Federal contractors brought fewer complaints to the Government Accountability Office in 2013. That’s the first time the number has dropped year-on-year since 2006. Ralph White is the managing associate general counsel for procurement law at GAO. He tells executive editor Jason Miller about the trends and surprises in GAO’s annual report to Congress on federal bid protests.

The long-dreaded chained CPI could become real this year. Federal News Radio senior correspondent Mike Causey calls it the “Godzilla monster” of retirement.

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Some things are missing in the strategic plan of the General Services Administration. There’s only one mention of the multiple award schedule program and it doesn’t pay much attention to contractors or suppliers.

The Army says the budget agreement will go some way toward easing the pain of sequestration. But even with that relief, it will be 2020 before the Army digs out of the military readiness problems sequestration caused.