Two new AI tools help illuminate GSA’s future state
The General Services Administration is leaning into artificial intelligence with a goal of easing the burden on its workforce and making data more accessible. One of the tools,…
Contractors face new setback in getting paid for their work
Among the latest White House executive orders, one is holding up payments to contractors. EO 14-222 tells agencies to build tracking systems. It requires written justifications for each…
What NOT to Say to an Employee Expressing Feelings of Burnout
Rather than defensively comparing the burned-out employee’s workload to that of others in the department, managers should be trained to ask questions to look for potential solutions. The…
Draft EO would make GSA the center of most common buys
The White House wants to bring centralized procurement back to the government, returning agencies to the pre-acquisition reform days of the 1990s for most common services and products….
GSA says agencies froze 200,000 credit cards governmentwide
Agencies across the federal government have essentially frozen 200,000 purchase and travel cards, according to the General Services Administration, which is coordinating this work. Acting GSA Administrator Stephen…
Time to restore some rationality to government purchase card policy
When the White House froze the government’s credit cards, it really gummed up the works. The long running purchase card program has saved untold millions of paperwork hours…
The best thing about other-transaction-authority acquisitions may not be there after all
It’s no secret the Defense Department and other agencies have been using other-transaction-authority acquisitions more than more. One reason is they help agencies get things done faster. And…
VA cuts support work for new EHR, after canceling hundreds of contracts
The Department of Veterans Affairs is looking to accelerate the rollout of its new Electronic Health Record. But it will have fewer resources to complete that work. The VA…
An assessment of the broad national security landscape
Moshe Schwartz, president, Etherton and Associates This week on Off the Shelf, Moshe Schwartz, president of Etherton and Associates, provides a briefing on select provisions in the FY…
Opportunities for acquistion reform
Ken Dodds, Coalition for Common Sense in Government Procurement This week on Off the Shelf, Ken Dodds, executive vice president, and general counsel for the Coalition for Common…