This week, in honor of the Fourth of July holiday, I would like to highlight the Declaration of Independence. As many of you know, throughout the 1760s and 1770s, tensions between the North American Colonies and the British Empire were on the rise, as colonists took exception to many imperial policies, such as taxation and
On May 28, the General Services Administration (GSA) published a notice in the Federal Register seeking input from industry regarding the extension of General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) clauses 552.216-75, “Transactional Data Reporting,” and 552.238-80, “Industrial Funding Fee and Sales Reporting, Alternate I.” Readers will recall that GSA already is engaged in an ongoing Federal Marketplace Initiative,
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In January of 2013, Joseph P. Caggiano passed away suddenly at the young age of 48. For the Coalition family, Joe was far more than just a Board Member. He was a caring husband, loving father, and a dear friend to all that knew him. Over the course of his 25-year career in the government
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With the Office of Management and Budget’s/General Services Administration’s (OMB/GSA) release of the Phase II Report, it is apparent that, although stakeholders share the goal of leveraging commercial practices to the maximum extent practicable, they disagree how that goal can be met and what policy priorities should be respected. To help find common ground here, this
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Earlier this month, the General Services Administration (GSA), in consultation with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), issued the Phase II Report related to the implementation of Section 846 of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).[1] In the report, GSA reiterated its legislative recommendation to raise the Micro-Purchase Threshold (MPT) from $10,000 to
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During the Coalition’s Spring Training Conference last week, Emily Murphy, the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA), announced that the agency will be hosting a Federal Acquisition Service Training (FAST) Conference on April 14-16, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. As many of you know, the Coalition has been a strong advocate for GSA-hosted training opportunities,