GSA’s $1 awards for AI tools come under protest
The $1 contracts for access to leading-edge artificial intelligence companies may be too good to be true. The General Services Administration’s recent awards to OpenAI and Anthropic are…
Mystery surrounds $1.2 billion Army contract to build huge detention tent camp in Texas desert
WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Donald Trump’s administration last month awarded a contract worth up to $1.2 billion to build and operate what it says will become the…
The Strategic Enemy
Laura Ries, Ries Consulting Laura Ries, chairwoman of Reis Consulting and author of multiple business strategy books, joins host Mark Amtower on this week’s Amtower Off Center to…
How AI can accelerate defense acquisition and help U.S. forces keep pace with technology
While adversaries field new capabilities in months, U.S. forces often wait years for similar tools to navigate our acquisition system. This technology gap represents one of the most…
Another package from the Revolutionary FAR overhaul — we’ll break down what’s new
Interview transcript: Terry Gerton Well, we continue to talk about iterations on the FAR overhaul, and there was a big chunk that came out on August 14. Tell…
Another package from the Revolutionary FAR overhaul–we’ll break down what’s new
The FAR overhaul continues to reshape federal procurement. From streamlining administrative procedures to clarifying socioeconomic program requirements and modernizing construction contracting, the latest revisions aim to simplify compliance…
Army pares back peer reviews as part of acquisition policy revamp
Like the rest of the government, the Army is in the process of rewriting its acquisition regulations. But even before that process is finished, there’s one big change…
Can You Manipulation-Proof Your Executives?
It’s important to train budding leaders to fend off aggressive employees pushing their own agendas while lifting up the softer but equally valuable voices they manage. The post…
Policy changes that are shaping government procurement
Larry Allen, GSA’s associate administrator for the Office of Government-Wide Policy, joins Off the Shelf for an engaging procurement policy discussion. Allen addresses the ongoing changes in policy…
OFPP making best-in-class contracts mandatory as part of FAR overhaul
As part of its overhaul the Federal Acquisition Regulation, the Trump administration is trying to put an end to most of the duplicative multiple award contracts that exist…