FedScoop

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The General Services Administration on Tuesday issued the final draft solicitation for pool 1 of its Ascend blanket purchase agreement — a governmentwide, one-stop-shop for agencies to buy cloud technologies. The post GSA issues final draft solicitation for Ascend blanket purchase agreement appeared first on FedScoop.

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ExecutiveBiz

OCTOBER 18, 2023

All Department of Justice agencies will now be able to purchase artificial intelligence-powered software and professional services from Veritone under a $15 million blanket purchase agreement.

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FedTech Magazine

JULY 26, 2023

Agencies should ensure that their new purchases will fit into their existing infrastructure. Technology readiness is key to digital modernization — if new tech doesn’t work as promised within an existing system, program delays and unexpected costs can result. For a lot of agencies, this is easier said than done.

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USFCR

JULY 22, 2024

Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) are a key tool that helps achieve these goals. In federal contracting, efficient and flexible procurement processes are essential. Understanding BPAs can offer businesses significant advantages in navigating government contracts.

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FedScoop

JANUARY 29, 2024

Federal agencies are missing out on cost savings and making too many duplicative purchases when it comes to IT and cyber-related investments, according to a new Government Accountability Office report. The post Software license purchases need better agency tracking, GAO says appeared first on FedScoop.

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FedScoop

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Federal contract records show that the National Gallery of Art purchased OpenAI licenses earlier this fall. After beginning tests of OpenAI tools last year, the agency purchased an annual license for ChatGPT Enterprise this past summer. NASA, too, appears to have doubled down on the technology.

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American City & Country

OCTOBER 11, 2024

In January, Local 10 news in Miami reported that a former Miami-Dade School Board member used district-issued credit cards to rack up more than $100,000 in personal purchases that included everything from refrigerators to a trip to Disney World.

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FedScoop

JULY 11, 2024

Federal government agencies would be prohibited from using certain products if they were purchased from an entity other than the original manufacturer or an authorized reseller under a new bipartisan Senate bill. agency purchases of counterfeit electronics appeared first on FedScoop. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Gary Peters, D-Mich.,

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Redstone Government Consulting

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The Government wants to pay a fair and reasonable price for products and services that they purchase and expects you to pay your suppliers a fair and reasonable price. Well, the purchase becomes sole source – and yes, the requirements have just increased significantly. Oh, if that were only the case.

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USFCR

AUGUST 13, 2024

In federal procurement, not every purchase requires a complex contract. Purchase Orders (POs) offer a simple, efficient solution for small, one-time purchases of goods or services. Understanding how POs work and their role in government contracting can help agencies and contractors streamline their procurement processes.

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Redstone Government Consulting

JULY 17, 2024

Depending on the type and dollar amount of your subcontracts, FAR 52.244-2 Subcontracts clause requires a contractor that does not have an approved purchasing system (never been reviewed or is disapproved) to obtain written consent from the Contracting Officer before subcontract award. Probably now.

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FedScoop

MARCH 1, 2024

Following scrutiny from both an agency watchdog and Congress for its purchases of Chinese-made video-conference cameras that were susceptible to security vulnerabilities, the General Services Administration said Thursday that it must deliver a corrective action plan to its inspector general’s office by March 25.

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GovCon Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2023

formerly vice president of operations and federal services at i-Link Solutions, has joined CACI International (NYSE: CACI) as senior vice president of supply chain management and purchasing, according to a LinkedIn post published Tuesday. Bob Busey, Jr.,

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The 85 percent: FEBs’ future is open-ended, but not uncertain - Federal News Network) The General Services Administration is facing new scrutiny about its purchase of prohibited telecommunications technology from China. Mace probes GSA about purchases of prohibit technology - Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) Nancy Mace (R-S.C.))

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

When local governments purchase technology, it’s crucial they understand the unique constraints and responsibilities they face. Here are a few more skills Cunningham feels belong on the IT purchasing team: project management, financial analysis and communication skills.

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FedScoop

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The General Services Administration has released a draft performance work statement for its proposed Ascend Blank Purchase Agreement, marking another step in the agency’s plans to simplify cloud purchasing processes. The original published date is listed as Dec. The response date is Jan.

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FedScoop

JANUARY 7, 2025

Through the SAVER program, the NUSTL assembles information that can guide DHS technology purchases. The program itself does not include direct purchase of equipment on behalf of DHS components. These can range from augmented reality tools to maritime surveillance technologies.

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GovCon Wire

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Department of State to purchase F-15K aircraft upgrade and logistics support for an estimated cost of $6.2 The South Korean government has secured approval from the U.S.

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American City & Country

AUGUST 28, 2024

This report encouraged governments big and small to improve the “environment content” of their purchasing policies. As environmental issues have become more important to governments and administrations within the last few decades, it has gotten easier to identify ways to leverage purchasing to support these goals.

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Federal News Network

MARCH 1, 2024

GSA Chief Information Officer David Shive also says nobody at the agency intentionally misled the contracting officer into approving the purchases. also maintains that the purchase violated the Trade Agreements Act of 1979. also maintains that the purchase violated the Trade Agreements Act of 1979. Deputy IG Robert Erickson Jr.

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Redstone Government Consulting

MARCH 26, 2025

There is no definition of split purchases in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) or Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS). However, the Defense Contract Management Agency reviews purchase order files for split purchases during a Contractor Purchasing System Review.

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FedTech Magazine

MARCH 10, 2023

If they apply the same operational expenditure or consumption model to hardware purchases, they’ll free up money for other IT modernization projects and “stop the clock” on their technical debt, D’Alessandro says. Agencies already pay for cloud services via monthly plans or subscription fees.

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FedScoop

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The credential is more evidence that federal interest in purchasing AI technology continues to grow. The Federal Acquisition Institute, a career development resource housed within the General Services Administration, recently released a credential focused on artificial intelligence prompt engineering.

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GovCon Wire

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Semiconductor company Broadcom (Nasdaq: AVGO) has finalized its acquisition of multicloud services provider VMware as part of a push to create a leading infrastructure technology company.

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SmallGovCon

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

billion COSMOS contract and tech giants are pushing for legislation to streamline federal cloud procurement, aligning with the GSA’s advocacy for simpler cloud purchasing and value-based contracting. This week in federal government contracting NASA has announced a $1.8 NASA Soliciting Proposals for $1.8B

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

These roadblocks reveal opportunity though, as teams look toward cooperative purchasing for relief. With the help of a cooperative purchasing organization, you can increase savings at your organization by leveraging pre-awarded cooperative contracts and streamlining your purchasing process, resulting in a stronger overall strategy.

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FedScoop

APRIL 3, 2025

The administrator should also create procedures to coordinate software purchase data in the software asset data management tool with installations, the watchdog recommended. The agency software asset management tool doesnt contain complete and accurate software license data to comply with both NIST and agency requirements.

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GovCon Wire

JANUARY 27, 2025

HII has completed the acquisition of a South Carolina-based metal fabricator as part of a push to expand its shipbuilding capacity. The company said Monday the acquired facility will support the production of nuclear-powered submarine modules and aircraft carrier structures for U.S. Navy programs.

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Federal News Network

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The Government Accountability Office found in January that 10 vendors, including Microsoft, Adobe, Salesforce and Oracle accounted for 73% of all licenses purchased by the 24 agencies reviewed.

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FedScoop

JANUARY 17, 2025

The agency stated in its release that Microsofts commitment to this effort ensures a unified approach offering consistent benefits to agencies regardless of size or purchasing method.

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GovCon Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

IonQ has agreed to acquire all the operating assets of Qubitekk as part of a push to broaden its presence in the quantum networking industry. College Park, Maryland-based IonQ said Wednesday it expects the acquisition to close within the next six months and help expand its technology portfolio in quantum network security and protection and

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GovCon Wire

JANUARY 2, 2024

Palo Alto Networks (Nasdaq: PANW) has closed its acquisition of Talon Cyber Security for an undisclosed sum as part of efforts to further extend the capability of its secure access service edge platform in safeguarding managed and unmanaged devices.

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GovCon Wire

JANUARY 4, 2024

Management Science and Innovation has acquired Ascolta, an information security and software development services provider, for an undisclosed sum as part of efforts to expand its artificial intelligence and DevOps capabilities for industry and federal government customers.

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GovCon Wire

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

CGI Federal has finalized its acquisition of Aeyon in a transaction that broadens its portfolio of digital transformation offerings and support services for U.S. federal civilian and national security agency customers. military, the Office of the Secretary of Defense,

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AWS Public Sector

DECEMBER 2, 2024

This solution is managed by AWS Partners, including Accenture , Deloitte , Kyndryl , Andes, and TCS for a one-stop-shop customer experience, from purchase to operation, to optimization and maintenance. Organizations want to enhance service resiliency to address this challenge.

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GovCon Wire

JANUARY 24, 2024

Saalex, a Camarillo, California-based federal services contractor, has acquired Spalding Consulting for approximately $75 million as part of efforts to expand its information technology, engineering and software development capabilities in the aerospace and defense market.

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FedTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The Windows 10 migration was all about making sure you had compatible hardware, and everything purchased or upgraded to handle that operating system is compatible with Windows 11. Didn’t we just finish deploying Windows 10?” Yes, you did. And that puts your agency in an excellent position.

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