Federal News Network

AUGUST 1, 2024

An Office of Management and Budget spokesperson said the FAR case is on pause to allow further analysis of security considerations, such as roles and responsibilities for the lifecycle management of the data. GSA kicks off OASIS+ awards GSA made the first set of awards under the OASIS+ professional services multiple award contract on Tuesday.

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Besides symbolizing a bygone era, Public Auditorium is one of many underused assets draining the city’s budget. To help create the plan, the city tapped Ernst & Young, a global professional services firm that traces its roots to a small accounting firm started in Cleveland in 1903 by Alwin Ernst and his brother, Theodore.

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Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

JULY 18, 2017

Prepares and presents recommendations to City administration regarding standards for competitive purchasing of professional services, trains departments on procedures for acquiring professional services, monitors compliance with City standards, and recommends corrective action as needed.

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Inside Government Contracts

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Professional services contractors are particularly at risk, as many of their employees may be working on cost-reimbursable government contracts but may be compensated on a salaried basis.

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Federal News Network

OCTOBER 11, 2023

That’s going to be a huge replacement contract on the professional services side. So any professional services company really wants to make sure that they’ve got their offer and they understand what’s going on there. But it’s not just services.

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 11, 2024

Watch for the FY25 President’s budget submission and specific DoD policy and regulatory actions to address the four NDIS priorities over the next few months,” he said. David Berteau, a former assistant secretary of Defense who’s now the president of the Professional Services Council said the strategy was a good first start.

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The executive council is led by Alaina Teplitz, State’s assistant secretary of the Bureau of Administration and chief procurement officer, and Douglas Pitkin, State’s director of the Bureau of Budget and Planning and program management improvement officer. This EBRC is in a pilot phase right now. The BRC is a big one for us.

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

On January 25, 2024, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memo to Chief Acquisition Officers and Senior Procurement Executives that encourages procuring agencies to apply the small business rule of two to orders under multiple-award contracts (MACs).

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AWS Public Sector

JUNE 24, 2024

In March 2024, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a memo that provides more specific directions to agencies for compliance with the guidance outlined in the executive order. Our professional services teams can assist agencies in addressing their specific needs, ranging from consulting to implementation.

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FedInsider

AUGUST 16, 2024

In this position, Mr. Cox oversees all mission and functional activities required to support the Office of the Chief Information Officer, including service delivery, security, finance and budget, and policy.

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Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The next iteration, known as SEWP VI, aims to keep climbing by adding IT professional services at the contract level. SEWP NASA’s SEWP governmentwide acquisition contract for IT has grown like a rocket, more than tripling from fiscal 2016 through 2023 to now top $12 billion in order values.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 11, 2024

Under the ACCESS Act, the Office of Management and Budget would be instructed to issue guidance for agencies to implement the bill within 180 days of its enactment. Harada currently serves as the Senior Advisor, Office of Federal Procurement Policy, for the Office of Management and Budget.

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E-procurement Procurement Procurement Contracts Supply Chain 98

AWS Public Sector

DECEMBER 11, 2023

If you don’t have these capabilities in-house, you can get support either through AWS Professional Services, such as with the regulated landing zone offering, or with AWS Partners who have specific LZA offerings. Finance – responsible for reporting on budget utilisation and spend/cross charging across the organisation.

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Accountability Finance Networking Budget 72

GovSpend

JANUARY 10, 2024

According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the fiscal year 2023 witnessed a decrease of 2% in total federal outlays compared to the previous fiscal year, settling at $6.1 Product Categories In terms of the product categories no surprise to see Facilities & Construction and Professional Services in the top categories.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

On January 25, 2024, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memo to Chief Acquisition Officers and Senior Procurement Executives that encourages procuring agencies to apply the small business rule of two to orders under multiple-award contracts (MACs).

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Federal News Network

MARCH 26, 2024

Both of those agencies received funding increases over what the president had originally requested in his FY 24 budget request, particularly in the Department of Defense. Larry Allen What happens now is the Office of Management and Budget takes all the appropriated money. technological edge across the board.

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GovSpend

JANUARY 10, 2024

According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the fiscal year 2023 witnessed a decrease of 2% in total federal outlays compared to the previous fiscal year, settling at $6.1 Product Categories In terms of the product categories no surprise to see Facilities & Construction and Professional Services in the top categories.

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Contract Innovation Import Logistics 52

GovSpend

JANUARY 10, 2024

According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the fiscal year 2023 witnessed a decrease of 2% in total federal outlays compared to the previous fiscal year, settling at $6.1 Product Categories In terms of the product categories no surprise to see Facilities & Construction and Professional Services in the top categories.

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Contract Innovation Import Logistics 52

Great Government Through Technology

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The Office of Management Budget then issued M-23-02 advising agencies how to take the threat seriously. If your agency is ready to test or explore quantum computing further, GSA has contracts for that too: IT Professional Services SIN provides rapid access to professionals with quantum information science and technology expertise.

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Bonfire

JANUARY 25, 2023

Rather than trying to secure budget for new tools, André advises working with tools you already have, like your eProcurement system or even Excel. When it comes to the data you’ll collect, our panelists recommend considering: Vendors in your geographical area What category they fall into (construction, professional services, etc.)

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 25, 2024

FAS Executive Panels: IT, Professional Services, and Assisted Services and General Supplies and Services On the afternoon of May 8, leadership from GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) will join us to discuss the priorities and initiatives from their respective offices.

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GovLoop

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

She speaks, writes and consults on state government contract nuances with emphasis in IT & Tech, Medicaid/Healthcare and other Professional Services spaces. Lisa Rehurek is the CEO/Founder of The RFP Success Company and has nearly 30 years of experience in the state government space, primarily around Requests for Proposal.

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Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

And to that end, we’re launching a new centralized data management strategy supported by a new draft Office of Management and Budget (OMB) circular to facilitate a more robust sharing and analyzing of acquisition data across the federal enterprise. “One of the areas of focus that we’re launching [Nov.

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Great Government Through Technology

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Data ownership and portability: Ascend establishes the requirement that agencies own their accounts and data, and cloud service providers (CSPs) have to make the data portable in case the agency wants to move it. Ascend offers standardized reporting of this information.

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 1, 2024

OFPP is revamping its goal of creating enterprisewide software licenses or developing requirements for professional services contracts right the first time or reducing risks in sole source or other similar types of contracts. “It Part of that effort means improving the management of software purchasing.

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AWS Public Sector

JULY 1, 2024

This cloud-based platform consists of four components: The creator network , a worldwide workforce of more than 8,000 experienced creative professionals available to assist in every aspect of content creation. The CreateTrack tool , a one-stop system for budgeting, project tracking, communication, and invoicing.

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Bonfire

MARCH 29, 2022

Crown corporations purchase a variety of goods and services, from professional services to technology to general goods. Roundtable participants said under a certain threshold (around $100K for services and $25K for goods) their client departments have full discretion on how to source.

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Procurement Eprocurement Purchasing Participation 52

AWS Public Sector

DECEMBER 11, 2023

LZA automates the deployment of AWS Accounts and the configuration of appropriate governance and guardrails, such as centralised logging to a central environment; budgets to govern spend, networking, and security services like threat detection and notifications to a central security team account.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JUNE 6, 2024

Significantly, the ASCEND BPA acquisition strategy includes two other related pools: Pool 2 – Software as a Service (SaaS) and Pool 3 – Cloud Related IT Professional Services. If you have any questions or topics for future reports, please contact Michael Hanafin at mhanafin@thecgp.org.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 21, 2023

ASCEND is a competitive, multiple-award, multi-agency BPA that addresses the governmentwide demand for cloud solutions, including Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) cloud solutions, Software as a Service (SaaS) cloud solutions, and Cloud IT professional services.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

OMB Aims to Increase Small Disadvantaged Business Spending in FY24 On October 25, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a memo informing agencies of Federal goals to award 13 percent of Federal procurement dollars to small disadvantaged businesses (SDBs) in fiscal year (FY) 2024.

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Supply Chain Price Contract E-procurement 52

Inside Government Contracts

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Under the BCI, the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) will launch a new, centralized data management strategy and tools to allow for greater sharing of price data and information on vendors and contracts across agencies within the Federal Government. The Initiative’s four prongs include: 1.

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FedScoop

JUNE 21, 2024

Officials from the General Services Administration and NASA underscored the need for honest conversations and updated ways of thinking about contracts in a panel discussion about keeping pace with innovations in government technology purchasing.

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Transparency Purchasing Budget Buyers 102

Federal News Network

OCTOBER 4, 2023

For an update, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with Stephanie Kostro, the Executive Vice president for Policy at the Professional Services Council. She’s executive vice president for policy at the Professional Services Council. Contractors have been sorting out what it all means. This is a continuing resolution.

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Professional Services Contract Government Telecommunication 97

The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Contractors must implement Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) as described by the Office of Management and Budget. Contractors must report all security incidents and submit information to CISA within eight hours of discovery and provide updates every 72 hours thereafter until the incident is resolved.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 14, 2023

GAO asked that the Offices of Management and Budget, Science and Technology Policy, and Personnel Management implement AI requirements with governmentwide implications. Of the four projects in this category, two were on track to meet their savings projections (within the Office of Management and Budget’s 10 percent threshold).

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E-procurement Procurement Price Supply Chain 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The recent direction implements Section 5 of Executive Order 13990, which charged a reconstituted Interagency Working Group on the Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases (“IWG”) with identifying “budgeting, purchasing, and other key decisions” that should incorporate SC-GHG considerations. As explained in E.O.

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