OPINION
OPM's decision to shutdown the e-QIP tool central to the clearance process has broad implications for government and industry that won't be resolved until OPM and OMB can clarify the full scope of the problem.
- By Stan Soloway
- Jul 06, 2015
COMMENTARY
A long-awaited Defense Department proposal on how to manage organizational conflicts of interest could have an enormous effect across the industry that supports DOD.
- By Stan Soloway
- Dec 09, 2009
OPINION
Congress is moving forward with acquisition reform efforts to bring more commercial buying to the government, but agency actions often go in the opposition direction.
- By Stan Soloway
- Mar 01, 2013
COMMENTARY
Quadrennial reviews expected from the Defense and State departments might offer insights into the role contractors will play in helping the departments fulfill their missions.
- By Stan Soloway
- Jan 27, 2010
COMMENTARY
A Defense Department initiative designed to improve the acquisition process must strike a fair balance between risk and reward to ensure the health of the defense industry, writes Stan Soloway with the Professional Services Council.
- By Stan Soloway
- Dec 02, 2010
OPINION
PSC President Stan Soloway outlines how the government has lost sight of the value of human capital and instead sees people as a commodity.
- By Stan Soloway
- Sep 17, 2014
The savings from insourcing that defense and civilian agencies are expected to report to Congress next February will be largely illusory.
- By Stan Soloway
- Oct 29, 2009
COMMENTARY
Procurement policy expert Stan Soloway argues that commercial acquisition should be the norm in government procurement and the new Trump administration might provide an opportunity for real reform.
- By Stan Soloway
- Jan 18, 2017
COMMENTARY
The Defense Department's pursuit of the JEDI cloud strategy has the potential to open the market to commercial products and services like never before, but aren't we missing the opportunity to have a broader and more productive discussion?
- By Stan Soloway
- Jun 11, 2018
COMMENTARY
The disconnects around how the government buys and what it needs make innovation and efficiency harder to achieve, writes Stan Soloway.
- By Stan Soloway
- Nov 28, 2011
OPINION
Yes, there are signs that the use of LPTA acquisition strategies is abating, but Stan Soloway explains that we still have a way to go.
- By Stan Soloway
- May 09, 2016
COMMENTARY
More agency are looking to federally funded R&D centers as alternative to contracts. The idea hurts competition and is a blow to transparency.
- By Stan Soloway
- May 31, 2011
The idea of using protests as part of a government sales strategy is a disturbing concept.
- By Stan Soloway
- Feb 26, 2009
OPINION
Congress and the White House might have reached an agreement on the budget, but they didn't forge a long-term fiscal solution. So, what's next?
- By Stan Soloway
- Nov 02, 2015
OPINION
As technology is increasingly delivered as a service, the need to adapt grows for both buyers and sellers in the government market.
- By Stan Soloway
- Mar 17, 2014