A cadre of experts to boost Army, contractors’ management of IP
The Army’s acquisition office will launch a new group later this year as a way to bring some standardization to how it works with vendors to manage intellectual…
Army ready to ask vendors to help build its vision of a ‘unifed network’
The Army has been talking for more than two years about the concept of a “unified network” to simplify its battlefield information technology. Now, officials are ready to…
Grants QSMO shifts latest attempt to modernize systems into next gear
The third attempt to bring some standardization to the technology that underpins the federal grant making progress is taking advantage of being the last shared service initiative out…
How Do You Foster Courageously Proactive Employees?
Employees need guidance and training when it comes to reporting workplace ethics violations. The post How Do You Foster Courageously Proactive Employees? appeared first on Training.
Compliance & federal procurement
This week on Off the Shelf, Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, discusses the state of federal procurement amidst a cavalcade of current and proposed contract…
Silicon Valley firm sues spy agency over software contract
Nearly seven years after Palantir forced the Army to consider buying its software instead of developing a bespoke system, a Silicon Valley firm is again taking the Defense…
The top issues affecting federal contracting officers
Kevin Jans, CEO, Skyway Acquisitions Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Amtower Off Center’s audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. Kevin Jans, CEO of Skyway Acquisitions,…
Biden administration fends off challenge to higher minimum wage for federal contractors
The Biden administration has fended off a state-led challenge to an executive order that raised the minimum hourly wage for federal contractor employees. A federal judge in Arizona…
Air Force’s corrective action fails to satisfy unsuccessful bidders for EITaaS contract
Lauren Knausenberger, the Air Force’s chief information officer, hedged her bets back in early December about when the service’s enterprise-IT-as-a-service (EITaaS) would get off the ground. “My money…
The review that helps DoD create better contract management documentation
With a record-breaking new defense budget, Defense Contracting Management Agency wants to make sure individual agencies have the skills necessary to fulfill contracting obligations and follow all the…