The Army should not be risk averse when it comes to contracting says Deputy Assistant Secretary Harry Hallock. Trying new things, making better use of Other Transaction Authority was one example specifically cited, need to be better incorporated to the Army’s daily contracting life. Communication and not worrying about who gets credit for a good idea are Read more
These headlines appeared last week, at the same time, on one federal news site: “Watchdog: 18F’s Slack security exposed GSA data”, “OPM’s sensitive data on feds still not encrypted”,” FDIC shakeup over ‘major incident’ revelations”. From reading the articles that go with these Read more
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Members of the House Small Business Committee recently wrote to the General Services Administration asking multiple questions about its Category Management initiative with an emphasis on how CM will impact small government contractors. Beyond the usual concern that small firms may be squeezed out, though, are concerns that CM may actually drive prices Read more
In an attempt to coordinate transformational IT and IT acquisition solutions inside its agency, GSA has created the brand new Technology Transformation Service (TTS). Comprised of the Office of Citizen Services and IT Solutions, GSA’s 18F innovation lab, and their Presidential Fellows program, TTS is intended to provide assistance to agencies seeking truly leading-edge IT Read more