Allen Federal Business Partners
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As agencies enter the final month of the fiscal year, spending is expected to increase significantly, especially through multiple award contracts.
August 31, 2015 -
Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners and Mike Hettinger of the Hettinger Strategy Group count down the week's top stories with Francis Rose.
August 28, 2015 -
Congress doesn't come back to Washington until after the Labor Day holiday, but pretty much everyone watching the budget process thinks Congress will pass a continuing resolution of some kind. Larry Allen is the president of Allen Federal Business Partners and author of the Week Ahead newsletter. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose that a CR isn't just bad for agencies — it's bad for contractors too.
August 27, 2015 The Office of Management and Budget is working on new cybersecurity guidelines for contractors in the wake of two major breaches. Contractors already have five major expectations for their own cyber programs from the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Larry Allen is president of Allen Federal Business Partners and writes the Week Ahead newsletter. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose that your company can't get into the cybersecurity game without perfecting and securing its own network first.
July 30, 2015The blame for the Office of Personnel Management cyber breach is on OPM right now. But OPM said the breach wasn't its fault. Larry Allen is president of Allen Federal Business Partners and writes the Week Ahead newsletter. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose where the finger gets pointed when something goes wrong.
July 02, 2015-
The Buyer\'s Club that originated at the Department of Health and Human Services will spread to every agency across government. Some vendors are still unsure about the idea but they shouldn\'t be. Larry Allen is the president of Allen Federal Business Partners and writes The Week Ahead newsletter. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose why he likes the Buyer\'s Club concept and why you should too.
June 18, 2015 -
April Fool's Special: A huge governmentwide acquisition contract is coming out of nowhere, and it could be worth a lot of money. It's the Effective Integrated Enterprise Interoperability Options contract. Larry Allen is President of Allen Federal Business Partners. On In Depth with Francis Rose, he shared with Francis Rose, he shared an April Fool's joke with Francis at the expense of the Department of Agriculture.
April 01, 2015 -
Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, joins host Mark Amtower to discuss the top procurement issues in 2015, and how they are impacting contractors. March 23, 2015
March 23, 2015 -
A new proposed rule from the General Services Administration includes some good news that vendors have wanted for a long time. But there's a bunch of potential bad news too, according to Larry Allen. He's President of Allen Federal Business Partners. He explained the carrot and the stick behind the new proposed rule on In Depth with Francis Rose.
March 12, 2015 -
A proposed rule issued today would change the Price Reduction Clause that most contractors dislike and causes most of the False Claims Act lawsuits. Vendors have 60 days to offer comments and GSA will hold an industry day April 17.
March 04, 2015 -
The size of the civilian workforce is on the decline at the Defense Department. But three other agencies plan to add 5,000 civilian employees each in the next year. Larry Allen is president of Allen Federal Business Partners and author of the Week Ahead newsletter. On In Depth with Francis Rose, he said the rebalancing means federal contracting opportunities will start growing in new places.
February 26, 2015 -
Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, joins host Mark Amtower to discuss the top procurement issues in 2015, and how they are impacting contractors. February 23, 2015
February 23, 2015 -
The White House budget request lays out a plan to get rid of sequestration and start new programs to strengthen the senior executive service. But the power over budget reality lies mostly in the hand of Congress. Larry Allen is President of Allen Federal Business Partners and author of the Week Ahead newsletter. On In Depth with Francis Rose, he said federal contractors should be wary of the hype a White House budget creates.
February 12, 2015 -
You can learn a very important lesson from former Secretaries of State that could make or break your company's government business portfolion. But it doesn't have anything to do with foreign policy. That's according to Larry Allen -- he's president of Allen Federal and author of the Week Ahead newsletter. On In Depth with Francis Rose, he explained what you can learn from diplomats.
February 05, 2015 -
Dan Tangherlini is leaving as administrator of the General Services Administration. He tells GSA personnel in an email today that his last day will be Feb. 13. Larry Allen is president of Allen Federal Business Partners and author of the Week Ahead newsletter. On In Depth with Francis Rose, he reviewed the legacy of Dan Tangherlini at GSA.
January 15, 2015