Celebrating 35 Years, Excellence in Partnership, and our Veterans

Coalition Events - Celebrating 35 Years, Excellence in Partnership, and our Veterans

FAR and Beyond Blog  It is an exciting time for the Coalition for Common Sense in Government Procurement! As you know, on the evening of November 5th the Coalition will begin its 2014 Fall Training Conference with Excellence in Partnership (EIP)  honors  & a 35th Anniversary Gala  at the Ronald Reagan Building.  The conference will

Friday Flash, 10.10.14

FAR and Beyond Blog  It is an exciting time for the Coalition for Common Sense in Government Procurement! As you know, on the evening of November 5th the Coalition will begin its 2014 Fall Training Conference with Excellence in Partnership (EIP)  honors  & a 35th Anniversary Gala  at the Ronald Reagan Building.  The conference will

Coalition Events - Happy Federal Fiscal New Year!

Happy Federal Fiscal New Year!  The Coalition wishes everyone in the procurement community a Successful Fiscal Year (FY) 2015!  Success for all is ultimately measured as to whether the procurement system delivers best value mission support for customer agencies and the American people.  We are all stakeholders in that effort! Of course, the next month

Friday Flash, 10.03.14

FAR and Beyond Blog Happy Federal Fiscal New Year!  The Coalition wishes everyone in the procurement community a Successful Fiscal Year (FY) 2015!  Success for all is ultimately measured as to whether the procurement system delivers best value mission support for customer agencies and the American people.  We are all stakeholders in that effort! Of

Management - Data, Data, Data

The current procurement passion for collecting data, in particular prices paid data, raises many policy questions.  Coalition members have, on a number of occasions, indicated that data is not a free good!   Shifting the burden of data management and reporting to federal contractors increases costs for industry, and therefore, government; costs that are ultimately borne

Friday Flash, 09.26.14

FAR and Beyond Blog The current procurement passion for collecting data, in particular prices paid data, raises many policy questions.  Coalition members have, on a number of occasions, indicated that data is not a free good!   Shifting the burden of data management and reporting to federal contractors increases costs for industry, and therefore, government; costs

Coalition Events - Upcoming 2014 Fall Training Conference Agenda!

FAR and Beyond Blog In last week’s article I detailed our upcoming 35th Anniversary Black Tie Gala and Excellence in Partnership Awards (nominations close October 3rd!).  This week I want to go into a bit more detail about the tentative agenda for our 2014 Fall Training Conference, 35 Years of Commonsense in Government Procurement: Looking Back and Moving

Friday Flash, 09.19.14

FAR and Beyond Blog In last week’s article I detailed our upcoming 35th Anniversary Black Tie Gala and Excellence in Partnership Awards (nominations close October 3rd!).  This week I want to go into a bit more detail about the tentative agenda for our 2014 Fall Training Conference, 35 Years of Commonsense in Government Procurement: Looking Back

Coalition Events - A November to Remember!

Registration is officially open for our exciting two day event on November 5-6, which includes our 2014 Fall Training Conference at the JW Marriott., Excellence in Partnership Awards and 35th Anniversary Black Tie Gala at The Reagan Building. As many of you are aware, in honor of our 35th Anniversary, we have created the Coalition

Friday Flash, 09.12.14

FAR and Beyond Blog Registration is officially open for our exciting two day event on November 5-6, which includes our 2014 Fall Training Conference at the JW Marriott., Excellence in Partnership Awards and 35th Anniversary Black Tie Gala at The Reagan Building. As many of you are aware, in honor of our 35th Anniversary, we