Air Force looks to industry for a new, improved ABMS
The Air Force wants to think a little more creatively to help develop its plan to interconnect each of its sensors and weapons systems. It will look to…
IRS contractor gets more scrutiny in congressional report
WASHINGTON (AP) — House investigators reported Thursday that a federal contractor that provided identity verification services for the Internal Revenue Service exaggerated the amount of money being lost…
Will NITAAC’s CIO-SP4 be crushed by 117 protests?
If history is any lesson, the CIO-SP4 IT services contract vehicle from the National Institutes of Health IT Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC) is in danger of being…
Fixed-price contracts mean exactly what they’re called: FIXED-price
Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. Fixed-price contract. It’s a common strategy for the government. Contractors…
The GAO ponders a steady drop in bid protests coming its way
Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. For the fifth year in a row, the number of…
Contractors ponder the murky midterm election results
Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. What does it mean for us? That’s what federal contractors…
The latest developments in key acquisition policy programs
Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Off the Shelf’s audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. This week on Off the Shelf, Tim Cook, executive director of the…
A procurement potpourri
Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Off the Shelf’s audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. Jason Miller, executive editor, Federal News Network This week Jason Miller, executive…
The Air Force seeks a better approach to the thorny problem of software licensing
Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. The Air Force tests airplanes before it buys them. Now…
The Value of a Formal Process for Delegating Tasks
Establishing the objectives should be one part of a formal process managers are trained to do whenever delegation is deemed necessary. The post The Value of a Formal…