Larry Allen
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Few people heard of the FAA's NOTAM system until it crashed and brought aviation to a standstill earlier this month. The FAA blamed a contractor for accidentally deleting files, such that the system failed to synchronize.
January 31, 2023 -
From new and burdensome rules, to delays in governmentwide vehicles, to Congressional new blood, federal contractors face a daunting year.
January 18, 2023 -
Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to discuss how federal procurement is being impacted by a cavalcade of current and proposed contract compliance requirements.
January 13, 2023 -
Contractors start the new calendar year with customers funded for the fiscal year. But some new rules and procedures will take some attention.
January 04, 2023 -
The new normal this time of year is for those in the federal contracting community to wait and hope Congress enacts funding for the next fiscal year. Plus, there are always those changes in the federal acquisition regulations. So who's making the lives of the government's industry partners easier and who deserves a lump of coal from Santa this year?
December 20, 2022 -
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy has been banging this particular drum for years now. Not only are agencies allowed to engage in discussions with industry before they craft procurements, doing so is usually a good thing. Now that principle is enshrined in the Federal Acquisition Regulation via a new rule issued just last week.
December 06, 2022 -
The Government Accountability Office dismissed 117 protests after NITAAC said it reassess the self-scoring cut-off line and relook at offers.
December 01, 2022 -
Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. Lots of functions in government need more people. Acquisition is no exception. Getting in the people they…
November 22, 2022 -
Figures from the Government Accountability Office show a 12% drop in the number of contracting protests in fiscal '22 relative to the year before, protests are down 40% Since 2018.
November 08, 2022 -
Allen Federal Business Partners President Larry Allen joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center for a wide ranging discussion of how inflation, climate change and the upcoming election will affect contractors in fiscal year 2023.
October 27, 2022 -
Alliant 3 is a promising new government-wide acquisition contract for technology services. The request for proposals is now out and open for comments.
October 25, 2022 -
Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, argues for why the General Services Administration’s Transactional Data Reporting effort needs more time and training of contracting officers.
October 11, 2022 -
Two weeks into the continuing resolution agencies hoping to start new initiatives are now looking towards December 16. That's when Congress promised to establish a 2023 budget. History shows that's a pretty thin read to lean on.
October 11, 2022 -
Congress is currently flirting with the possibility of a government shutdown, as well as the potential year long continuing resolution no one wants, not to mention the fact that inflation is making it harder to conduct business and getting permission to increase prices remains difficult.
September 27, 2022 -
Federal agencies are moving into the spend it or lose it stage of the fiscal year with just two weeks to go.
September 13, 2022