Now back in session, the Senate will take up a budget resolution for 2018 and markup appropriations bills for three big agencies.
A new House bill is named for a VA whistleblower who committed suicide. Another would give bonuses to employees who expose waste.
For contractors in the middle, life can be tougher, says Paul Murphy, senior data analyst at Bloomberg Government.
Bloomberg Government's annual "top" 200 federal contractors report shows big contractors did especially well. And mergers and acquisitions were at record levels despite fears of a downturn in government spending.
Bloomberg Government released its top 200 contractors for fiscal 2016 and found some interesting trends.
New data from Bloomberg Government shows more than 2,600 multiple award contracts across government, which is a drop of 8 percent over the last five years.
New data shows agencies bought $120 million more worth of agile services in 2016 than in 2015 as part of the growing demand for these capabilities.
The more bitter the arguments over the federal budget become on Capitol Hill, the more members might resort to anything. Especially if the Trump administration refuses to spend money it didn't want appropriated in the first place.
The more bitter the arguments over the federal budget become on Capitol Hill, the more members might resort to anything. Especially if the Trump administration refuses to spend money it didn't want appropriated in the first place. There's a law for that. Rob Levinson, senior defense analyst for Bloomberg Government, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to share the details.
On this edition of Columbia Technology Partner's Ready to Prime, Allen Scott discusses the contracting landscape with two people who know it very well.
The Trump administration is seeking a big increase in defense spending. Big like 10 percent, or more than $50 billion for 2018. Rob Levinson, senior defense analyst for Bloomberg Government, shares his analysis on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
The Trump White House is considering skipping a February budget request to Congress for 2018. It already missed last Monday's deadline as all new administrations do. But now the smoke signals indicate a proposal won't come until May. And that could throw Congress more out of whack than it already is. Erik Wasson, congressional reporter for Bloomberg Government, shares the details on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
The federal government has a growing backlog of unawarded contracts. Information technology represents the lion's share of the potential business.
Enterprise Information Services submitted a complaint to the Government Accountability Office on Aug. 10 on the unrestricted version of Alliant 2.
The Pentagon will help contracting officers and vendors understand what it’s buying and who is doing the buying through a new acquisition portal.