Talking to your customer might get easier, thanks to OMB

Dan Gordon, top procurement policy official, is starting a campaign to take the fear out of government-industry discussions.

4 steps to a more successful government business

In the final installment of our three-part series, our panel of experts offers more tips on how to succeed in a changing market.

CIOs to get more power under OMB IT reform plan

Vivek Kundra and OMB want federal chief information officers to have more power. What other steps will be taken to fix IT procurement processes?

4 steps to controlling your destiny in 2011

Our panel of experts offers tips on how to work with customers and understand your competitors if you want to be successful in 2011.

FedBid's reverse auction business booms

Agencies are saving more money and using the reverse auction more often, FedBid says.

How to be a contract loser, guaranteed

Our panel of experts offers different strategies for success in the market, but what one thing do they agree contractors should avoid at all costs?

Northrop Grumman protests lost $2.6B contract award

Northrop Grumman filed a protest with GAO after GSA decided to recompete a 10-year, $2.6 billion contract it had won.

Senate committee mulls bill to allow blacklisting of certain suppliers

DOD officials fear risks to their supply chain for critical products.

Protest stops $450M DHS award to CACI

Protests by the the losing bidders have put a halt to the Homeland Security Department's plans to revamp its financial management systems.

Panel recommends slashing federal workforce to help with deficit

The White House-led debt-reduction panel recommends cutting the federal workforce, changing the tax code and imposing annual limits on war spending, among other things, in order to save $4 trillion by 2020.

Lockheed agrees to settle Deepwater False Claims lawsuit

A whistle-blower and Lockheed Martin have signed a settlement for an undisclosed amount, but the fight with Northrop Grumman continues.

Risk and reward must be part of DOD acquisition reform efforts

A Defense Department initiative designed to improve the acquisition process must strike a fair balance between risk and reward to ensure the health of the defense industry, writes Stan Soloway with the Professional Services Council.

Be prepared: The auditors are coming.

Michael Tinsley explains some of the challenges and solutions when companies face government auditors.

Big contracts mean big pressure for contractors

The flexibility of large task-order contracts has helped them explode in the market. Their growth is both a blessing and curse for contractors.

SBA suspends 2 firms, alleging they served as fronts

The Small Business Administration has suspended EG Solutions and MultimaxArray FirstSource until they can address accusations of acting as fronts to pass small-business work to large company subcontractors.

McCaskill proposes end to ANC special status

Sen. Claire McCaskill's bill would remove exclusive provisions for the companies owned by Alaska Native Corporations.

Hey, small business, ready to leave the 8(a) world?

To survive graduation, small businesses need to prepare for tougher competition by building the infrastructure and relationships needed for success. What steps have the Top 25 8(a) companies taken?

CACI automates Uncle Sam’s ‘I Want You’ enlistment process

CACI International Inc. has been awarded a three-and-a-half year, $75 million Defense Department contract from the DOD’s Business Transformation Agency to assist in processing applicants who want to join the armed forces.

TechAmerica urges action by lame-duck Congress on laundry list of IT wants

TechAmerica President and CEO Phil Bond today urged the upcoming lame duck session of the 111th Congress to take concerted action before adjournment on a range of unresolved IT issues.

Will you win the contracts you need to survive 2011?

The future holds more competition, tighter margins and big opportunities for politically savvy, nimble-footed companies. Are you ready?