Federal Acquisition Regulation

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

Debt default would seem, in some ways, like a government shutdown. But it’s not. The government is fully appropriated for the rest of fiscal 2023. It is…

Contracting

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

Contracting

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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

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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

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

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

The review that helps DoD create better contract management documentation

Contracting

The federal procurement elephant can dance

Tom Temin Commentary

A smaller scale replica of the Marine Corps War Memorial statue stands near the parade ground at the Marine Corps Recruiting Depot, Wednesday, May 11, 2022, in Parris Island, S.C. The threat of rising seas is encroaching upon one of America's most storied military installations, where thousands of recruits are molded into Marines each year. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

Marine Corps hits its retention goals for the first time in a decade

Federal Newscast

Why the Pentagon needs to bolster its network of corporate consortiums

Defense

A Senate-inspired bill seeks to redo federal procurement

The AGILE Procurement Act in the Senate intends to make it easier for the government to buy commercial goods and services.

Contracting

How to build and maintain sustainability in government contracting

While necessary to harness the federal government’s buying power in addressing the climate crisis, new acquisition regulations could inadvertently serve…

Commentary

How the nation’s premier cybersecurity agency can handle its new procurement authority

Acquisition

CISA is about to get its own procurement authority but could they grow too large too fast? Alan Thomas, the former commissioner of the GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service, now the chief operating officer of Intellibridge talked with Tom Temin on the Federal Drive.