Category: FAR & Beyond Blog

FAR & Beyond: E-Commerce, the Integrity of the Market, and Mixed Messages

On January 31st, the Trump Administration issued Executive Order 13904, Ensuring Safe and Lawful E-Commerce for United States Consumers, Businesses, Government Supply Chains, and Intellectual Property Rights Holders (the E.O.).  The E.O.

Section 889: Continuing Coalition Member Engagement

Frequent readers of this blog will recognize that the Coalition has been engaged in connection with the implementation of Section 889 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act

E-commerce: Another Reminder of the Need for Reflection

Recently, our friend and colleague, George Washington University Law Professor Christopher R. Yukins, posted an interesting piece entitled, “Request Denied by GAO for Documents in Pending Protest Regarding GSA ‘Electronic

A Welcome Step Toward Reaffirming Partnership

Readers of the Friday Flash will recall the blog, “Transparency: Even the Simple Things are Important,” that appeared in this space just before the holidays. In that blog, we noted,

Unpriced Schedules: Now More Than Ever

Coalition members have been strong supporters of unpriced an Schedule, and, over time, their position has become the consensus view in this community.  A testament to this fact is the enactment of Section 876 of the

Happy Holidays from the Coalition!

From our family to yours, happy holidays from the Coalition for Government Procurement! We hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable holiday season, and we look forward to working with

Transparency: Even the Simple Things are Important

In the fall of 2017, during her confirmation hearing, GSA Administrator Emily Murphy articulated key priorities for the agency should she be confirmed to lead it.  Among those priorities, she asserted a commitment to improving

The Key PRC Issue: Do the Benefits Outweigh the Costs?

At this year’s Fall Training Conference, Coalition members had the unique opportunity to hear from Administrator Emily Murphy about GSA’s 70th year Anniversary and how the agency is working to modernize its contracting programs, like

Happy Thanksgiving from the Coalition!

Dear Members, As we do every year, the Coalition takes out time from our regular blog to recognize the Thanksgiving holiday that we celebrate this week. To that end, I wanted to

Thank You for Your Contributions to the Fall Healthcare Conference, EIP Awards, and Fall Training Conference

Thank you to everyone who attended the Coalition’s 2019 Fall Healthcare Conference, Excellence in Partnership (EIP) Awards Dinner, and Fall Training Conference, Commercial Acquisition Disrupters: e-Commerce, Consolidation, and Cyber. Following a very busy