Contracting
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The $9.4 billion agreement with General Dynamics Electric Boat begins production work on the new Columbia class submarine, but still threatens other Navy acquisition priorities if cost aren't held in check.
November 06, 2020 -
Contractors doing business with the intelligence agencies must deal with a 2021 budget request that's hundreds of millions of dollars lower than the fiscal year that just ended.
November 05, 2020 -
The election outcome will have big consequences for nearly every segment of the economy, including federal contractors and the rules they and the government operate under.
November 03, 2020 -
Three of the four Program Support Center executives on paid administrative leave since April 2019 remain in limbo while sources say the agency will fire the fourth one as part of a move to save face in light of auditors finding no wrongdoing.
November 03, 2020 -
DoD's new Space Development Agency solicited and awarded a major, multimillion dollar systems integration contract via the traditional FAR-based procurement system in just over three months. Its deputy director says that kind of speed will be the norm for the new agency.
November 03, 2020 -
Despite its reputation for operating old systems, the IRS is also a leader in technology modernization. In conjunction with the nonprofit ATARC, the IRS recently hosted a technology day.
November 02, 2020 -
Contractors should get ready for a busy holiday season with final solicitations expected to come from DISA, NIH and DHS for mega-contracts.
November 02, 2020 -
GSA announced it again picked the team led by CSRA LLC, now known as General Dynamics-IT, for the 10-year, $4.4 billion blanket purchase agreement called DEOS.
October 30, 2020 -
A new white paper from the Shared Services Leadership Coalition brings to light some suggestions for overcoming long-standing obstacles that have hindered governmentwide shared services.
October 29, 2020 -
Jon Etherton, president of Etherton and Associates, joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to discuss the key policy provisions of the NDAA, and the current implementation of Section 889 and CMMC.
October 28, 2020 -
Maylin Jue, the Labor Department’s enterprisewide shared services program manager, said by consolidating human resources, personnel security, technology and procurement functions across the department, employees will receive better, faster and cheaper services.
October 26, 2020 -
Recent upticks in Defense spending have meant a larger portion of the budget pie goes to contractors. But R&D contracts still haven't recovered from sequestration-era cuts.
October 23, 2020 -
At the Defense Logistics Agency, for example, it spans from raw materials to manufacturing, to storage and outbound logistics or delivery.
October 22, 2020 -
The Government Accountability Office sided with protesters on nearly all of the legal issues they raised, the latest turn in what's proven to be an extremely strange procurement.
October 21, 2020 -
A technology industry representative told reporters yesterday that the interim rule DoD published in September didn't offer enough clarity about the certification process, costs and reciprocity.
October 21, 2020