Every DHS component has now awarded multiple PIL projects (52 total since PIL inception), and some DHS contracting activities are even forming their own innovation teams. Keep Reading
For the Government Accountability Office's 18th annual assessment of DOD’s weapon programs, GAO looked at DOD’s plans to acquire about $1.8 trillion worth of new weapons systems. Keep Reading
In normal times, it can take months to issue one contract for readily available goods or services. These are not normal times. Understanding FAR part 18 and how to bid for contracts using it can help you help the government right now. Keep Reading
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
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
The Cylance acquisition is in line with BlackBerry's strategy to secure endpoint devices but has raised eyebrows in the security community. Keep Reading
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
Do we want politics to derail the Pentagon purchasing services it should have had a decade ago? Keep Reading
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
The award recognizes DoD civilian or military teams who have demonstrated innovation and best practices in program management, and innovation and technical excellence in acquisition, to save money for the warfighter and the taxpayer. Keep Reading
Communication with contractors should clear confusion and be aligned to the value or characteristics of a DHS procurement. Keep Reading