Contracting
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The continuing resolution, having now eaten up nearly five months of the fiscal year, is starting to affect the market valuations of publicly traded federal contractors. That may not seem like a concern of the government, but think again.
February 08, 2022 -
Moshe Schwartz, president of Etherton and Associates, joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to discuss the geopolitical, technological, and operational factors that shaped the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
February 08, 2022 -
Chris Bennethum, assistant commissioner of the Office of Assisted Acquisition Services (AAS), highlighted the AAS mission and shares its remarkable track record in delivering best value acquisition and mission support for customer agencies.
February 08, 2022 -
The IRS’s Teresa Hunter and Shanna Webbers explain how the agency is benefiting from RPA.
February 07, 2022 -
In order to do good around the world, the U.S. Agency for International Development has to buy goods and services and make grants, around the world. It amounts to more than $20 billion a year.
February 04, 2022 -
The so-called insider threat remains a potent one for cybersecurity practitioners. But old fashioned outside hackers have been raising their capabilities. Now they're the biggest threat to governments at all levels.
February 04, 2022 -
The VA should consider some key principles as it develops a “blueprint” for the future MSPV-Z contract and the VA’s broader enterprise-wide strategy for supply chain management.
February 04, 2022 -
The Biden administration is in the market for greener sources of electricity for the federal government, a significant step in a decades-long plan set into motion by a recent executive order.
February 04, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, most federal supply and service contractors and subcontractors have less than two months to certify that they are meeting their requirement to develop and maintain annual affirmative action programs.
February 03, 2022 -
When it comes to acquisition, Kimberly Patrick has done it all. She used lean management to reduce backlogs and speed up procurements, brought senior agency management into acquisition planning, found innovative ways to meet small business goals. She's the director of Office of Acquisition Solutions, Office of Mission Support at the EPA, and the recent recipient of a Presidential Rank Award.
February 02, 2022 -
One of the great parlor games in federal procurement is adding up the number of award protests every year. But because of the way the Government Accountability Office compiles the numbers, it's hard to understand the real patterns. This is the topic of a recently published paper.
February 02, 2022 -
The specific goal is for an additional $100 billion to such businesses over the next five years.
February 01, 2022 -
Supply chain challenges and inflation are having a negative impact on businesses across the economy. The federal procurement system, a subset of that economy, is not immune.
January 28, 2022 -
Matt Mani of PwC joined host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss a new book he co-authored titled: "Beyond Digital: How Great Leaders Transform Their Organizations and Shape Their Future."
January 28, 2022 -
Contractors bidding on the CIO-SP4 procurement from the National Institutes of Health IT Acquisition and Assessment Center said the portal to submit final bids has been problematic.
January 27, 2022