Acquisition

Key cyber agency set to get procurement authority, contracting officers

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is continuing its fast evolution as a standalone department.

Acquisition Policy

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GSA hits the play button on Polaris by finalizing solicitation updates

Contracts/Awards

The role of health care in the pillars of national security

Commentary

Smith Pachter McWhorter PLC

When key personnel really do matter in bidding for federal contracts

Contracting

(Photo courtesy the Government Accountability Office)

USPTO putting foundational piece of zero trust architecture in place

Cybersecurity

(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Contractors start looking at what’s in the defense authorization bill for 2023

Congress

SBA working to reform category management, reverse decline in small business contractors

Contracting

The General Services administration is downright spacey… it has three north stars

Contracting

A new look at an old problem: the Pentagon’s weapons procurement

Acquisition

Report: The slow destruction of the defense industrial base

Off the Shelf

OASIS+ or OASIS-Plus? Either way, GSA puts the next generation services contract on the fast track

Reporter's Notebook

Tips on how to get started in B2G marketing

B2G marketing professional Sheri Ascencio discusses her introduction to B2G, and how she leveraged her network in her job search.

Amtower Off-Center

An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 34th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron departs after conducting an aerial refueling with a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron above the Arabian Gulf, Dec. 3, 2019. The KC-135 Stratotanker delivers U.S. Air Forces Central Command a global reach of aerial refueling to support joint and coalition aircraft, providing war-winning airpower throughout the CENTCOM area of responsibility.

Air Force thinking of new ways to handle ‘black swan’ events in acquisition

The Air Force is exploring multiple options to ensure the service gets the products it wants and helps industry where it is struggling along the way.
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Air Force

U.S. Space Force Capt. Mark Conque, 1st Range Operations Squadron assistant director of operations, uses the Range Application Deployment system to assess Space Launch Complex 40 June 7, 2022, at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla. The RAD system offers up to 25 video feeds to support launch operations. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman)

Space Systems Command using a ‘buy first’ attitude with procurement

Contracting

The Space Force organization is trying to avoid reinventing the wheel by buying technologies already developed by business.