedRAMP?
The U.S. Senate wants to add another matter to the long list of factors that the Defense procurement must consider when awarding contracts. Entitled the “American Jobs Matter Act of 2017”, this bill would require that contracting officers include the effects on employment within the United States as an evaluation factor that must be considered in the evaluation of proposals. This law would cover competitive procurements greater than $1 million.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Proposed Legislation Designed to Keep Jobs in America
James MacStravic, who’s performing the duties of undersecretary of Defense for acquisition, technology and logistics plans to spend the next year driving DoD toward better performance in IT acquisition, including by reducing the number of department-wide policies on the topic.
Source: DoD’s acting acquisition chief looks to purge ‘the stupid’ from IT procurement
