At the suggestion of the Defense Innovation Board, Ellen Lord, the undersecretary of Defense for acquisition and sustainment has promised to create a software-specific acquisition pathway for DoD systems. Keep Reading
Thomas will both become the 10th member of the board and join the executive team at Trowbridge & Trowbridge, the government IT services company. Keep Reading
All non-acquisition personnel have access to DAU's online training, but many of DAU's more advanced courses are only provided in a classroom setting. Keep Reading
Expert predicts "most innovative small businesses will skip doing business with DoD altogether" if set-asides trashes, putting national security at risk. Keep Reading
A majority of the government contracting community are in favor of modernizing the acquisition process, but don't do it at the expense of nation's backbone. Keep Reading
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
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
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
Plan for IT modernization and workforce development includes new agency at Commerce and conducting an overhaul at OPM. Keep Reading
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
