By Gloria Larkin There was recently tumult in the Court of Federal Claims when it affected two huge government-wide acquisition contracts ― Polaris and OASIS+ ― that are controlled by the General Services Administration (GSA). When it ruled that GSA’s interpretation of Section 876 of the 2018 Defense Authorization was too broad as applied to... Read More
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The Pros, Cons of ChatGPT
By Gloria Larkin In a recent article in National Defense Magazine. Kimberly Sablon, the principal director for trusted artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomy at the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering for the Department of Defense, discussed how the new ChatGPT chatbot is becoming a larger vision in the industry’s eye and could bolster... Read More
OMB Streamlining Contracting Officer Training
By Gloria Larkin In a recent memo to its Office of Federal Procurement Policy, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget has updated the certification process for contracting officers in its effort to streamline the training and credentialing of talent. In short, OMB outlined changes to the Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting standards that align... Read More
Entity Administrators Deadline to Update SAM.gov
By Gloria Larkin According to a recent GSA blog post, beginning March 3, 2023, all SAM Entity Administrators must be an employee, officer, or board member of the organization. This will impact any company who uses an outside service to manage their SAM.gov registration, or any company who manages SAM.gov registration on behalf of other... Read More