Time to stick a fork in this bogged down procurement
The National Institutes of Health procurement arm issued requests for proposals on a multiple award contract three and a half years ago. The program, known as CIOSP4, still…
As the Acquisition World Turns: OFPP turns heat up on primes
Protests of contracts went down last fiscal year. The micro-purchase threshold, the simplified acquisition threshold, the 8(a) sole source contract ceiling and several other similar acquisition limits are…
What Is and Isn’t Ageism?
Determining the role that age plays in career and succession planning. The post What Is and Isn’t Ageism? appeared first on Training.
GSA taps IBM to support next-generation federal travel and expense platform
Plans for a next-generation governmentwide travel and expense management platform are coming into focus, following a recent contract award central to its day-to-day operations. The General Services Administration…
Contractors are also wondering about Trump’s government-cutting plan
Federal employees aren’t alone in wondering about President-elect Donald Trump’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency. So are federal contractors. They wonder what the DOGE will think the government…
Industry Exchange Cloud 2024: SAP’s Joe Ditchett on how agencies can move procurement to the cloud
Cloud services are driving a quiet revolution in back office functions at federal agencies. While public-facing customer experience applications like artificial intelligence-driven chatbots get a lot of attention,…
Is Being Upbeat Part of Your Employees’ Responsibilities?
The leaders of today’s organizations may be more focused on a homogenous “happy” front than the need for open, honest discussion at work. The post Is Being Upbeat…
House GOP setting up DOGE subcommittee to address ‘wasteful’ federal spending
The Department of Government Efficiency’s efforts to make massive cuts to the federal workforce and government spending will soon come under Congress’ microscope as well. Leaders on the…
Risk and Compliance Exchange 2024: DoD’ Stacy Bostjanick, DCMA’s Jennifer Henderson on finding ‘any means possible’ to help small biz with CMMC
The Pentagon is developing resources for small businesses and new guidance around data protection as the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification looms ever closer to reality. The Defense Department…
How should software producers be held accountable for shoddy cybersecurity products?
The Biden administration is considering legal and regulatory changes that would outlaw cybersecurity producers from shielding themselves from the consequences of cyber breaches using industry standard contracts clauses….