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A federal court rules that SBA can’t automatically assume a small business is socially and economically disadvantaged, based on the owner's race, when applying for the agency’s 8(a) business development program.
The proposed House and Senate NDAA bills have language to create new oversight and accountability for defense contractors.
Protests of agency solicitations or contract awards draw protests about two thousand times every year. It's no fun for either side. But there are things the government can do in crafting an acquisition to lower the chances of a protest.
In today's Federal Newscast, the Small Business Administration is putting a temporary pause on adding new applicants to its disadvantaged business program.
The Federal Acquisition Regulations Council is close to finalizing rules for threat hunting, secure software development and securing unclassified information systems.
Lee Frederiksen, managing partner at Hinge Marketing, joinst host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center, to discuss his new book, The Visible Expert Revolution.
July's NCMA World Congress featured not just its usual abundance of learning opportunities, but also the chance for serious networking, making new connections, and comparing notes with colleagues about the serious and challenging business of committing hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars each year.
Frontline contracting officers contend with a lot of policy. One thing about policy, it's always changing. And that can get in the way of basic efficiency and pricing considerations.
Danielle Moyer, the executive director of the Army Contracting Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground, said during her first few months on the job, she created a review team to figure out how to shorten the timeline to award contracts.
When the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action as practiced by Harvard University, it set off a tsunami. One of those giant waves is already washing over federal contracting.
The defense authorization bills, while contentious, would do a lot for contractors; from inflation relief to easing greenhouse gas emissions reporting.
A recent survey from the Professional Services Council highlights optimism in the federal acquisition workforce, particularly around communications with industry and the use of longer-term multi-agency contracts.
Other Transaction Authority (OTA) acquisitions have become popular in the Defense Department and other agencies, to the tune of billions of dollars a year. OTA's have guardrails against abuse of this method of buying. The Office of the under secretary of Defense for acquisition and sustainment earlier this month released fresh OTA guidance that seeks to dispel what it calls some of the myths. For analysis,
In today's Federal Newscast: Harry Coker, an alumnus of the NSA and CIA, is nominated to serve as national cyber director. In less than a fortnight, the Air Force reinstates its aviation retention bonuses. And a federal contractor is guilty of a $7 million methodology mistake.