NDAA
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Roger Waldron looks at how two agencies will further enhance the schedules to deliver best value commercial solutions to customer agencies through sound business opportunities for contractors.
August 10, 2018 -
The Trump administration is drafting an executive order to authorize the transfer of the governmentwide security clearance program from the Office of Personnel Management and National Background Investigations Bureau to the Pentagon.
August 07, 2018 -
After a lackluster first year in its Cyber Direct Commissioning program, the Army is hoping a combination of higher pay and better marketing will let it attract more candidates from industry, academia.
August 06, 2018 -
2019 Defense bill strengthens role of Defense Health Agency, but omits Senate language that would have completely eliminated the military services' own medical commands.
July 31, 2018 -
Professional Service Council's CEO David Berteau joins Federal Drive once again with his analysis of the benefits for contractors found within 2019 NDAA legislation
July 30, 2018 -
Roger Waldron, president of the Coalition for Government procurement, says NDAA contains a number of provisions that would reform the procurement process
July 27, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act cleared the House, bringing service members one step closer to a pay raise.
July 27, 2018 -
The prospect of a higher cap on Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments (VSIPs), again, failed to make it through in the annual defense authorization bill.
July 25, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Government Accountability Office says only 15 out of 53 agencies met DATA Act requirements for complete, timely, and accurate spending data reports.
July 24, 2018 -
Congress holds off on cutting agencies from DoD's fourth estate.
July 24, 2018 -
What are the chances of a government shutdown in fiscal year 2019? Find out when Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center. July 9, 2018
July 06, 2018 -
Section 814 of the Senate's recently passed defense spending bill seeks to modify the limitations on certain single award task and delivery order contracts.
July 06, 2018 -
Special hiring authorities for personnel working in government-owned depots are set to expire in September.
July 04, 2018 -
The backlog of security clearances in the federal government makes it harder to perform classified work, while the lack of a cyber doctrine makes it harder to respond to cyber attacks without risking escalation.
June 25, 2018 -
The Defense Department wants the contracting community to embrace a new policy that could upend the annual procurement cycle for major weapons systems.
June 20, 2018