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Steven Schooner, Nash and Cibinic Professor of Government Procurement Law and Co-Director of the Government Procurement Law Program at the George Washington University Law School, will discuss Better Buying Power 3.0, LPTA and more with host Roger Waldron. July 7, 2015
When it comes to innovating the procurement process, the Department of Homeland Security is trying to become more risk-friendly through a new lab.
The Supreme Court only hears a few dozen cases a year. But one on the docket will answer big questions around contracting practices by the Department of Veterans Affairs. The question for the court is does the VA have to give preference to veteran-owned small businesses in all instances? Steve Koprince, managing partner of Koprince Law, tells In Depth with Francis Rose about the case's potential impact.
The technology companies join a growing list of GSA Schedule vendors who get caught up in whistleblower lawsuits claiming the vendor overcharged the government for commercial items.
The federal government awarded 24.99 percent of its prime contract dollars to small firms during fiscal 2014, the largest percentage on record. But Congressional overseers called the administration’s statistics misleading since they do not account for tens of billions of dollars in federal spending.
During the second hearing of the week, the Office of Personnel Management defended its hiring of Winvale and CSID despite continued questions about the $21 million contract. Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) pressed OPM about the possibility of the second breach impacting 32 million current and former federal employees.
Agencies have awarded more than $12 billion dollars in energy savings performance contracts (ESPCs) since 1995. Many contractors on ESPCs have reported overall savings. But a new report from the Government Accountability Office says those numbers may be a tad overstated. Frank Rusco is the director of Natural Resources and Environment Issues at the GAO. He joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to discuss what auditors found.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will decide whether the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is complying with a law designed to increase the number of federal contracts awarded to small businesses owned by disabled…
The multiple-award-contract (MAC) vehicle has been a favorite for many years because it offers agencies a group of pre-approved vendors competing for task orders and can speed up acquisition. But a Bloomberg analysis of the latest contract data shows a shift away from MACs and toward single-award contracts, which has implications for both government and contractors. Paul Murphy is a senior data analyst at Bloomberg Government. He joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more on this new trend.