Friday Flash - Friday Flash 06.23.17
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Existential Questions Surrounding H.R. 2511’s Proposed Online Marketplace
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,
Management - Merging FAS and TSS for the Future
Last week, the General Services Administration (GSA), announced the merging of the Technology Transformation Service (TTS) into the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS). Created in May 2016, TTS’s mission is to transform of “the way government builds, buys, and shares technology.” TTS serves as a center of digital excellence, deploying a cadre of subject-matter experts to
Friday Flash - Friday Flash 06.16.17
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Management - Acquisition Excellence Through Collaboration
This week, I joined hundreds of other acquisition professionals in Tacoma, Washington for the GSA’s Professional Services & Human Capital Symposium. This symposium brought together several program offices and approximately 600 attendees for three days of informative and collaborative discussions, which included industry acquisition workshops focused on the PSS, OASIS Program Management Review (PMR), and
FAR & Beyond Blog - Acquisition Excellence Through Collaboration
This week, I joined hundreds of other acquisition professionals in Tacoma, Washington for the GSA’s Professional Services & Human Capital Symposium. This symposium brought together several program offices and approximately 600 attendees for three days of informative and collaborative discussions, which included industry acquisition workshops focused on the PSS, OASIS Program Management Review (PMR), and
Friday Flash - Friday Flash 06.09.17
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Other Direct Costs (ODC) - Lessons from the Frontline: the MAS Program as a Market Facilitator Not a Market Manager
On May 15, 2017, the General Services Administration (GSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) held an industry day focused on the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) program. The meeting covered the future issuance of task orders for Dynamic and Evolving Federal Enterprise Network Defense (DEFEND) via the Alliant GWAC and its follow-on Alliant
Friday Flash - Friday Flash 06.02.17
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FAR & Beyond Blog - In Honor Of Memorial Day!
This Memorial Day marks not only the unofficial beginning of summer, but the 100-year anniversary of the United States entering World War I. Fought between 1914 and 1918, the First World War claimed the lives of more than 16 million individuals. This immense loss has continued to shape the world in which we live,