Contracting
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The Navy plans on hiring for work in shipyards now that it has funds to maintain its fleet.
May 02, 2017 -
Contractors, no less than federal employees, can relax now that Congress and the administration managed to keep the government open for business. Luckily some processes didn't hesitate. Such as a training session for contractors recently staged by the General Services Administration. Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, shares the details on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
May 02, 2017 -
As agencies begin to implement the EO over the next eight months, the potential elimination of various carve-outs is going to be the most interesting thing to watch — and the thing that most worries the folks who pay close attention to Defense technology procurement.
May 02, 2017 -
The General Services Administration’s $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) telecommunications contract is back under a pre-award protest while DHS’s agile contract known as FLASH faces 12 complaints.
May 01, 2017 -
How do you map out a winning proposal while improving win-rates and lowering proposal costs? Find out this week on Amtower Off Center when host Mark Amtower interviews proposal guru Carl Dickson. May 1, 2017
April 30, 2017 -
Nearly a third of federal contract spending or around $130 billion a year goes through indefinite delivery - indefinite quantity contracts (IDIQ). It's a surprisingly durable practice. But the product mix has shifted and not all the buying is competitive. Bill Woods, Director of IT acquisition and sourcing management issues at the Government Accountability Office, provides an update on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
April 28, 2017 -
Contracting trends will likely continue into the next fiscal year. The only difference will be which agencies are spending the money.
April 28, 2017 -
House Armed Services Chairman Mac Thornberry won't give details on what reforms he will propose, but says he thinks DoD might get more money than expected in 2017 defense appropriations.
April 27, 2017 -
When incumbent services contractors see a recompetition coming, it often sets off their "spidey sense." But there are limits to how much a contractor can control the solicitation put out by the agency for which it's working. Procurement attorney Joseph Petrillo of Petrillo and Powell shares a recent case in point on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
April 27, 2017 -
After years of steady declines, spending on contracts by the armed forces and Defense agencies are heading back up. Andrew Hunter, director of the defense-industrial initiatives group at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more.
April 26, 2017 -
Army says commands have already issued several RFPs under new contract vehicle for cloud services, migration.
April 25, 2017 -
The General Services Administration and the Homeland Security Department held an industry day to explain how the new process under the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) program would work.
April 24, 2017 -
BirchGrove Consulting President Ray Bjorklund joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to discuss government's category management efforts and the size, scope and complexity of the 750 billion dollar procurement market. April 18, 2017
April 21, 2017 -
Congress has been criticized for kicking the can down the road when it comes to federal spending, but as the government shutdown clocks ticks closer to midnight — and agencies dust off their contingency plans — some are wondering if that kicked can might be the best option right now.
April 21, 2017 -
The Defense Department won't have any problems spending money if Congress can pass a budget next week.
April 21, 2017