10 vet businesses named to $20B NIH contract

National Institutes of Health begins small-business awards by picking 10 service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses for huge IT services contract.

  • By Nick Wakeman

OFPP busts myths, offers 8 ways to make your customer happy

A new memo from OFPP lays out misconceptions that vendors may have and then debunks them.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Congress wants contractor cuts along with workforce caps

Senate and House members fear caps on federal employees without caps on contractors will push DOD to use more contractors.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Air Force and NetCents: Gutless or incompetent?

Plenty of questions were raised when the Air Force quickly backed away from its $6.9 billion NetCents II product awards in the face of a slew of protests. Mainly, what's going on?

  • By Nick Wakeman

NASA to probe industry for forthcoming SEWP V

SPace agency wants to learn about the latest and greatest advances in IT and acquisition strategies for its governmentwide contract.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

New defense rules might cost contractors money

New acquisition regulations are the most comprehensive change in federal contracting in several years. Are you ready to comply?

  • By David Hubler

Budget stalemate continues on Capitol Hill

The Obama administration has given a framework to avoid the looming sequestration, but House Republicans say the proposals won't pass in either chamber. What now?

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Does OFPP nominee Joe Jordan stand a chance?

Obama wants him as the next administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy but whether he gets an actual confirmation vote is too tough to call.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Is strategic communications a competitive weapon?

Today's tough market raises the profile and value of strategic communications planning. Ignore it at your peril.

  • By Eva Neumann

'Outdated' contractor pay cap raised 10 percent

The Obama administration and some lawmakers have tried to change the compensation amount to better match top federal officials' salaries, but have been unsuccessful.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Oracle contract cancellation no big deal, experts say

When parties can’t agree on aspects of a contract, experts say call it a day.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

6 quick fixes that will improve your company's win rate

Surveys reveal too many companies don't use the 7-factor model to boost their win rate.

  • By Bob Lohfeld

Oracle contract 'not in best interest' of gov't, official says

GSA cancels Oracle's Schedule 70 contract for IT services but offers few details on why.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Are more contract crackdowns on the way?

What do Oracle's recent troubles with GSA and Lockheed Martin's cost overrun issues on a satellite contract teach the rest of the indsutry?

  • By Nick Wakeman

Sole-source justifications for small-business contracts made permanent

Agencies have been under an interim rule requiring them to justify many small-business sole-source awards. Now the rule has become final.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Rep. Graves requests contract reforms in next NDAA

He added that the Armed Services Committee’s own Panel on Business Challenges and Small Business Committee’s legislation complement each other.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

PSC seeks balance, thoughtful contracting in 2012

PSC plans to focus on fostering a balanced and innovative contracting environment.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Feds' focus on margins puts industrial base at risk

Reducing government costs is in everyone's best interest, writes Stan Soloway, but too much emphasis on cutting margins will only hurt government and industry in the long run.

  • By Stan Soloway

No executive order for gay federal contractors

For now, President Obama won't be signing an executive order protecting homosexual workers from discrimination while contracting.

  • By Alysha Sideman

Congress calls GSA officials in wake of scandal

Lavish conference scandal brings GSA officials to face lawmakers' questions at four separate congressional hearings.

  • By Matthew Weigelt
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