CYBERCOM acquisition has the money, now it needs the manpower
After years of working as a small shop with most of its requirements outsourced to the Air Force, Cyber Command’s J9 acquisition and technology directorate finally has the…
Can GSA, IG find common ground over TDR?
The General Services Administration’s inspector general just released at least its sixth report on the Transactional Data Reporting (TDR) program since 2015. The IG, once again, took the…
The Postal Service can’t just buy new delivery vehicles … oh, no, no, no.
For the Postal Service, acquisition of new delivery vehicles has been a long, convoluted affair. It’s not over. Although the Postal Service did the requisite environmental impact statement,…
Pentagon wants authority to start work on new technologies without Congressional approval
Over the last several years, Congress has passed several pieces of legislation meant to speed up the Defense Department’s acquisition system. Now, DoD officials have an idea of…
Using AI to enhance warfighter performance
This week on Off the Shelf the focus turns to emerging solutions in fitness and sports industries that are directly applicable to optimizing warfighter performance. Host Roger Waldron…
Dispute between Army and union at Rock Island Arsenal leads to legal challenge
Employees at Army’s Rock Island Arsenal in Illinois say they’re working without a mutually agreed upon collective bargaining agreement after Army representatives put a contract in place that…
Sen. Ernst leads bills seeking higher standard for federal small business contracting goals
The top Republican on the Senate Small Business Committee is calling for higher standards for federal small business contracting goals. Committee Ranking Member Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is introducing…
Opening up federal contracting jobs for more Americans
The Office of Personnel Management, under both the current and previous administration, successfully opened up thousands of federal jobs to more Americans by eliminating unnecessary degree requirements for…
Court of Federal Claims decision results in a ‘sea change’ for federal acquisition
In one fell swoop, the Court of Federal Claims upended two major governmentwide acquisition contracts from the General Services Administration and almost five years of effort to change…
DoD overhauls overseas COLA policy, leading to pay decrease for some military members
Military service members stationed in most overseas locations are set to see decreases in their take-home pay starting in June because of changes in how the Defense Department…