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A New Vision of Procurement

The Biden Administration has issued Executive Order 13985 requiring the whole of government to “affirmatively advance equity, civil rights, racial justice, and equal opportunity.”1 In addition, the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law2 will provide  unprecedented resources to rebuild the nation’s physical infrastructure. Government contracting practices and procurement professionals will be tasked in identifying  the type of […]

America’s lead in advanced computing is almost gone

Part 1: Systems and Capabilities

Abstract American usage of advanced computing to solve commercial and government issues has a long and august history that ranges from weather and climate simulations to drug discovery and protein folding simulations.  Since computing’s early days, Americans have been at the forefront, outpacing foreign rivals and providing a competitive advantage for U.S. businesses. But American […]