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GSA’s Section 846 Public Meeting: An Informative and Productive Framing of Phase II Implementation

Yesterday, the General Services Administration (GSA) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) hosted their initial Phase II Public Meeting, as required under Section 846 of the National Defense

Highly Adaptive Cybersecurity Services Special Item Numbers – An Opportunity for Modernization

The General Services Administration (GSA) issued a Request for Information (RFI) on May 22 seeking stakeholders’ feedback regarding how it could enhance its four Highly Adaptive Cybersecurity Services (HACS) Special

Phase II of Section 846 Implementation: An opportunity to Avoid Unintended Consequences

On June 21st, the General Services Administration (GSA) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will be hosting their second public meeting to discuss the implementation of Section 846,

Message From the President: In Honor of Memorial Day

In observance of Memorial Day, I would like to share with you the following picture of Chattanooga National Cemetery that I took on Memorial Day two-years ago while I was

JEDI, Questions Remain

Earlier this month, the Department of Defense (DoD) submitted a report to Congress detailing the Department’s justification for making its $10 Billion Joint Enterprise Defense Initiative (JEDI) cloud contract a

A Successful and Informative 2018 Spring Training Conference

Thank you to everyone who attended the Coalition’s 2018 Spring Training Conference, The Future of Acquisition Shared Services and Interagency Contracting. With the recent whirlwind of procurement policy activity, the

Phase II of Section 846 Implementation: Answering the Questions Raised by GSA’s e-Commerce Implementation Plan

In March, GSA, in consultation with OMB, issued the Section 846 implementation plan, “Procurement Through Commercial E-Commerce Portals.”  As set forth in the statute, the implementation plan is the end-product

A Final Thought (for now) about the JEDI Draft RFP

Earlier this week, the Coalition for Government Procurement submitted written comments in response to the Department of Defense’s (DoD) draft Joint Enterprise Defense Initiative (JEDI) Cloud Request for Proposals (RFP).

The DoD Cloud Strategy: Stifling Innovation in the Name of Innovation?

As the deadline for comments on the JEDI draft RFP rapidly approaches, the Coalition for Government Procurement believes it is an appropriate time to take stock of the Department of

The JEDI Cloud Acquisition Strategy Forecast: Continuing Confusion and Unmitigated Uncertainty.

On March 7th, the Department of Defense (DoD) held its Joint Enterprise Defense Initiative (JEDI) Cloud Industry Day and released its draft JEDI Cloud Request for Proposals (the RFP).  DoD