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Gen. John Raymond, U.S. Space Command and Air Force Space Command commander, discusses “Space Power: Warfighting in Space to Win on Earth” during the Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Md., Sept. 16, 2019. The ASC Conference is a professional development forum that offers the opportunity for Department of Defense personnel to participate in forums, speeches, seminars and workshops. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Armando Schwier-Morales)

Space Force delegates acquisition authority to lower offices to speed up buying

Top contracting authority has been delegated to "experts in the field" of space operations to speed up the acquisition process.

Sep 15, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

Happy business colleagues in modern office talking and using tablet

GSA will increase post-award feedback to offerers with INFORM 2.0

Many contractors would like to see the INFORM process adopted by all federal agencies, finding it fairer and more helpful in crafting future contract submissions.

Feb 14, 2020 By Dave Nyczepir

“Aerial of Crystal City, an urban neighborhood in Arlington County, Virginia, Just south of downtown Washington, D.C., with Jefferson Davis Highway (US 1) between the buildings.”

Delays in security clearances hit IT vendors in capital region the hardest, report says

The backlog of background checks — typically more than 200 days for most new hires who need a clearance — has ripple effects throughout the region, according to…

Nov 6, 2019 By Joe Warminsky

Aerial view of US Department of Defense and Pentagon City decided to be headquartered by Amazon.

Looking for more civilian tech talent, Pentagon hires five recruiting companies

The Pentagon has established a program with five civilian workforce recruiters that it hopes will help it hire more tech talent from the private sector, the Defense Digital…

May 22, 2019 By Shannon Vavra