Podcasts
The Real Talk on TIC 3.0
In this podcast from our partner GMarkU, we explore TIC 3.0, which was released in December, and what it means for the government market.
Opinion
Keys to stay-at-home sales and business development
Just because you are stuck at home, doesn't mean sales and BD come to a halt. Here are five things you should be doing right now.
COVID-19 drives the need for great leadership
The coronavirus pandemic has made effective leaders paramount for any organization. We see examples at work and even at our kids' schools.
5 steps to prepare for CMMC
CMMC presents a unique opportunity to assess your security posture and embrace best practices in a way you haven't before.
How COVID-19 is driving a wave of innovation
The COVID-19 pandemic is frightening and stressful but it also has been an engine for collaboration and innovation by the government and the industrial base as former Katharina McFarland, former assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition explains.
Opinion
DOD COVID-19 guidance answers some questions but creates others
The Defense Department has issued 17 guidance documents to help clarify acquisition provisions in the CARES Act. Some have answered questions but others have spurred more questions. Read attorney James Fontana's analysis.
GSA cuts payment time for small businesses
The General Services Administration plans to reduce the time it takes to pay small business primes and their subcontractors.
How M&A issues can derail how proposals are evaluated
Serco is embroiled in a protest battle that helps show how mergers and acquisitions can impact the competition for contracts, or at least how contracts are evaluated.
GAO: Agencies are missing EIS targets
Federal agencies are slow to adopt the governmentwide $50 billion next generation telecommunications contract vehicle, according to a Government Accountability Office report.
Podcasts
Project 38: What GovCon's new 'business as usual' looks like during pandemic
Get a glimpse at how the business of government contracting has shifted to a different pace and cadence amid the COVID-19 pandemic in this episode with Amber Hart and Lisa Shea Mundt, the founders in charge at market intelligence firm The Pulse of GovCon.
Podcasts
PROJECT 38: Legal issues arise in contracting during a pandemic
The coronavirus response has elevated several legal issues for government contractors. In this episode, contracts attorney James Fontana highlights where legal issues can arise and how contractors should be proactive in protecting their business and employees.
Opinion
CARES Act and the impact on contracting costs
The newly minted CARES Act has plenty that will impact government contractors and one area to pay attention to is how allowable costs will be handled.
What the 2009 financial crisis can teach us about COVID-19
The recovery from the 2009 financial crisis offers lessons for how we should respond to the COVID-19 crisis. IBM's John Kamensky explains what we learned and how it applies.
DHS contractors face new COVID-19 screening procedures
DHS is putting new restrictions in place for contractors as federal agencies and industry grapple with how best to collaborate on projects under quarantines and social distancing guidelines designed to limit in-person gatherings.
COVID-19 forces GSA to delay e-commerce portal plans
With COVID-19 support response prioritized, the General Services Administration puts a hold on its e-commerce portal proof of concept contract.
Podcasts
PROJECT 38: Protecting small business during the COVID-19 pandemic
The challenges and risks faced by small business government contractors are severe. They face possible work stoppages, slower payments, layoffs, and the threat of bankruptcy. Bruce Lyman of the financing firm Parabilis explains to Senior Staff Writer Ross Wilkers what can be done to support these companies.
SAIC sees some buffers against COVID-19 impact
Due in large part to the nature of its work, Science Applications International Corp. is telling investors it expects to be able to manage through the COVID-19 pandemic.
Podcasts
PROJECT 38: The small business path to CMMC compliance
Alba Aleman, Citizant CEO and recognized small business advocate, explains that small businesses should embrace the Defense Department's new cybersecurity requirements for contractors as both a way of differentiating themselves and path to being a stronger organization instead of seeing it as a burden.
COVID-19's impact will far outlast the pandemic
COVID-19 will reverberate through the market for years to come but what that impact will look like and what it'll mean to the GovCon market are questions that are yet to be answered.
Opinion