Suspension and debarment

The suspension, debarment process could be improved, but not by DoJ taking the lead

Federal contracting experts say Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) letter to the Justice Department misses the mark on how to…

Reporter's Notebook

IG says ‘inconsistent’ Pentagon policy on active shooters could make things worse

Federal Newscast

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Number of suspended, debarred contractors falls for fourth year in a row

Federal Newscast

4 trends driving more suspension, debarment of vendors

Reporter's Notebook

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GSA decision to debar contractor is overruled after judge calls it ‘arbitrary and capricious’

Reporter's Notebook

Air Force cancels suspension of FedBid

Defense

Air Force suspends, begins debarment process of FedBid

Defense

VA forming cadre of specially-trained acquisition workers

Defense

Senators press Army on suspension and debarment delays

BP temporarily suspended from new federal contracts

Acquisition executives figuring out how to deal with budget woes

Agencies cracking down on troubled vendors

The Interagency Suspension and Debarment Committee (ISDC) issued its annual report to Congress showing that the use of suspension and debarment increased…

Senators tell DoJ to fix its suspension, debarment databases

Sens. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) want regular updates from Justice officials on the steps they are taking to better input and…

Federal Drive

Air Force, DLA lead way in suspensions, debarments

On DoD Podcasts

In this week’s edition of On DoD, we hear from two of the agencies that are using suspension and debarment aggressively. The Air Force and the Defense Logistics Agency together processed more than 800 suspensions, debarments, and proposed debarments last year. We hear from Steven Shaw, the Air Force’s deputy general counsel for contractor responsibility, and Normand Lussier, DLA’s associate general counsel for contracting integrity.