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S2 Ep.10 Modernizing the Federal Acquisition Lifecycle
When it comes to modernization for federal IT most people focus on data centers, clouds, and agile software development. One key part of this effort must be acquisition. This is a discussion where subject matter experts from several agencies look at some new mandates from the executive office and detail how they are implementing them.
One key motivator is the FAR change that includes recommendations to open conversations with contractors and be more transparent. The goal is to open federal procurement to make it more equitable.
Craig Morgan from the DCMA details how they have a website that shows their strategic plan for modernizing tools and integrating the enterprise environment. They want to unify data so customers can make well-informed acquisition decisions. All participants point out how they are making their acquisition process more transparent.
One of the most remarkable approaches was from Monica Taylor from DHA. She discusses her success using the Procurement Innovation Lab. They have coached 148 procurement teams to lower the barrier for innovative contractors. The net result has been to encourage nontraditional contractors. The GSA takes the lead in this category with a website that includes The Nine Innovative Acquisition Practices as well as articles dedicated to keeping federal acquisition experts informed in areas of acquisition innovation.
Technology can assist in making the federal acquisition question system more equitable. Brian McCormick from ICF points out that some agencies suffer from siloed systems, separate data sets, and isolated workflows that prevent teams in agencies from communicating accurately.
Brian suggests that platforms exist that can implement Robotic Process Automation and protective analytics, better-leveraging data to make better-informed decisions. Procurement professionals can look at their experience with procurement and see trends. Perhaps they can see preferences for a certain kind of vendor. From there, they can address ways to make their acquisition more balanced.
This is such a detailed and nuanced conversation. Dive in to hear comments on The Price Act, The Chip Act, and much more.
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When it comes to modernization for federal IT most people focus on data centers, clouds, and agile software development. One key part of this effort must be acquisition. This is a discussion where subject matter experts from several agencies look at some new mandates from the executive office and detail how they are implementing them.
One key motivator is the FAR change that includes recommendations to open conversations with contractors and be more transparent. The goal is to open federal procurement to make it more equitable.
Craig Morgan from the DCMA details how they have a website that shows their strategic plan for modernizing tools and integrating the enterprise environment. They want to unify data so customers can make well-informed acquisition decisions. All participants point out how they are making their acquisition process more transparent.
One of the most remarkable approaches was from Monica Taylor from DHA. She discusses her success using the Procurement Innovation Lab. They have coached 148 procurement teams to lower the barrier for innovative contractors. The net result has been to encourage nontraditional contractors. The GSA takes the lead in this category with a website that includes The Nine Innovative Acquisition Practices as well as articles dedicated to keeping federal acquisition experts informed in areas of acquisition innovation.
Technology can assist in making the federal acquisition question system more equitable. Brian McCormick from ICF points out that some agencies suffer from siloed systems, separate data sets, and isolated workflows that prevent teams in agencies from communicating accurately.
Brian suggests that platforms exist that can implement Robotic Process Automation and protective analytics, better-leveraging data to make better-informed decisions. Procurement professionals can look at their experience with procurement and see trends. Perhaps they can see preferences for a certain kind of vendor. From there, they can address ways to make their acquisition more balanced.
This is such a detailed and nuanced conversation. Dive in to hear comments on The Price Act, The Chip Act, and much more.