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Competition causing conundrums in the federal marketplace; FAIR Institute to release new report
Tags: management , contracting , FAIR Institute , Raj Sharma
OFPP on acquisition reform listening tour
Administration collecting industry input before issuing four guidances by Sept. 30. Acquisition workforce remains biggest challenge.
Tags: contracting , David Drabkin , Jeff Liebman , OMB , OFPP , GSA , DoD , Coalition for Government Procurement , AIA , Lockheed Martin , Acquisition Solutions , John Palatiello and Associates , John Palatiello , Larry Allen , Trey Hodgkins , Alan Chvotkin , Eleanor Spector , acquisition reform , acquisition workforce ,
Defense bill nudges toward outsourcing
Several outsourcing-friendly provisions made their way into the Defense authorization bill approved by the House of Representatives last week. The bill would lift a moratorium on public-private competitions via the A-76 process in DoD, and expresses the sense of Congress that DoD should insource only those jobs which are inherently governmental.
Tags: DoD , contracting , industry , OMB , inherently governmental , insourcing , outsourcing , A-76 , Lexington Institute , Center for Strategic and International Studies , Defense Logistics Agency , Carlyle Group , Frank Finelli , David Berteau , John Conger , Redding Hobby , Dan Goure , Jared Serbu
Cyber challenge aimed at tech-savvy high schoolers
A new contest geared towards teens is hoping to inspire roughly 10,000 student towards careers in cybersecurity.
Tags: Cybersecurity Update , technology , Cyber Foundations Challenge , Threat Post , high school , students , Dorobek Insider
VA competition brings health care innovation
Four projects will use innovative new technologies in VA facilities to improve the quality of patient care for Veterans. VA's Jonah Czerwinski explains.
Tags: Federal Drive , VA , innovation , management , technology , Jonah Czerwinski
EPA experiences the upside of contracting reforms
OMB issues a fact sheet detailing successes across the government. Agencies are using fewer risky contracts and achieving more competition. One expert, however, wonders if the insourcing initiative is part of the reason for the changes.
Tags: contracting , Dan Gordon , Chuck Gherardini , John Bashista , OMB , OFPP , EPA , NNSA , Interior , DoD , DHS , robert burton , Venable , sole source contracting , contracting reforms , acquisition workforce , insourcing , Jason Miller
Veterans Affairs launches competition to fund innovation
Tags: VA , innovation ,
