The Struggle to Improve IT Acquisition
The Federal government wastes about half of the $80 billion per year it spends on IT. Agencies spend, on average, seven times more on IT…
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The Rules for Protesting ID/IQ Task Orders
With increasing attention on Federal IT procurement and the rules governing such acquisitions, it’s important to understand the rules that apply to protesting the various purchasing vehicles government agencies use to obtain IT services and solutions. A ccording to Deniece Peterson of Deltek, for the last several years Federal agencies have been obtaining more than […]
Read MoreNextgov Prime 2014 Recap: What Will Federal Project Management Look Like in 2020?
Panel: Advancing Procurement at the Pace of Technological ChangeHost:Steve Benjamin, Management ConceptsPanelists: Jaymie Durnan, DoD; David McClure, GSA; Joanne Woytek, NASA Along with several of my Management Concepts colleagues, I recently participated in Nextgov Prime 2014, a two-day event designed, implemented, and attended by Federal leaders and Nextgov’s Fed tech-focused staff. This year’s theme was […]
Read MoreEmbrace Flexibility, Innovation in Contracting
The White House is encouraging contracting officials to take advantage of existing procurement flexibilities and find innovative ways to achieve acquisition missions. Innovative procurement doesn’t just hinge on IT buys, though that is a major driver of the effort. Policymakers are encouraging contract and program officials to push boundaries, take risks, and engage in a […]
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know About OFPP’s New Past Performance Memo
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) dropped a memo July 10 with some new requirements for the acquisition workforce on the collection and use of contractor past performance information. In recent years, they’ve taken a number of steps to expand the governmentwide use of contractor past performance, from trying to make evaluations more uniform […]
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