Bid protests have nearly doubled in the past decade, and acquisition personnel have to be reassured that’s not a reflection on the quality of their work.
The Office of Management and Budget is developing a new IT capital planning policy that would help agencies measure, manage and budget IT investments.
Source: OMB planning new agency guidance for measuring and budgeting IT investments – FederalNewsRadio.com
Brian Friel, founder and CEO of Nation Analytics, provides analysis of President Donald Trump’s budget and spending priorities.
Source: An analysis of the federal budget – FederalNewsRadio.com
HHS CIO Beth Killoran said moving 400,000 telecommunications inventory items to the new Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) contract in two-and-a-half years may not be feasible.
Source: Are concerns over the transition to the new telecom contract warranted yet? – FederalNewsRadio.com
Proposal guru Carl Dickson discusses how to map out a winning proposal while improving win-rates and lowering proposal costs.
Source: The keys to a winning proposal – FederalNewsRadio.com
Roger Waldron, president of the Coalition for Government Procurement, calls the new White House Office of American Innovation as a necessary effort.
Source: OAI: A jump start for procurement innovation – FederalNewsRadio.com
In its annual assessment of DoD’s major weapons systems, GAO calculated the department has seen a $10.7 billion increase in its “buying power.”
Source: GAO: DoD boosted its ‘buying power’ by $10.7 billion in 2016 – FederalNewsRadio.com
On this edition of Columbia Technology Partner’s Ready to Prime, Allen Scott discusses the contracting landscape with two people who know it very well.
Source: Contracts: There are enough for everyone – FederalNewsRadio.com
The new White House Office of American Innovation headed by Jared Kushner could be one way to make federal procurement more efficient and responsive.
Source: Joseph Petrillo: Will new innovation office improve procurement? – FederalNewsRadio.com
The Strategic Capabilities Office is one of the most lauded organizations in the Defense Department
Source: Scott Maucione: This office doesn’t have to sweat the acquisition details – FederalNewsRadio.com
