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October 1, 2020 By cs

GAO issues definitive list of most important federal IT acquisitions

The Government Accountability Office scored more than 100 federal IT projects and offered detailed breakdowns of the most “essential mission-critical IT acquisitions.”
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With technology now at the center of every aspect of American life, the Government Accountability Office took a look at the state of federal IT acquisitions and came up with a list of the 16 most important technology buys going on right now.

Every federal agency and program office has at least one major IT project in the works, with many juggling several simultaneously. But a report released on Sept. 8 puts a spotlight on major ongoing IT acquisitions that will have the biggest impact on some of the most critical government services like paying taxes, managing biometrics databases, making sure planes don’t crash and maintaining the health of soldiers and veterans.

“Our specific objective was to identify essential mission-critical IT acquisitions across the federal government and determine their key attributes,” GAO auditors wrote.

To find the most important IT acquisitions in government, GAO began by issuing a questionnaire to the 24 agencies covered under the CFO Act.  All but one agency — the Defense Department — responded with their five most critical programs, giving auditors a starting list of 98 acquisitions.

Keep reading this article at: https://www.nextgov.com/cio-briefing/2020/09/gao-reviews-16-most-critical-it-programs-government/168347/

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: acquisition planning, GAO, IT, OMB, priorities, project management, technology

August 28, 2017 By AMK

The agencies where Trump can most easily shift contracting priorities

More than $400 billion in government contracts are set to expire this year across the largest 19 federal agencies, according to a recent report by big data and analytics firm Govini.

That’s creating significant opportunities at some agencies to reorient federal programs in support of the Trump administration’s priorities, said Matt Hummer, director of analytics at the Arlington, Va.-based firm.

The report, the 2017 Federal Scorecard, is Govini’s annual ranking of government contractors and offers a granular picture of the relationship between agencies and the companies they do business with. It was produced in partnership with Government Executive Media Group.

In addition to providing an overview of contracting activity at each agency, the analysis includes a “reprogramming index” that ranks agencies according to their potential to fund new priorities, based on the number and value of expiring contracts. The key takeaway is that at some agencies with the most politically-charged missions, the administration will be able to significantly redirect agency activities through federal contracts.

Keep reading this article at: http://www.govexec.com/contracting/2017/07/agencies-where-trump-can-most-easily-shift-contracting-priorities/139637

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: acquisition reform, big data, federal contracting, Federal Scorecard, government reform, Govini, priorities, procurement reform, regulatory reform, spending

February 3, 2017 By AMK

Analysis: Who’s at risk from Trump’s priorities?

For the Trump administration to make good on its campaign pledges to radically reform the government, agencies will have to reprogram dollars from some current programs.

It was with that premise that the data analytics firm Govini launched an analysis of government contracts and spending at 19 federal agencies.

In a new report, Trump’s Swamp, the company looks at potential reprogramming at federal agencies and which agencies – and hence contractors – can turn the quickest to meet the priorities of the new administration.

Govini determined what it calls “reprogramming potential” by looking at available spending and contracting competitiveness. Govini’s premise is that an agency’s ability to fulfill its mission and the priorities of the president is related to its ability to purchase goods and services that can put Trump policies into action.

Keep reading this article at: https://washingtontechnology.com/blogs/editors-notebook/2017/01/govini-trump-budget-analysis.aspx

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: government trends, Govini, priorities, procurement forecast, reprogramming, risk

December 27, 2016 By AMK

Top issues going into the new year

As the new year approaches, everyone tends to reflect on where they are and where they’re going.

fischetti-12-2016This year certainly didn’t go as many had planned — particularly concerning the 2016 elections. For acquisition, this means, like much else, everything is turned on its head. 

In the short term, preexisting initiatives and policy from the past administration will continue, under the able stewardship of professional senior executives. It must be stressed, however, that there is scant evidence of what may change with the new administration. There is much conjecture, but no one really knows.

What will be the new administration’s acquisition priorities? Speculation opaquely says increased outsourcing of government activity, but what does that mean?

Keep reading this article at: http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/top-issues-going-into-the-new-year

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: cyber attacks, cybersecurity, DoD, ethics, GSA, NDAA, priorities, procurement integrity, program management, supplier relations

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