Oki Mek, chief technology officer at the HHS Acquisition Division, and Todd Simpson, chief product officer at HHS, discuss the new Accelerate procurement portal, and how the agency plans to use blockchain in future tech projects.
Allison Bawden, director of Natural Resources and Environment Issues at the Government Accountability Office, discusses the nuclear supply chain, and what Energy Department authorities play major roles in securing it.
Jeff Clayton and Leo Alvarez from Baker Tilly Government Contractor Advisory Services discuss the impact of schedule consolidation on contractors, and how it could change who they talk to at the General Services Administration.
Daniel Snyder, director of government contracts research at Bloomberg Government, outlines interesting details and surprises from Bloomberg’s top contractor rankings.
Eric Crusius, partner at Holland & Knight, discusses new cybersecurity standards for the defense industrial base, and how they will be enforced.
Larry Allen, managing director of the Federal Market Access Group at BDO USA, discusses why GSA is changing up their acquisition system, and why it’s made some contractors upset.
Meagan Metzger, founder and CEO of Dcode, discusses how the government can improve the tech procurement process.
