Larry Allen

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Contractors nervous as Congress hints at a government shutdown

Congress is currently flirting with the possibility of a government shutdown, as well as the potential year long continuing resolution no one wants, not…

Contracting

Contractors race for year-end business, while agencies rush to spend

Acquisition

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Some do’s and don’ts for contractors as the end of the fiscal year approaches

Contracting

OMB looking for budgets that are data driven

Contracting

A Senate-inspired bill seeks to redo federal procurement

Contracting

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Contractors sat up and listened to an astonishing speech from a military acquisition leader

Acquisition

Federal contractors moving ahead after a bizarre 2022 fiscal year

Contracting

The General Services administration is downright spacey… it has three north stars

Contracting

Changes to watch in GSA’s Schedules program

Contracting

Not just how the government spends its money, but where?

Contracting

The General Services Administration (GSA) building is seen, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, in Washington. General Service Administrator Emily Murphy, the head of the obscure federal government agency that is holding up Joe Biden's presidential transition, appeared to know she might be facing a messy situation after the votes came in. Prior to Nov. 3, Emily Murphy, the head of the General Services Administration, held a Zoom call with Dave Barram, 77, a man who was in her shoes 20 years earlier during the contested 2000 election between George W. Bush and Al Gore. Barram said he advised her to

GSA is out with suggested corrections to $50B Polaris RFP

Contracts/Awards

In the relatively small world of government contracting, it pays not to be a jerk

Forget about the idea of six degrees of separation. In the world of government contracting people are no more than a hopper two away from one another.

Contracting

Act now if you want help from GSA’s assisted acquisition services

The 2022 fiscal year got compressed to six months. To help with their crucial acquisitions, many agencies have already turned to the General Services Administration….

Contracting

GSA rises to the occasion with ASCEND, its new cloud acquisition vehicle

Acquisition

The General Services Administration has dubbed a blanket purchasing agreement for cloud services with the name ASCEND. Is GSA rising to the occasion? Federal Drive with Tom Temin got one view from federal sales and marketing consultant, Larry Allen.