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As another continuing resolution looms, agencies are in limbo as they consider starting new projects. Then you have some unfortunate protest rulings. No wonder federal contractors are nervous about calendar-year 2024. For one take on the the situation, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke with federal sales and marketing consultant Larry Allen.
DoD's overhaul of its system to move servicemembers' goods from place to place was supposed to have been implemented by now. But so far, no major moving companies have signed up.
The federal government has been using or developing AI for several years. Section 10 of the EO now provides uniform direction for federal government agency efforts to develop and use AI in their operations.
Reps. Roger Williams (R-Texas) and Nick LaLota (R-N.Y.), chairman and a member of the Small Business Committee, wrote to NASA seeking a briefing on its decision to use a specific NAICS code for its SEWP VI GWAC.
Reducing regulatory burdens is just one part of streamlining acquisition. Training, guidance, and accountability are ultimately determinative of success.
Key details are yet to come, but DoD's first-ever industrial strategy prioritizes building more resilient supply chains, increasing the industrial workforce, using more flexible acquisition policies and economic deterrence.
HSGAC Chairman Gary Peters says legislation is ‘forthcoming’ in the areas of customer service and AI.
Industry and government alike have been pondering the new proposed rule on vendor cybersecurity that was published just a couple of weeks ago. The Defense Department wants to finally get its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program off the ground. It would impose new requirements on contractors. For one industry view, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke with the Chief Technology Officer at Fortinet Federal, Felipe Fernandez.
ePS- National Diversity Veteran Small Business filed a protest in December after being disqualified from the competition for the next generation Commercial Platforms Initiative program.
Whether Congress passes a 2024 budget or not, federal agencies will continue to engage in contracting. That will mean continued protests by disappointed bidders. You can learn a lot from protests that have already been settled.
The rulemaking is largely what CMMC insiders expected, but it still raises questions, like how the certification program will impact external IT service providers.
Acquisition is an eternal function to keep the government running. It is also constantly changing. The Federal Drive with Tom Temin next guest knows the ins and outs, having just left the General Services Administration as commissioner of its Federal Acquisition Service.
In today's Federal Newscast: Congress wants to know how many people have access to secret information. The Department of Transportation sees some big cybersecurity improvements coming in 2024. And the new year brings in new rules for GSA contracting officers.
Christine Harada, the senior advisor in the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, said more than 700 contracting officers have taken the new certification process of the Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (FAC-C) in the first year.