Contracts
Small businesses face upheaval under the acquisition overhaul and agency cuts
Changes to the 8(a) program and decimated support offices leave contractors with fewer resources and protections.
Contracts
Why contractors should look past DHS’ reconciliation buys
The operational tails of border technology, cutter ships and workforce expansion offers more enduring opportunities.
Contracts
What companies get wrong about selling to DHS
Beth Cappello, a former Homeland Security Department deputy chief information officer, told our Power Breakfast audience who they should really be talking to and how to craft proposals that stand out.
Contracts
Contractors fear retaliation if they try to recover shutdown costs
Legal rights do exist for companies to recoup their losses, but attorneys say fears of Trump administration reprisal loom over industry.
Opinion
These kids should be our role models, not the other way around
What a high school senior night taught me about gratitude, brotherhood and real leadership.
Contracts
OPM releases final solicitation for government-wide HR modernization contract
The 10-year contract opportunity comes months after the Office of Personnel Management canceled a sole-source award to Workday following complaints about a lack of competition.
Contracts
GSA’s FAR Overhaul gives contracting officers new flexibility to use innovative contract types
The latest changes to Part 15 eliminate deviation requirements, allowing contracting officers to structure deals without senior-level approvals.
Companies
Defense services companies face ‘structural issues’ as tech disruptors surge
Artificial intelligence displacement and higher acquisition prices threaten the growth model that has sustained industry leaders for two decades.
Companies
Cherokee Federal acquires HigherEchelon's Salesforce practice
The tribally-owned contractor is looking to bolster its digital modernization capabilities through this purchase.
Companies
Serial entrepreneur Ken Bajaj comes out of retirement to chase AI opportunity set
DigitalNet.ai forms out of a combination of three other companies to deliver a persona-based digital workforce to government agencies.
Companies
Tracking shutdown costs now will determine what you can recover later
Contractors have 30 days after work resumes to file for equitable adjustments, but the accounting and documentation must start now.
Opinion
Rule of two survives FAR overhaul as socioeconomic programs take a back seat
The Federal Acquisition Regulation rewrite keeps in place mandatory requirements for general small business set-asides, while socioeconomic small business programs become discretionary.
Opinion
Don’t wait: GovCon must prepare now for a potential shutdown
Congress remains deadlocked and Sept. 30 is a week away. That means contractors should dust off shutdown plans and take immediate action on invoices, contracts and cash flow.
Opinion
Why GovCon should care about Trump’s disdain for oversight and accountability
The administration's push to undermine watchdog agencies may bring short-term gains, but will more likely damage the market and good government over the long haul.
Opinion
GSA’s OneGov deals hype billions in savings, but should we buy into it?
Amid all the discount announcements, these short-term agreements raise more questions than they answer about real value to government buyers.
Opinion
Under fire, GAO explains its mission to Congress
The Government Accountability Office publishes a blog to explain its role amid threatened budget cuts and rhetoric that questions its value.
Contracts
Protests continue for $10B State enterprise IT vehicle
Challenges from two companies remain active as the State Department works to field its main enterprise IT services vehicle.
Opinion
COMMENTARY: New OMB memo ignores the small business impacts of contract consolidation
The federal government's push to centralize procurement at the General Services Administration disregards the history of how strategic sourcing initiatives hurt small business participation.
Contracts
18 companies to continue protests over $60B VA IT contract
A new round in the legal battle over T4NG2 starts to take shape after a deadline passes for protesters to decide whether to continue or drop out.
Contracts