Friday Flash - Friday Flash 07.28.17
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Best in Class Contracts—Where is the Classroom?
FAR & Beyond Blog - Best in Class Contracts—Where is the Classroom?
On October 7, 2016, the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) issued a draft Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular, Implementing Category Management for Common Goods and Services, (the circular). The circular sought to establish “key principles, and strategies and policies, roles and responsibilities, and metrics to measure success” for category management (CM) across
Coalition Events - See You at Whiskey Creek on August 23rd
Five years ago, the Coalition for Government Procurement lost much more than a Board Member when our dear friend Joseph P. Caggiano passed away at the young age of 48. Joe’s career in the government marketplace spanned 25 years, including serving seven years as COO of the Washington Management Group/FedSources, eight years of service in
Friday Flash - Friday Flash 07.21.17
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FAR & Beyond Blog - This week’s Congressional Hearing on GSA: The Section 801 Discussion Continues…
Earlier this week, the House Subcommittees on Government Operations and Information Technology received testimony regarding the, “General Services Administration – Acquisition Oversight and Reform” (the hearing). The subcommittees heard from witnesses Alan Thomas, Commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), and Rob Cook, Deputy Commissioner of the Technology Transformation Service (TTS) on several important topics
Friday Flash - Friday Flash 07.14.17
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Friday Flash - Friday Flash, 07.07.17
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Friday Flash - Friday Flash 06.30.17
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FAR & Beyond Blog - Section 801: Limiting Competition to “Increase” Competition?
Since last week’s FAR & Beyond blog, Existential Questions Surrounding H.R 2511’s Proposed “Online Marketplace,” Section 101 of H.R. 2511, the Defense Acquisition Streamlining and Transparency Act (DASTA), concerning procurement through online marketplaces, is now Section 801 in the markup of the Committee’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2018. Section 801 is
FAR & Beyond Blog - Existential Questions Surrounding H.R. 2511’s Proposed Online Marketplace
H.R. 2511, the “Defense Acquisition Streaming and Transparency Act” (“the bill”) was introduced on May 18, 2017. The bill seeks to streamline the Department of Defense’s (DoD) acquisition system, invest early in acquisition programs, and improve the acquisition workforce, and improve transparency in the acquisition system. Streamlining can be a powerful market facilitator, enhancing competition,