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The hottest topics in procurement

This week on Off the Shelf, Larry Allen, president of  Allen Federal Business Partners, joins host Roger Waldron for a wide ranging discussion of the…

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Busy federal fourth quarter to bleed into just as crazy first quarter of 2024

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Court of Federal Claims decision results in a ‘sea change’ for federal acquisition

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GSA hits the play button on Polaris by finalizing solicitation updates

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FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2021 file photo, Fulton County Georgia elections workers process absentee ballots for the Senate runoff election in Atlanta.  When voters in Florida and Georgia request mailed ballots next year, they will have to make sure they do one more thing before sending it in: provide proof of identification.  (AP Photo/Ben Gray, File)

Postal Service agrees to provide more transparency during election season

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Postal Service settles another lawsuit stemming from the 2020 presidential election.

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(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)The General Services Administration (GSA) building is seen, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, in Washington. General Service Administrator Emily Murphy, the head of the obscure federal government agency that is holding up Joe Biden's presidential transition, appeared to know she might be facing a messy situation after the votes came in. Prior to Nov. 3, Emily Murphy, the head of the General Services Administration, held a Zoom call with Dave Barram, 77, a man who was in her shoes 20 years earlier during the contested 2000 election between George W. Bush and Al Gore. Barram said he advised her to

GSA is out with suggested corrections to $50B Polaris RFP

Small businesses have until May 23 to submit comments on GSA’s suggested changes to the mentor-protégé requirements under the solicitation Polaris…

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In the relatively small world of government contracting, it pays not to be a jerk

Forget about the idea of six degrees of separation. In the world of government contracting people are no more than a hopper two away from one another.

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