A new survey gives DoD some food for thought on acquisition reform
Interview transcript: Terry Gerton: So you’ve just completed this big survey at MITRE. Tell us a little bit about it and what the biggest takeaways were. Keoki Jackson:…
The new intellectual property guidebook from DOD is important but likely not your next beach read
Interview transcript: Terry Gerton: So there’s a new book on the shelves from DOD, the IP guidance book. Tell us about that and why it’s important. Dan Ramish:…
Some big procurement homework assignments are due this week
Interview transcript: Terry Gerton: Let’s talk first about the homework assignment that was due on May 19th: The agency’s plans on how they’re going to have GSA support…
DoD orders ‘immediate’ changes to troubled PCS moving program, replaces senior official
The Defense Department said Tuesday it was making “immediate modifications” to the implementation of its troubled household goods moving contract amid significant concerns that the military’s moving system…
Here’s an idea for DOGE: The time for share-in-savings has finally come
In a recent Federal News Network report on May 13, our favorite reporter Jason Miller reported on comments by the General Services Administration regarding their aggressive search for…
It will take more than a new policy to get certified SBOMs
Interview transcript: Terry Gerton: The acting Pentagon CIO Katie Arrington recently signed a new faster cyber rule for contractors, and one of the requirements is to produce a…
What It Takes to Create a Mentally Healthy Workplace
Simple, easy-to-overlook actions a company can take to improve the work-related mental health of employees. The post What It Takes to Create a Mentally Healthy Workplace appeared first…
Troubles persist for DoD’s multibillion dollar moving contract as summer peak approaches
The U.S. military’s system for moving household goods is entering its busiest time of the year amid significant uncertainty: It’s unclear precisely how service members’ belongings will get…
SBIR/STTR awards remain vulnerable to foreign influence
Of the 12 agencies running the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs, only one has made significant progress to prevent or limit foreign adversaries…
No surprise: Attention to detail matters in federal acquisition regulations
Interview transcript: Terry Gerton: You’ve got an interesting story of two cases in the Federal Claims Court that derive from a rescinded [Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)] rule. Let’s…