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Will VA certifications of SDVOSB go away? We in the Veteran’s community can...
Photo by ZDNetRecent contracting missteps, as reported by the Washington Business Journal (WBJ) and Microtech by the Washington Post, seem to have endangered the Veteran’s Affairs (VA) programs for...
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Reverse Auctions: Where Are The Cost Savings?
Photo by artworldsalon.comReverse auctions are back in the news this week, highlighted by a Government Accountability (GAO) report critical of the process, and by the Small Business Committee’s...
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Acquisition 360: Will Anyone Listen?
Photo from blog.ketchum.orgThis past week, Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) Administrator Anne Rung, released guidance on a new initiative to help improve the acquisition process. This new...
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Re-branding Government Contracting, Mission Impossible?
eganenergy.comAn interesting question was posted by Francis Rose of FederalNewsRadio.com on the bad reputation of the federal contracting community in a recent article titled “Why do feds and...
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Reverse auctions need more scrutiny to curtail the win-lose situation
proxibid.comReverse auctions are back in the news yet again this week, highlighted by recent testimony before the House Small Business committee, in which the discussion revolved around the proper use...
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How To Quickly Assess Project Status through Reports
First and foremost, keep it simple. I know I have a tendency to try and over complicate things in reviewing project status. Like many others, we are managing amounts vast amounts of information on our...
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Basic Steps To Build A Project Estimate
www.saferoutesnj.orgOne of the most difficult challenges project managers have in creating the preliminary project package is the Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE).First, what is an...
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Want to Win Government Contracts? Do Your Homework
http://www.nxtasia.comOne of the most common complaints that I hear from Contracting Officers in the federal government is the frustration with small businesses.These frustrations often revolve around...
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Project Management: The Missing Link of Acquisition Reform
codecondo.comAn article published this week on Federal Computer Week highlights the woeful state of the project management capability that currently exists in the federal government, and how attention...
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Politicians and Protests Don't Mix
blog.theodorewatson.comAccording to language included in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which passed out of the House Armed Services Committee on April 30, Congress is seeking answers...
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Agile Development Starts With Agile Contracting
ttp://www.heightsit.comThe General Services Administration’s highly touted Blanket Purchase Agreement for Agile development, otherwise known as 18F, has been delayed until July 1. Perhaps GSA should...
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Contract Management Starts at the Beginning
http://www.billgenie.com/As part of a continuing discussion on contract management, former Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Steve Kelman, blogged about the need to focus on...
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Performance Incentive Strategies for Improved Contract Management
www.ecohome.net Continuing the conversation started by Dr. Steve Kelman on FCW and from mylast post on improving contract management, one way highlighted was better use of performance-based contracts....
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Is Acquisition Reform at the Pentagon a Lost Cause?
wired.co.ukOne of the clearest signs that the Pentagon, or at least the Air Force, has seemingly thrown in the towel on any reasonable approaches to “acquisition reform” is the news that the Air Force...
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Improving Transparency in Federal Government May Improve Innovation
A while back, Nick Wakeman, of Washington Technology, went on a self-described “rant” about the lack of transparency in awarding task orders on certain contract vehicles. Allow me to continue the...
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Are you a small business with a federal government contract? Not for long…
foodgps.comThere is no question that the current environment in the federal market for small businesses is challenging, to say the least. However, the environment for small business may soon need to be...
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Needed or Redundant Regulation: You Make the Call
Remember those "You Make the Call" commercials that used to air during Monday Night Football games during the 1980’s and early 90’s, where you test your knowledge of the rules against the officials?If...
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Will Category Management Take a Pause, or Full Speed Ahead?
healthcareitnews.comOne of the initiatives that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) continues to diligently institutionalize is Category Management. This initiative, a governmentwide effort to...
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Small Businesses Escape Major Contract Killer
www.marketintelligencecenter.comUpdate - Back in the fall, the U.S. Senate, with help of executives of major defense contractors, crafted the FY 2017 defense authorization bill that would potentially...
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vectorfusionart/Shutterstock.comAlthough the Trump Administration is only into its first week, it certainly has been a busy one so far. Granted many of the initiatives and priorities that the new...
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After another scathing inspector general (IG) report about the 18F program at the General Services Administration, it seems like perhaps this program needs some retooling.This report was was covered...
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Is Procurement Reform Possible Or Illusory?
This article originally appeared on the Public Spend Forum.There has been much talk about procurement reform over the last few decades, and has been a hot topic for the last several years. Many...
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Federal Procurement Innovation Through 'Micro-Consulting'
I was intrigued by an article written by Dr. Steve Kelman on FCW on how to improve opportunities for small businesses, and also allow for rapid acquisition processes for very targeted problems (i.e....
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Is Innovative Procurement the Answer to Budgetary Constraints?
As agencies continue to feel pressure to modernize their aging infrastructure, and find other avenues for completing their respective missions with restrained funding, several areas of interesting...
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