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Army acquisition dysfunction is a ‘myth,’ leaders argue – FederalNewsRadio.com
The Army’s acquisition problems have gotten a lot of press over the past few years. But the service’s top uniformed modernization officials say that’s an old story, and that the Army has turned a...
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Streamlined Purchase Spending Exceeds $4B Fiscal YTD – GovConChannelChief
Agency simplified acquisition spending exceeds $4 billion dollars for FY12 and small businesses have realized roughly half. The agencies leading the spending charge are: U.S. Mint U.S. Army Veterans...
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Army excludes other users of ITES-2H — Federal Computer Week
The Information Technology Enterprise Solutions 2 Hardware contract is now closed to all but Army users. The Army ordered the clamp down was ordered as part of an extension of the contract through...
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Army restarts email migrations, names new program manager – FederalNewsRadio.com
The Army officially has restarted its migration to enterprise email. Deputy Chief Information Officer Mike Krieger wrote on the CIO’s leadership blog that migrations resumed Monday after more than a...
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GAO sees progress in DOD contract inventory — Federal Computer Week
GAO sees progress in DOD contract inventory — Federal Computer Week. After a rough time gathering information on the military’s services contracts, defense officials improved how they recorded their...
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2012 Holiday Charity Bash™: A Donation Goal Smashing, Government Contractor...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Margaret Timberlake, Co-Founder and President The American Small Business Coalition, LLC 800.422.4960 x111 founders@theasbc.org http://www.theasbc.org 2012 Holiday...
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$15B ITES-3: Just the latest of too many IDIQs? — Washington Technology
A fiery debate is underway on our site over the proliferation of multiple-award contracts. via $15B ITES-3: Just the latest of too many IDIQs? — Washington Technology.Filed under: Acquisition News,...
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Video: 15 Reasons Why We Call These Opportunities Low-Hanging Fruit!
Guy Timberlake of The American Small Business Coalition discusses fifteen reasons he considers Simplified Acquisitions to be door opener’s and growth opportunities for small federal contractors of...
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Army commits $500 million to GSA’s OASIS contract – FederalNewsRadio.com
The Army is moving hundreds of millions of dollars to the OASIS professional services governmentwide contract. via Army commits $500 million to GSA’s OASIS contract – FederalNewsRadio.com.Filed under:...
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Army moves JRSS along, with other services in tow — FCW
The Army is moving forward with what Pentagon leaders consider to be a crucial piece of the future defense IT backbone: the Joint Regional Security Stacks. Source: Army moves JRSS along, with other...
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Army Contracting Command looks to commercial cloud
The request for commercial cloud is part of a program dubbed Army Cloud Computing Enterprise Transformation (ACCENT), which will include as-a-service offerings for software, platforms and information....
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$12B Army IT RFP is out
The Army has issued a request for proposals for a $12 billion IT services contracting vehicle that will shape Army IT acquisitions for years to come. Continue reading →
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17 named to Army’s $5B ITES-3H contract
The Army said it had 50 bidders and from the pool it picked eight large businesses and nine small businesses. Continue reading →
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Army puts its chief of staff ‘at the center’ of acquisition decisions
Of all the military services, the Army has been the most active in asking Congress for a partial restoration of the acquisition powers the service chiefs lost in the 1980s during the Goldwater-Nichols...
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Army chief envisions more mobility for acquisition, technology
“We’re trying to figure out ways to speed up the acquisition system. Some of these systems take multiple years – some of them decades – to develop, so the original requirement, by the time the thing is...
View ArticleArmy readies new cyber directorate
"The Army senior leaders have recognized this is important and we need to put a more focused attention on this field," Col. Jeffrey Church, the Army's senior electronic warfare officer, told FCW....
View ArticleArmy eyes DCGS reforms on Capitol Hill
While the manager of the program, Col. Robert Collins, says the majority of products already deployed through DCGS are commercial-off-the-shelf, critics say the system is still beholden to an unwieldy...
View ArticleArmy, other services ramp up migration to shared cyber infrastructure
“The Army is going very aggressive right now and [is] actively purchasing some additional migration teams,” David Cotton, deputy chief information officer for DoD’s information enterprise, said during...
View ArticlePalantir to sue Army over intelligence-gathering IT contract
Palantir claims the Army’s solicitation for the second incarnation of its intelligence-gathering system, the Distributed Common Ground System – Army (DCGS-A) Increment 2, was “unlawful, irrational,...
View ArticleCan the Army build on ITES-2S momentum?
Vendors say the IT Enterprise Solutions–2 Services (ITES-2S) contract has been effective because it gives agencies flexibility in the IT services they buy. Continue reading →
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