Contracting
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A dispute between the Defense Department and old-line contractor Raytheon shows how tricky the rules are for cost accounting. In one recent case, Raytheon prevailed at the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals.
January 25, 2023 -
Judging by the pace of patent applications, intellectual property is expanding fast in the United States and around the world. Without innovation, it's hard to grow and economy.
January 24, 2023 -
Brian Friel, Co-Founder of BD Squared, LLC, joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf for a wide-ranging discussion of the federal procurement market, including the impending re-competes of major governmentwide contract vehicles.
January 20, 2023 -
Dr. Ron Sanders, the president and CEO of Publica Virtu LLC, explains why more than federal employees need to pay attention to the problems Schedule F and similar efforts could pose to national security.
January 19, 2023 -
By nearly all measures, 2022 was a terrible year for the average investor. Inflation and a host of badly received public policies sent both stock and bond markets in bear territory.
January 19, 2023 -
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy issued a new memo to standardize and modernize the training and certification requirements for civilian contracting officers.
January 19, 2023 -
Naveen Krishnamurthy, CEO of RIVA Solutions, talks about his company in a wide ranging discussion with Amtower Off Center host Mark Amtower.
January 19, 2023 -
From new and burdensome rules, to delays in governmentwide vehicles, to Congressional new blood, federal contractors face a daunting year.
January 18, 2023 -
Margaret Boatner, the deputy assistant secretary of the Army for strategy and acquisition reform, said the service will hire as many as 10 experts to help acquisition offices and vendors improve their management of intellectual property.
January 17, 2023 -
The Army is planning a significant multiple-award ID/IQ to tie the communication advancements it's achieved at the tactical edge into a more manageable structuring of its tools and the data they produce.
January 17, 2023 -
Chad Clifford, the executive director of the Grants QSMO at the Department of Health and Human Services, said their goal is to improve the customer’s experience by giving them the tools to help drive greater efficiencies for the agency, users and recipients.
January 16, 2023 -
Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to discuss how federal procurement is being impacted by a cavalcade of current and proposed contract compliance requirements.
January 13, 2023 -
Percipient.AI alleges NGA and prime contractor CACI are ignoring a law requiring agencies to buy commercially available products.
January 13, 2023 -
Skyway Acquisitions CEO Kevin Jans joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss RFP, CPARS and other issues affecting government contracting officers.
January 12, 2023 -
Lauren Knausenberger, the Air Force’s chief information officer, said despite protest delays, the service is taking steps to prepare for the future enterprise IT-as-a-service approach.
January 10, 2023