Category: FAR & Beyond Blog

An Update on the FY 2019 NDAA

Following the Senate’s recent passage of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), we are rapidly approaching the finish line for this critical piece of legislation. With

OLMs: Continuing the Momentum

This week, the Coalition for Government Procurement’s Pricing and Regulatory Compliance Oversight (PRCO) Committee met with the General Services Administration (GSA) to discuss the ongoing implementation of the Order Level

Get Your Swing Ready: The 6th Annual Joseph P. Caggiano Memorial Golf Tournament is Nearly Here!

With only five weeks until The Joseph P. Caggiano Memorial Golf Tournament, it is time again for Coalition members to loosen up their swing and coordinate their outfits. The 6th

Section 814 and the Potential Impact on Innovation

H.R. 5515, the “John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019” (the Senate NDAA) passed the Senate on June 18, 2018. At this point, the House and

Section 846 Implementation and the Applicability of Law

The move to e-Commerce solutions envisioned by Section 846 of the FY18 National Defense Authorization Act is just the latest procurement reform initiative that seeks to strike the right balance

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