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May 29, 2015 By AMK

White House contracting officer talks about flexible way for agencies to procure software

A White House contracting officer is working with the General Services Administration (GSA) to provide agencies with a “simple, quick and flexible” approach to get software applications developed faster through an iterative approach using top industry experts and with less administrative burden.

The contracting officer, Traci Walker, who is also a founding member of the U.S. Digital Service procurement team, talked about how she helped establish the method in which the White House could get a technology platform without locking itself into a service provider through a traditional contract. That success is leading to an effort to push this model out governmentwide.

executive office of the presidentShe talked about her experience during a May 14 “Behind the Buy” podcast interview with Anne Rung, the administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP). The podcast series, which debuted in March and has had three episodes, features stories from federal contracting officers about using effective IT contracting strategies to help agencies get what they need.

Keep reading this article at: http://www.fiercegovernmentit.com/story/white-house-contracting-officer-talks-about-flexible-way-agencies-procure-s/2015-05-18

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: acquisition reform, GSA, IT, OFPP, procurement reform, U.S. Digital Service

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