Larry Allen

Pitch days are growing in popularity. They often go with the use of non-traditional acquisition techniques.

It gives more authority over bigger acquisitions to the undersecretary of Defense for acquisition and sustainment, and takes it away from the armed services.

At least in time for the calendar 2020, but not fiscal 2020, Congress and the White House established a budget. So it’s a better start to the new year than least year’s dismal shutdown.

With some of the latest ironies, federal marketing and procurement consultant Larry Allen joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

Congress is still unable to create long term spending packages. Meanwhile there’s some new rules for them to follow in order to do business with the government.

The last couple of weeks have been busy on the federal acquisition front. Federal sales and marketing consultant Larry Allen had more insights.

For how contractors can navigate the next couple of months, federal sales consultant Larry Allen joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

Simply put, the government needs many services and goods when areas are flooded or flattened.

Larry Allen, managing director of the Federal Market Access practice at BDO, joins host Mark Amtower on this week’s Amtower Off Center, to discuss the top contracting issues including end of fiscal year IT spending, and whether there will be another government shutdown.

One part of the Pentagon is pushing forward with the JEDI cloud procurement while another part is investigating whether the procurement is above board.