Month: April 2023

This week on Amtower Off Center, host Mark Amtower is joined by Zero Trust expert Hansang Bae, Public Sector chief technologist for Zscaler. Hansang Bae, chief technologist, Public…

The U.S. Agency for International Development has updated its policy for promoting the rule of law in countries where the agency operates. The new approach emphasizes what USAID…

A plan for sustainable purchasing developed by the U.S. Embassy staff in Rome has become a model for use throughout the State Department. The plan seeks vendors with…

With recreational marijuana use at an all-time high and more states legalizing weed every year, confusion over federal policies around drug use and security clearance eligibility could stem…

It’s been decades since the last time the Defense Department took an in-depth look at how its contract policies affect the financial health the defense industrial base. That…

The only thing larger than the paperwork it sometimes takes to win a federal contract, is the amount of complaints you hear from folks both inside and outside…

In a move that seemed a little like the boa constrictor swallowing an elephant in “The Little Prince,” IBM Consulting made a deal for its biggest acquisition ever…

The Homeland Security Department’s procurement shop was busier than ever last year, spending almost $24 billion on about 60,000 transactions. Fiscal 2023 is expected to be even busier….

In February, the Court of Federal Claims released its most recent statistics for bid protests filed and sustained. Spoiler alert: the sustain rate is not high. At just…

Defense acquisition reform may seem like a topic that never changes, but a group of former Pentagon officials said they have solutions that will not only work, but…