News for the Federal Acquisition Workforce

February 17, 2021

Changes to GSA Leasing Certification Program Requirements In January, GSA issued a new Leasing Certification Program (LCP) memorandum. This memo implemented curriculum updates and takes effect October 1, 2021. All federal personnel relying upon a GSA delegation leasing authority are subject to this policy. See GSA’s website for more information.

Call for Nominations for the 2021 Contracting Professional Excellence Award The Procurement Round Table is now accepting nominations for the 2021 Elmer B. Staats Contracting Professional Excellence Award. This award recognizes a federal acquisition professional who has contributed significantly to contracting operations and acquisition policy. Review the Procurement Round Table flyer for more information about the award, eligibility requirements, and instructions for nominating a candidate. Nomination forms are due by April 23, 2021.

Get Your Free Acquisition Training! FAI’s incredible array of FY21 FAC-C, FAC-COR, FAC-P/PM, and continuous learning instructor-led training offerings are now open for enrollment. Book a seat now to take advantage of this free training. Visit FAI’s training page for a list of all the class offerings that have seats available. All the courses necessary for certification can be found there as well as course offerings for the following new subjects: Understanding Industry (Business Acumen), Cybersecurity—Supply Chain Risk Management, Information Technology Acquisition, Acquisition of Agile Services, Applying Agile Scrum Master—Practices in the Federal Environment, Developing Agile Requirements and User Stories in the Federal Environment, Conducting Acquisitions for Cloud Services, The Integrated Project Team, Government Product Owner, Procurement Innovation—FAR Flexibility, Other Transaction Authority, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), and the Critical Decision-Making Capstone.

The Federal Mobility Group Speaks up on Acquisition Options Would you like to know more about the government-wide contract vehicles and solutions for mobile categories? Listen in on this pre-recorded overview!

COVID-19 Responses and Category Management Seminar On February 18 at 1 p.m. ET, join speakers from across government to learn category management strategies that helped the government respond effectively to the pandemic. Speakers will include those from Government-Wide Category Management's (GWCM) Project Management Office (PMO), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and more! Register using Zoom and earn 1.5 CLPs at FAITAS.

Q3 FY20 Quarterly Workforce Metrics Available FAI is pleased to announce the posting of the Q3FY20 quarterly workforce metrics on FAI.gov! The metrics provide attrition, accession, and general employment trends across two critical occupational series of the acquisition workforce, GS-1102 and GS-1101. All data is sourced directly from the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) FedScope database.

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