Friday Flash - Friday Flash 03.20.20
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It’s Time to Pull Together
FAR & Beyond Blog - It’s Time to Pull Together
As our nation confronts the COVID-19 virus unleashed on the planet, we all must remember and recommit to the values and spirit that enabled us to overcome existential threats in the past. To this end, we, as citizens, have been asked to do our part by limiting our social interaction and maximizing the use of
FAR & Beyond Blog - E-Commerce: The Rest of the Story
As promised last week, this blog addresses the recent hearing before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform entitled “Making IT a Priority for The Federal Government.” Recall that the hearing included testimony around GSA’s implementation of Section 846, the e-commerce provision. During the course of the hearing, GSA stated that customer agencies will bear
Friday Flash - Friday Flash 03.13.20
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FAR & Beyond Blog - A Busy Week Highlighting Critical Challenges for Government Market Stakeholders
Events unfolding this week demonstrate that the procurement community operates in a dynamic environment. They also remind us of the critical importance of partnership between the government and its industrial base. This week, we share some examples where partnership opportunities exist to benefit, not only agency users, but also the citizens at large. Coronavirus – Anyone
Friday Flash - Friday Flash 03.06.20
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FAR & Beyond Blog - Government E-Commerce: In Search of a Direction from Government
Readers of this blog will recall that, recently, we addressed the mixed messages being sent by the government on e-commerce. We juxtaposed the concerns of Dr. Peter Navarro, Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy, that, “e-commerce platforms[,] as a class[, play] by a different set of rules that simultaneously
Friday Flash - Friday Flash 02.28.20
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FAR & Beyond Blog - The Future of the Healthcare Federal Supply Schedules
In January of this year, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report, VA Acquisition Management: Steps Needed to Ensure Healthcare Federal Supply Schedules Remain Useful (GAO-20-132). The record examines the current state of the non-pharmaceutical Federal Supply Schedules and provides 11 recommendations, nine to the Department of Veterans Affairs (the VA) and two to the
Friday Flash - Friday Flash 02.21.20
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