federal contracting

GSA contracting officers are driving schedule holders crazy

Contractors on the GSA’s multiple-award schedule say contracting officers are trying to re-negotiate contracts and making unreasonable demands for information.

Contracting

Relief for Defense subcontractors drowning in a sea of contract clauses

Contracting

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Contract spending is set to grow across the board in 2024

Contracting

Nothing from the government comes without gobs of documentation

Cybersecurity

FILE - In this July 29, 2011, file photo, from left, Aaron Parecki, Patrick Arlt, and Kyle Drake work in the Portland Incubator Experiment offices, in the Pearl District in Portland. The Portland Incubator Experiment, more commonly known as PIE, is ad firm Wieden+Kennedy's effort to nurture startups. It’s not always easy to transition from a corporate environment to running your own shop. But you can take certain steps before quitting your current job to make sure you’re ready for the unique pressures of entrepreneurship. (Ross William Hamilton/The Oregonian via AP, File)

You’re not innovating if you’re not talking to small business

Commentary

Shipping containers are stacked together at the Port of Baltimore, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, in Baltimore. Six months into the war in Ukraine, American companies — including federal contractors — continue to buy everything from birch wood flooring to weapons-grade titanium from major Russian corporations. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Agencies will soon be able to get feedback on what it’s like working with them

Federal Newscast

Senators want to know if federal contractors are actually complying E-Verify rule

Federal Newscast

Moscow - Sep 12, 2021: Vaccinated young woman showing COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card, healthy person in mask after getting corona virus vaccine. Coronavirus vaccine shot and immunization mandate.

Federal contractors will need to decide which of their employees are exempt from vaccine mandate

Federal Newscast

FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2021, file photo provided by the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Marines and Norweigian coalition forces assist with security at an Evacuation Control Checkpoint ensuring evacuees are processed safely during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Staff Sgt. Victor Mancilla/U.S. Marine Corps via AP, File)

US troops may have left Afghanistan, but federal contracting goes on

Federal Newscast

What do federal contractors want out of the 2020 election winner?

Contracting

GSA releases tool for monitoring agency spending to contractors

Federal Newscast

How can agencies ensure their data is protected when it’s not on their network?

In today’s Federal Newscast, agencies receive new ways to protect their data on contractor or non-federal systems.

Federal Newscast

Senate bill looks to make sure federal contractors actually deserve bonuses

In today’s Federal Newscast, Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) introduced the Bogus Bonus Ban Act to try to rein in excessive spending on unwarranted bonuses…

Federal Newscast

Agencies, health sector should employ modern IT as superpower

Women of Washington

On this episode of Women of Washington, Gigi Schumm welcomed Lisa Mitnick, managing director for Accenture Digital.