An update on NASA SEWP V
This week on Off the Shelf, Joanne Woytek, NASA SEWP program manager, gives an update on NASA SEWP V over the last fiscal year and provides her outlook…
A-76 has been dormant for 14 years, can it be, should it be revived?
It’s been almost six years since Maryland Democrat Senator Barbara Mikulski left Congress, but her influence on preventing all public-private competitions in government has not waned. Starting with…
This bill would pay colleges and universities to offer more data science
Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) recently introduced a bill to boost data science education. It would offer up to $10 million in grants to schools from nursery school to…
How DHS encourages software startups to remember their bills of material
If you buy or approve the acquisition of software for the government, you probably already know. You’re going to have to deal with something called a software bill…
Space Force calls its new satellite acquisition program a win
When the Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) launched 10 of 28 new satellites last week, it highlighted another victory for the new service. Space Force proved it…
Putting the puzzle together to ‘deliver’ for customer agencies
This week’s blog is the third in a series focusing on the puzzling approach to MAS FSS price analysis issues and the default to a Low Price Regardless…
White House revises regulatory review to account for equity, seeks agency feedback
The White House is making major updates to the regulatory review process and calling on agencies to produce further recommendations for modernizing the system used to generate federal…
State Dept. settlement lowers barriers for Foreign Service applicants with disabilities
The State Department has finalized changes expected to it easier for people with disabilities to join the Foreign Service. The department is setting a new standard of medical…
Will in-depth industry input stave off protests for GSA’s OASIS+ contract?
Derace Lauderdale | https://federalnewsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/040423_Jason_web.mp3 Download audio The General Services Administration is weeks away from releasing the solicitation for the next great multiple award contract, OASIS+. The final request…
It’s time to shut down the Technology Transformation Service
The General Services Administration’s Technology Transformation Service (TTS) has never really fit in well with the agency’s overall mission of federal real estate management and acquisition. Started during…