Former GSA Acquisition Leader Alan Thomas Heads to Private Sector
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
GAO: Steps Needed to Identify DoD Acquisition Training Needs for Non-Acquisition Personnel
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
Small Businesses ‘Need to Stick Together’ to Sink Section 809 Recommendations, Advocates Stress
Expert predicts "most innovative small businesses will skip doing business with DoD altogether" if set-asides trashes, putting national security at risk. Keep Reading
PERSPECTIVE: Section 809 Report Is a Wake-Up Call for Small Businesses
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
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
