The procurement environment is a little confusing at the moment. Appropriations came through with only a half a year to obligate them. The 2023 budget schedule is foggy. And inflation overlays the buying power of every dollar.
Last week's report from the Pentagon on defense industrial base competitiveness didn't sit well with services contractors.
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For federal contractors, 2021 comes to an end with no appropriations for 2022 until halfway through the fiscal year.
An executive order from the Biden administration is ostensibly aimed at protecting employees of services contractors. With one view of it, the executive vice president for policy at the Professional Services Council, Stephanie Kostro.
Contractors have some big concerns of their own about how the vaccine mandate is supposed to work in practice. Stephanie Kostro, executive vice president for policy at the Professional Services Council, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to talk about some of the issues vendors are flagging.
The Biden administration in recent days has offered up more details on how agencies might handle religious exception requests from federal employees. Contractors should make a "good faith" effort to comply with the federal vaccine mandate, according to recent guidance.
For an industry reaction, the Executive Vice President for Policy at the Professional Services Council Stephanie Kostro spoke to Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
Executive Vice President for Policy at the Professional Services Council, Stephanie Kostro, spoke to Federal Drive with Tom Temin for some advice.
A recent change to the CIO-SP4 solicitation is forcing many small firms to change their bidding strategy at the last minute, leading to calls for NITAAC to pause the entire effort.
The Professional Services Council, which represents hundreds of IT contractors, is out with its annual business forecast scorecard. Federal Drive with Tom Temin discussed with the PSC's executive vice president for policy, Stephanie Kostro.
Industry experts are calling on NITAAC to rescind the solicitation and address several inconsistencies.
The National Institutes of Health Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC) made changes to the CIO-SP4 solicitation last week that is causing major concerns among bidders.
A last-minute modification to the request for proposals for a signature governmentwide acquisition contract has left industry a little shellshocked.
The guidance from the White House last week purported to help agencies plan for people to return to federal offices. That included both federal employees and contractors.