Allen Federal Business Partners
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You know what's like to be caught behind a parade. Traffic slows to a crawl and you've got no idea when you'll be moving again. The parade of political appointees leaving the administration and not being replaced is having a wet-blanket effect on buying and selling activity. That's according to Larry Allen of Allen Federal Business Partners, who shares his insight on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
January 11, 2016 -
Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, will give us his thoughts on the year in government procurement, and provide an update on the recent NASA SEWP training conference. January 5, 2016
January 04, 2016 -
As 2015 winds down, federal contracting officers face changes in 2016. For one expert's take, Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Partners.
December 22, 2015 -
After several days of last-minute haggling, the White House and congressional leaders finally reached a deal this week to fund the government through the end of 2016 — on top of an earlier agreement on top-line budget levels for both domestic agencies and defense through the end of 2017. There’s a lot to unpack in the budget deal, but Jared Serbu on Federal Drive with Tom Temin focused on how the agreement — coming a few months into the fiscal year — will affect federal procurement. Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, helped Federal Drive do that.
December 18, 2015 -
The Justice Department is crowing about how it managed to collect $1 billion last year in false claims act violation settlements with federal contractors. That makes it sound like everyone is ripping off the government. Larry Allen, a federal business consultant and long-time expert in procurement, told Federal Drive with Tom Temin that top-line number fails to reflect the reality that few contractors actually set out to defraud their customer.
December 14, 2015 -
The contracting world is competitive, to say the last. Contractors can be tempted to overlook certain bid specs to get ahead of the competition. But details like security clearances and other personnel qualifications are crucial. It's a big mistake to think the government isn't paying attention. Two companies recently learned that lesson the hard way. Larry Allen is the president of Allen Federal Business Partners. He tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin that some services contractors need to be reminded of key basics.
November 24, 2015 -
Appropriators in the House and Senate are filling in the budget lines underneath the toplines in the bipartisan budget agreement President Barack Obama signed this week. Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, tells In Depth with Francis Rose that the deal matters to contractors for at least three reasons.
November 05, 2015 -
The Office of Management and Budget is telling agencies they'll have five choices of laptop and desktop configurations to buy from now on and they'll have three choices of places to buy them from. They also have to explain to OMB why they shouldn't have to. Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, tells In Depth with Francis Rose how this policy change will impact industry.
October 22, 2015 -
Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, joins host Mark Amtower to discuss the pending fiscal year 2016 budget, GSA schedules and more. October 19, 2015
October 15, 2015 Innovation is a popular concept in the government contracting space. But agencies still crave experience and that means innovation may not be all it's cracked up to be. Larry Allen is president of Allen Federal Business Partners and writes The Week Ahead newsletter. He joined In Depth with Francis Rose to talk about the innovation versus experience debate.
October 15, 2015-
A year in the making, the General Services Administration launched a consolidated professional services schedule contract on Oct. 1 to merge eight multiple award contracts into one.
October 12, 2015 -
The beginning of the fiscal year means your to-do list for the new year changes a little bit. Larry Allen is the president of Allen Federal Business Partners and publisher of the Week Ahead newsletter, shared three things you should do to ensure continued success on In Depth with Francis Rose.
October 08, 2015 -
It may be the largest single order made against an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) vehicle. Booz Allen Hamilton landed an award for the Global Threat Mitigation Program this week against the OASIS contract from the General Services Administration. Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, tells In Depth with Francis Rose the task order shows just how important it is to have the right vehicle.
October 01, 2015 -
Congress is gearing up to solve a lot of problems between now and the end of the month and it doesn't have a lot of time to do it. Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners and publisher of The Week Ahead, said companies in the government contracting space should watch three things that most Congress watchers aren't paying attention to. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose what those three things are.
September 10, 2015 -
More than 150 national defense projects would be at risk if the Defense Department enters fiscal year 2016 under a Continuing Resolution. The Air Force could take the brunt of that with depleted ranks and 50 programs on the potential chopping block. Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, tells In Depth with Francis Rose there's not much you can do, if you sell to the Pentagon, except prepare for the worst.
September 03, 2015