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
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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
2018 – A Busy Year for Federal Procurement
We are just starting the third month of calendar year 2018 and the sixth month of fiscal year 2018, and, no matter which calendar you are following, this year is
Other Transaction Authority: A Tool in the Toolbox
Last week, the Department of Defense (DoD) issued a five-year, $950 million award to REAN Cloud to provide cloud adoption services to DoD agencies. DoD utilized its Other Transaction Authority
Duplicating Efforts To Avoid Duplication
Within the past year, there have been several initiatives undertaken across the government space focused on moving the Federal procurement process onto commercial e-Commerce portals. Last March, the FAR &