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Its Not our People, Its our Processes

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PNWC's Government Contracting Update

We’ve written a couple of posts recently concerning Representative Thornberry’s proposals to reduce the size of the Defense Department’s “fourth estate”. See, for example, Proposal to Cut $25 Billion from DoD Support Agencies and Comprehensive Pentagon Bureaucracy Reform and Reduction Act.These proposals have garnered a lot of attention in the press. The idea that you could abolish seven major Defense agencies and no one would notice or the persistent stories in the press that fourth estate workers were standing around with their hands in their pockets has got to have had a demoralizing effect on affected staffs.

Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Its Not our People, Its our Processes

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General Dynamics talks Gulfstream business, CSRA revenue bump for IT business in its first-quarter earnings call – Washington Business Journal

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General Dynamics’ first-quarter financials, which it shared Wednesday, will be the last time it reports results for its Information Systems & Technology business segment, and the numbers underscore why the blockbuster $9.7 billion deal to buy CSRA Inc. is so key for the Falls Church defense contractor.

Source: General Dynamics talks Gulfstream business, CSRA revenue bump for IT business in its first-quarter earnings call – Washington Business Journal

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Roxana Tiron: How would proposed DoD cuts affect contractors? – FederalNewsRadio.com

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Friday we aired a story detailing a plan to eliminate seven Defense agencies, all part of the so-called fourth estate. It’s the brainchild of Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. It would affect some 200,000 civilian employees. But it would also affect quite a few contractors too. For that side of the equation, Federal Drive with Tom Temin turns to Bloomberg Government Defense Reporter Roxana Tiron.

Source: Roxana Tiron: How would proposed DoD cuts affect contractors? – FederalNewsRadio.com

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Northrop Grumman confirms in first-quarter earnings call it won’t bid on Air Force GPS contract – Washington Business Journal

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“We believe that applying strict assessment criteria in selecting our business pursuits is critical to long-term, sustained performance,” COO Kathy Warden says during the company’s first-quarter earnings call.

Source: Northrop Grumman confirms in first-quarter earnings call it won’t bid on Air Force GPS contract – Washington Business Journal

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IT modernization: Four ways to pay the tab — FCW

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The drivers for modernizing federal IT systems are multiplying. From the escalation in citizen expectations to the incoming mandates from the legislative and executive branch, there is a real and emerging momentum. This is most evident in the recently enacted Modernizing Government Technology Act of 2017, which helps bridge the budget gaps that have stifled recent modernization efforts. The challenge now facing agency CIOs is that dedicated MGT funding is insufficient to fully address the decades of “technical debt” that has accumulated in federal systems, despite the heightened expectations prompted by the law’s passage.

Source: IT modernization: Four ways to pay the tab — FCW

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GSA issues STARS III RFI — FCW

On Aug. 9, the General Services Administration sent out a request for informationfor the next iteration of its government wide IT

Collaborate with AMRDEC through new contracting opportunity | Article | The United States Army

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REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. — In support of the Army’s plan for modernization, the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center has announced a new contract vehicle for partnering with industry and academia.

Source: Collaborate with AMRDEC through new contracting opportunity | Article | The United States Army

Federal CIO: Modernization Board Wants More Proposals and Here’s What It Needs

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Suzette Kent shares just what kind of ideas the board is looking for.

Source: Federal CIO: Modernization Board Wants More Proposals and Here’s What It Needs

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How to build value into sourcing deals | CIO

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A conversation about enterprise trends, service provider capabilities and bridging the two.

Source: How to build value into sourcing deals | CIO

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GAO Clarifies Competition Standards for Simplified Acquisitions – SmallGovCon

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In a recent GAO decision, the GAO provided some clarity about when an agency is required to include a company in a limited simplified acquisition procurement.

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Encore III protester deemed too late by GAO — Washington Technology

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My dad often used the cliche expression that goes like this: “A day late, a dollar short and on the wrong road home.”

In many ways, that expression applies to the Government Accountability Office’s dismissal of a protest by Planned Systems International over its rejection for the Defense Information Systems Agency’s $17.5 billion Encore III contact.

Source: Encore III protester deemed too late by GAO — Washington Technology

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