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Beebe: Cloud services will force acquisition reform
"Cloud first" cannot reach its full potential without changes to federal acquisition policies, said Hank Beebe, chief information officer for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
New policies could improve service acquisition, says DoD task force
A "one size fits all" acquisition strategy that over-emphasizes compliance rather than creativity is causing some Defense Department service contracts to under-deliver and run over schedule and over
OMB tells agencies to hold TechStat meetings
Federal agencies should hold at least one internally-managed "TechStat" meeting by March 31, says the Office of Management and Budget in a "TechStat Toolkit" newly available on cio.gov . TechStat is
McGrath: DoD becoming more 'open' to agile, holistic IT acquisition
The Defense Department is coming around to a new way of thinking when it comes to delivering information technology capabilities, said a top DoD official at a Jan. 21 AFCEA NOVA event . The department
DoD service contracting reports inconsistent, says GAO
Data limitations mean that an apparent increase in the dollar value of Defense Department service contracts in fiscal 2009 compared to the year before could just be due to better reporting, says the
New DoD strategic management plan calls for acquisition reform
The fiscal 2011 Defense Department strategic management plan calls for the department to undertake a number of initiatives for reforming the acquisition process. The plan, called "the highest-level
DoD to change how it funds, buys and manages IT
Calling its current budget process "mismatched" to the fast pace of the information technology marketplace, the Defense Department says it wants major changes to the way it funds, buys and manages IT
DHS and DOJ are most affected by OMB IT system reviews
The departments of Justice and Homeland Security have had the most information technology systems affected by Obama administration-led reviews, according to FierceGovernmentIT analysis . (Link goes to
OMB announces 25-point implementation plan for restructuring federal IT
The Office of Management and Budget announced Dec. 9 that it will move forward with a plan for restructuring federal information technology. The specific changes outlined by OMB are based on
More scrutiny for one company solicitation responses at DoD
Single offeror responses to Defense Department solicitations will come under more scrutiny following the Nov. 24 release of a memo from Shay Assad, director of Defense Procurement and Acquisition
