Federal Acquisition Regulation

It’s a small but important detail: Are foreign contractor employees legit?

In the endless quest for talent, federal contractors sometimes use foreign employees. A long-running program called E-verify lets employers confirm such…

Agency Oversight

We dissect the final buy-American guidance out from the White House

Congress

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New rule sets stage for banning risky technologies from government supply chains

Acquisition Policy

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Things are cookin’ at the DHS Procurement Innovation Lab

Acquisition

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How to inoculate your agency’s acquisitions against protests

Acquisition

The Coalition for Government Procurement

Leveraging the collective buying power of the government

Commentary

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Let’s thank those federal employees who buy things

Federal Report

What would happen to contractors in case of a debt default?

Contracting

For contractors, the 2024 budget request doesn’t quite add up

Contracting

Why federal contractors are poring over the new national cyber strategy

Cybersecurity

Air Force presses its advantage in a controversial intellectual property dispute

Air Force

FILE - This April 19, 2019 file photo shows a sign for the Department of Defense at the Pentagon in Washington. The Biden administration’s nominee for top Pentagon policy adviser was met with sharp criticism from Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee Thursday, including accusations that he has been too partisan to be confirmed for the job. Colin Kahl, who served as national security adviser to then-Vice President Joe Biden during the Obama administration, faced repeated questions on his previous support for the Iran nuclear deal and how he would approach that issue now. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Contractors assess the Defense Department’s latest small-business strategy

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s department issued a new small-business strategy a couple of weeks ago. It comes as more dollars are going to fewer smaller…

Contracting

FILE - A sign for the Food and Drug Administration is seen in Silver Spring, Md., on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. On Wednesday, March 30, 2022, federal health advisers narrowly ruled against an experimental drug for the debilitating illness known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, a potential setback for patient groups who lobbied for the medication’s approval. A majority of advisers to the FDA voted 6-4 that a single study from Amylyx Pharmaceuticals failed to establish the drug's effectiveness in treating the deadly neurodegenerative disease known also as ALS, for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

FDA is told to tighten up its procedures for IT procurement

For the FDA, as for so many agencies, information technology is a big-ticket expenditure. The Health and Human Services inspector general examined FDA…

Management

FILE - An American flag flies in front of the facade of Raytheon's Integrated Defense Systems facility, in Woburn, Mass on June 10, 2019. China said Monday, Feb. 21, 2022, it will impose new sanctions on U.S. defense contractors Raytheon Technologies and Lockheed Martin due to their arms sales to Taiwan, stepping up a feud with Washington over security and Beijing’s strategic ambitions. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Even big, old-line contractors run into trouble with Defense cost accounting rules

Contracting

A dispute between the Defense Department and old-line contractor Raytheon shows how tricky the rules are for cost accounting. In one recent case, Raytheon prevailed at the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals.

Federal Acquisition Regulation

It’s a small but important detail: Are foreign contractor employees legit?

We dissect the final buy-American guidance out from the White House

New rule sets stage for banning risky technologies from government supply chains

Things are cookin’ at the DHS Procurement Innovation Lab

How to inoculate your agency’s acquisitions against protests

Leveraging the collective buying power of the government

Let’s thank those federal employees who buy things

What would happen to contractors in case of a debt default?

For contractors, the 2024 budget request doesn’t quite add up

Why federal contractors are poring over the new national cyber strategy

Air Force presses its advantage in a controversial intellectual property dispute

Contractors assess the Defense Department’s latest small-business strategy

FDA is told to tighten up its procedures for IT procurement

Even big, old-line contractors run into trouble with Defense cost accounting rules

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