Month: November 2013

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. The big turkey dinner followed up with NFL football (as one of several thousand shareholders, I will be cheering on the Green Bay

Friday Flash, 11.26.13

FAR and Beyond Blog Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. The big turkey dinner followed up with NFL football (as one of several thousand shareholders, I will be cheering

ODCs and the Multiple Award Schedule program

This week’s comment was to focus on five steps to improve requirements development and procurement outcomes for the American people.  It will have to wait till December.  A recent article

Friday Flash, 11.26.13

FAR and Beyond Blog Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. The big turkey dinner followed up with NFL football (as one of several thousand shareholders, I will be cheering

GAO hits the bull’s eye in identifying commercial best practices as the key to successful information technology investments.

  Earlier this week the Government Accountability Office (GAO) testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee regarding “Leveraging Best Practices to Help Ensure Successful Major Acquisitions.”   The testimony

Friday Flash, 11.15.13

FAR and Beyond Blog  GAO hits the bull’s eye in identifying commercial best practices as the key to successful information technology investments.  Earlier this week the Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Some Thoughts on Strategic Sourcing

As you know, the GSA Multiple Award Schedule program and the IT GWACs (GSA, NASA and NIH) are strategic platforms that leverage the government’s acquisition resources through streamlined competitions for

Friday Flash, 11.08.13

FAR and Beyond Blog As you know, the GSA Multiple Award Schedule program and the IT GWACs (GSA, NASA and NIH) are strategic platforms that leverage the government’s acquisition resources

Fall Conference Recap and Sound Requirements Development

The Coalition was privileged to host speakers from across the federal enterprise at the Fall Training Conference this week for a discussion of key procurement issues, challenges and opportunities of

Friday Flash, 11.01.13

FAR and Beyond Blog  The Coalition was privileged to host speakers from across the federal enterprise at the Fall Training Conference this week for a discussion of key procurement issues,