DHS Management Undersecretary Grady Out in Latest Agency Shakeup
Claire Grady started her third-in-command post on Aug. 8, 2017. She was acting deputy secretary and should have been next in line to replace Nielsen. Keep Reading
Feds Scrapping DUNS Numbers for Contractors
The GSA says "Goodbye!" to the Data Universal Numbering System, or DUNS numbers — and the vendor who provided them, Dun and Bradstreet. It says "Hello!" to the System for Award Management Managed Identifier or SAMMI number — and its new vendor, Ernst and Young. Keep Reading
ICE Streamlining Source Selection for Faster Acquisition
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is experimenting with some new and innovative techniques in procurement — an effort to make the process quicker and easier to understand for vendors, especially smaller businesses. Keep Reading
White House Budget Teases Acquisition Modernization Plan, New Federal Data Service
Plan for IT modernization and workforce development includes new agency at Commerce and conducting an overhaul at OPM. Keep Reading
ICE Weighing Small Biz Set-Aside for Big Software Services Contract
ICE spent more than $54 million on IT and telecommunications systems development last year and a total of nearly $244 million on professional support services. Keep Reading
DHS Pauses Most Contracting Deadlines Until After Shutdown Ends
The Homeland Security Department’s top procurement official issued a special notice extending due dates for all unamended acquisition deadlines after Dec. 22, the day the department ran out of funding and shut down. Keep Reading
BlackBerry to Acquire AI and Cybersecurity Firm Cylance
The Cylance acquisition is in line with BlackBerry's strategy to secure endpoint devices but has raised eyebrows in the security community. Keep Reading
GAO: Agencies Need to Implement High-Risk Recommendations to Manage Acquisition Operations and Cybersecurity
A GAO report has found that have only implemented 61 percent of the IT-related recommendations made by GAO since 2010, and to better manage acquisition operations and cybersecurity more need to be completed. Keep Reading
EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: Political Weaponization of Procurement Bombs Business at Taxpayers’ Peril
Do we want politics to derail the Pentagon purchasing services it should have had a decade ago? Keep Reading
GAO: NNSA Still Faces Challenges With Nuclear Modernization Programs
NNSA's funding estimates exceeded the president's planned modernization budgets, and GAO found that costs on some programs could still increase, stretching budgets further. Keep Reading
