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Jawan Williams loads his vehicle with sandbags before landfall of Hurricane Ida at the Frederick Sigur Civic Center in Chalmette, La., which is part of the Greater New Orleans metropolitan area, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. The storm is expected to bring winds as high as 140 mph when it slams ashore late Sunday. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

FEMA deploying over 2,000 employees as Ida carves destructive path

In today’s Federal Newscast, more than 2,400 FEMA employees are in place to help out citizens in Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and other states that…

Federal Newscast

Biden administration could mean several new federal procurement rules

Acquisition

In this June 15, 2020, photo, The Voice of America building in Washington. Michael Pack, the head of U.S.-funded international broadcasting is pressing ahead with his shakeup of the Voice of America and sister outlets by naming new leaders for two of its main networks and moving to defund one of the federal government's top democracy promotion initiatives. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Dozens of VOA reporters calling for director to resign

Federal Newscast

In this 1962 photo, Civil Rights leader Lincoln Ragsdale and supporters march on the Arizona state capitol for the desegregation of public places with the public accommodation bill prior to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Phoenix’s past segregation has been in focus after last month’s national outrage over a videotaped encounter of police pointing guns and cursing at a black family. (Lincoln Ragsdale Jr/Matthew Whitaker Photographs, University Archives, Arizona State University Library via AP)

Teleworking NARA employees stay busy making Black history records accessible

Federal Newscast

GAO

Commerce, VA, Air Force face protests of telecom modernization contracts

Contracts/Awards

Smith Pachter McWhorter PLC

Contractor protests bid of LPTA contract despite recent limitations on such awards

Federal Drive

DoD has finalized rules to deal with LPTA contracts

Federal Drive

House Dems update whistleblower guide for federal employees

Federal Newscast

DoD’s LPTA bid evaluation continues to cause issues for contractors

Federal Drive

DoD releases proposed acquisition rule on LPTA

Federal Drive

Shutdown economics: A proposal to give contractors, employees more wiggle room

Commentary

Alan Chvotkin, Professional Services Council

Defense industry aggravated with progress of DoD LPTA contracts

Alan Chvotkin, executive vice president and counsel at the Professional Services Council, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to talk about what’s starting…

Federal Drive

A military truck, foreground, carrying U.S. Marines from the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade forces drives past a Philippine Marine APC (Armored Personnel Carrier) which got stuck in the sandy portion of a riverbed as they take part in a live-fire amphibious landing exercise dubbed PHIBLEX Monday, Oct. 10, 2016 in Crow Valley in Capas township, Tarlac province, north of Manila, Philippines. The combat drill, however, maybe the last under President Rodrigo Duterte, who has opposed the war games partly because they may upset China and because of his disgust over U.S. criticisms of his bloody anti-drug campaign. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Pentagon hasn’t complied with 2-year-old congressional mandate on LPTA

A GAO review found DoD is complying with some of the constraints lawmakers placed on LPTA, but still isn’t documenting its decisions.

DoD Reporter's Notebook

Death knell for using LPTA for services and other acquisition highlights in the NDAA

Reporter's Notebook

The 2019 Defense Authorization bill includes a host of acquisition changes that impact both DoD and the government more broadly.