Is “Innovation” the answer?
Today, one of the top procurement “buzz words” has to be “innovation.” It seems that every day departments and agencies across the federal government are seeking “innovation” in one form
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Industry Day with the VA NAC
Before the July 4th holiday, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) National Acquisition Center (NAC) held its VA NAC Industry Days conference in Chicago. It was a great opportunity for
Happy 4th of July!
Members, This week the FAR & Beyond Blog and the Friday Flash are dedicated to the Fourth of July. The blog highlights excerpts from a speech given by President Kennedy
Carolyn Alston, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, to Retire.
It is with a sense of both honor and sadness the Coalition announces that Carolyn Alston, our Executive Vice President and General Counsel, will be retiring in July. We are
Federal Acquisition Service’s Competitive Pricing Initiative
The Federal Acquisition Service’s (FAS’s) Competitive Pricing Initiative (CPI) is intended to address price variability for identical items under competing Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contracts. An unintended, positive consequence of
New Pricing and Regulatory Compliance Oversight Committee
On July 16th at the Fairfax Chamber of Commerce offices in Tysons, the Coalition will be launching a new Pricing and Regulatory Compliance Oversight Committee (the PRCO). Pricing and audit
The New Fair Pay Rules: Increasing procurement complexity, burdens and costs for government and industry
On May 28th, the Department of Labor (DOL) published the proposed guidance implementing Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (the E O). On the same day, the FAR
Summer Golf Tournament
Get out your golf clubs and start practicing – we are pleased to officially announce that the Coalition’s 3rd Annual Joseph P. Caggiano Memorial Golf Tournament will be held on
A Day of Remembrance
Memorial Day was originally referred to as Decoration Day and honored those who fell fighting to preserve our Union during the Civil War. The first official recognition of Memorial Day
Uncertainty in the Federal IT Marketplace:
The questions surrounding NS2020’s Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) procurement. EIS is the Federal Acquisition Service’s (FAS’s) follow-on telecommunications procurement that will replace the current Networx contracts. In April, 2014, FAS’s