President Donald Trump's administration has awarded a $1.2 billion contract to a tiny Virginia company to build and operate what's expected to become the nation’s largest immigration detention complex at Fort Bliss in Texas. Acquisition Logistics LLC has no experience running correction facilities and had never won a federal contract for more than $16 million. The Pentagon refuses to disclose the Army’s contract with Acquisition Logistics or explain why it selected the company to build the massive tent camp. The Department of Homeland Security oversees the camp and says it's “working at turbo speed on cost-effective and innovative ways” to fulfill the president's promise of mass deportations.
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Thu, 28 Aug 2025 23:47:59
Nic Chaillan, CEO of Ask Sage, alleges GSA’s awards to three leading AI providers didn’t follow the rules, including the Competition in Contracting Act.
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Thu, 28 Aug 2025 22:47:11
"Now there will be specific prohibitions in the federal funding arena," said Dan Ramish.
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Thu, 28 Aug 2025 14:46:20
Laura Ries, chairwoman of Reis Consulting and author of multiple business strategy books, joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss her latest book: The Strategic Enemy.
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Wed, 27 Aug 2025 04:00:00
By helping to accelerate procurement workflows, AI can begin to close the gap between the pace of acquisition and the speed of innovation.
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Tue, 26 Aug 2025 19:19:23
"I was really excited to read it, and it's going to be a lot of fun to see how it ends up being implemented," said Emily Murphy.
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Tue, 26 Aug 2025 17:04:42
The FAR overhaul continues to reshape federal procurement. From streamlining administrative procedures to clarifying socioeconomic program requirements and modernizing construction contracting, the latest revisions aim to simplify compliance and empower contracting officers. We explore what’s…
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Tue, 26 Aug 2025 11:00:00
An update to the Army's acquisition regulations gives senior contracting officials more discretion to decide when peer reviews are necessary or beneficial.
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Mon, 25 Aug 2025 23:29:17
Larry Allen, GSA’s associate administrator for the Office of Government-wide Policy, joins Off the Shelf for an engaging procurement policy discussion.
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Thu, 21 Aug 2025 04:00:00
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy is developing new criteria in the coming weeks for what qualifies as a best-in-class contract.
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Wed, 20 Aug 2025 18:51:34
"What's really eye-catching for us is the fact that Department of Justice is undertaking a real push toward litigating cybersecurity," Stephanie Kostro said.
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Tue, 19 Aug 2025 16:59:40
"The industrial base we have now is a reflection of the policies we adopted in the drawdown following the collapse of the Soviet Union," said David Norquist.
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Mon, 18 Aug 2025 18:30:49
GSA tested its USAi platform over the last eight months and is ready to roll it out to a broader set of users from other agencies.
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Fri, 15 Aug 2025 18:29:56
“There's still a lot of work to be done on the floor in September. I'd like to see some hybrid consensus ideas go through,” Tim Brennan said.
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Fri, 15 Aug 2025 16:33:00
The VA has gone through more than 2.5 million claims so far in fiscal 2025, surpassing last year’s total.
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Thu, 14 Aug 2025 18:04:24