Larry Allen
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It may be the largest single order made against an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) vehicle. Booz Allen Hamilton landed an award for the Global Threat Mitigation Program this week against the OASIS contract from the General Services Administration. Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, tells In Depth with Francis Rose the task order shows just how important it is to have the right vehicle.
October 01, 2015 Federal agencies are preparing plans now for a possible shutdown next week. One of the elements of those plans is which employees are essential and which ones aren't. Larry Allen is the President of Allen Federal Business Partners. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose employees aren't the only ones who should find out as soon as possible if they're essential.
September 24, 2015The latest postmortem on the Department of Health and Human Services' struggles with HealthCare.gov is from the HHS Office of Inspector General. It found serious managerial problems with the development and deployment of the website. Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, shared two key takeaways from the IG's report on In Depth with Francis Rose.
September 17, 2015-
Congress is gearing up to solve a lot of problems between now and the end of the month and it doesn't have a lot of time to do it. Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners and publisher of The Week Ahead, said companies in the government contracting space should watch three things that most Congress watchers aren't paying attention to. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose what those three things are.
September 10, 2015 -
More than 150 national defense projects would be at risk if the Defense Department enters fiscal year 2016 under a Continuing Resolution. The Air Force could take the brunt of that with depleted ranks and 50 programs on the potential chopping block. Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, tells In Depth with Francis Rose there's not much you can do, if you sell to the Pentagon, except prepare for the worst.
September 03, 2015 -
As agencies enter the final month of the fiscal year, spending is expected to increase significantly, especially through multiple award contracts.
August 31, 2015 -
Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners and Mike Hettinger of the Hettinger Strategy Group count down the week's top stories with Francis Rose.
August 28, 2015 -
Congress doesn't come back to Washington until after the Labor Day holiday, but pretty much everyone watching the budget process thinks Congress will pass a continuing resolution of some kind. Larry Allen is the president of Allen Federal Business Partners and author of the Week Ahead newsletter. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose that a CR isn't just bad for agencies — it's bad for contractors too.
August 27, 2015 -
While everyone wants the government to be a good manager of public funds, a look behind the reverse auction curtain may find that not all is rosy in this world, says Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners.
August 03, 2015 The Office of Management and Budget is working on new cybersecurity guidelines for contractors in the wake of two major breaches. Contractors already have five major expectations for their own cyber programs from the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Larry Allen is president of Allen Federal Business Partners and writes the Week Ahead newsletter. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose that your company can't get into the cybersecurity game without perfecting and securing its own network first.
July 30, 2015The blame for the Office of Personnel Management cyber breach is on OPM right now. But OPM said the breach wasn't its fault. Larry Allen is president of Allen Federal Business Partners and writes the Week Ahead newsletter. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose where the finger gets pointed when something goes wrong.
July 02, 2015-
The Buyer\'s Club that originated at the Department of Health and Human Services will spread to every agency across government. Some vendors are still unsure about the idea but they shouldn\'t be. Larry Allen is the president of Allen Federal Business Partners and writes The Week Ahead newsletter. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose why he likes the Buyer\'s Club concept and why you should too.
June 18, 2015 -
Commentary: Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, writes that some of the pricing data initiatives are sending a disheartening message to GSA\'s contracting workforce. The Multiple Award Schedules are not in business to be the Dollar Store, he writes.
June 02, 2015 -
April Fool's Special: A huge governmentwide acquisition contract is coming out of nowhere, and it could be worth a lot of money. It's the Effective Integrated Enterprise Interoperability Options contract. Larry Allen is President of Allen Federal Business Partners. On In Depth with Francis Rose, he shared with Francis Rose, he shared an April Fool's joke with Francis at the expense of the Department of Agriculture.
April 01, 2015 -
The fifth generation of the Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement contract at NASA releases some winners Thursday. Companies have been waiting for SEWP V for a long time now, so the release of the names is good news for the winners, and not so good news for the ones that aren't on the list. Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, tells In Depth with Francis Rose we know so far about SEWP V.
March 26, 2015