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Shared services save money, with one caveat
Interagency pooling of routine purchases under the rubric of shared services saves money and improves quality, according to a survey of 300 public and private-sector organizations, newly published in a...
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GSA to offer cloud-based contract writing system next year
The General Services Administration (GSA) will offer a new service to federal agencies next year designed to speed up contract writing. According to a blog post published on Nov. 15th, GSA will launch...
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GSA uses final weeks under Obama to advance shared services, category management
With the transition to a Trump administration well under way, the General Services Administration (GSA) is moving to further institutionalize the Obama administration’s push to make agencies more...
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8 trends to keep ahead of in federal contracting
The Trump administration has most of Washington on the edge of their seats waiting to see what comes next, and federal contracting is no different. “Everyone knows the federal market is driven by...
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IT modernization, procurement policy, and the GSA schedules: ‘To be or not to...
On Aug. 30, the American Technology Council (ATC) issued for public comment its draft 36-point plan for federal IT modernization. The draft, “Report to the President on Federal IT Modernization,”...
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3 ways Emily Murphy’s GSA is looking to innovate acquisition
In the ongoing movement to transform the government’s digital infrastructure, the General Services Administration is effectively the keystone — and that has presented the agency’s leader Emily Murphy...
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Trump to finally nominate OFPP administrator
After more than 25 months and at least two misfires, the Office of Federal Procurement Policy is a step closer to having a full-time, Senate-confirmed administrator. President Donald Trump today...
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What OMB’s new ‘shared services’ policy will mean for modernization
The Trump administration wants to make a concerted effort toward establishing a sustainable shared services ecosystem to lower costs and ensure best practices and modern infrastructure pervade...
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Procurement chiefs are watching the spread of RPA
Robotics process automation use across government “is exploding,” Joanie Newhart, associate administrator of acquisition workforce programs in the Office of Management and Budget’s Office of Federal...
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DOL set to streamline procurement services
The Labor Department (DOL) is consolidating its procurement services into one office this quarter, after making headway streamlining human resources and information technology support, the department’s...
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