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The bill also gives more money to the National Guard for emergency deployments.
March 26, 2020 -
DoD is trying to keep companies afloat as it calls on them for Defense Production Act needs.
March 25, 2020 -
Federal News Network conducted an exclusive online survey of its readers asking about their current telework situation and found 77% say they are teleworking because of the coronavirus emergency.
March 25, 2020 -
AWS objection argues DoD's corrective action plan doesn't go far enough, and that it should be forced to reopen and reconsider multiple aspects of the contract.
March 24, 2020 -
For the first time in seven years, the Office of Management and Budget is revamping the regulations that govern the federal grant making process based on changes in legislation and those requested by the grants community.
March 24, 2020 -
It looks as if the coronavirus crisis might force some needed workforce reforms permanently.
March 24, 2020 -
The Office Management and Budget released FAQs for agencies and contractors to deal with coronavirus while DoD released a memo detailing what essential vendors mean for them.
March 23, 2020 -
The Defense Department raised its threshold for 8(a) sole source contracts to $100 million as required by the 2020 Defense authorization bill. While not related to coronavirus outbreak, the timing is important.
March 20, 2020 -
Contractors might be asked to do extra work during the coronavirus and as agency's scramble to keep operating.
March 20, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, federal contractor associations wrote separate letters to the White House and lawmakers asking for more guidance for how industry should expect to work during the effort to contain the spread of COVID-19.
March 20, 2020 -
Some options under the DPA are already employed on a semi-routine basis by the Defense Department and other agencies but could play a bigger role against the coronavirus.
March 20, 2020 -
The Defense Department has set up a daily call with associations representing its vendors to take stock of how the coronavirus is impacting its industrial base while the White House has activated a 1950 law to give agencies procurement priority.
March 18, 2020 -
Vendors are waiting for the Defense Department to release more details, including the proposed acquisition rule, about how it will apply the new Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification starting this year.
March 18, 2020 -
Forty industry executives recently embedded themselves into the Coast Guard for a year. The project is called the Coast Guard Industry Academy.
March 16, 2020 -
PropLIBRARY's Carl Dickson made a return appearance on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss the evolution of his approach to building winning RFPs, and the creation of his "Must Win Process" online tool.
March 16, 2020