The government will use a class deviation to modify all existing defense and civilian contracts in an effort to force compliance with President Trump's executive order banning certain anti-bias and discrimination training.
As required by President Trump's executive order, the Labor Department puts out a request for contractors to submit data on any anti-bias training they provide employees.
The IBM Center for the Business of Government has leveraged a series of commentaries it wrote for Washington Technology into a new report exploring how the sudden rush to telework is reshaping the workplace.
The Army stuck with three large incumbents for an $800 million information systems engineering contract. But what happened to the small business primes the Army seemingly sought out at first?
Through its subsidiary Ace Info Solutions, Dovel Technologies can claim a $135 million contract with the Federal Emergency Management Agency that helps show the acquisition is giving rewards.
Three small businesses have won spots on a $780 million contract to support the U.S. Special Operations Command with equipment and related technology services.
The General Services Administration has issued a survey to learn more about the technology capabilities of potential small business bidders for the $15 billion Polaris contract vehicle.
The Labor Department says it opened its hotline ahead of new anti-bias rules because actions banned by the Trump executive order on anti-bias and discrimination training also might violate existing regulations. But the move just adds to the confusion and uncertainty.
Grant Thornton won a $350 million strategic planning and logistics contract with the Transportation Security Agency, then losing bidders Guidehouse and Deloitte raised their objections.
We are glad to announce the winners of the 2020 Industry Innovator Award winners in recognition of the creativity and imagination that government contractors apply to serve their government customers.
The Labor Department hasn't waited for an interim rule to enforce President Trump's anti-bias and discrimination training executive order. A hotline email is now live to gather complaints.
It's been several weeks since President Trump issued his executive order banning certain training around racial diversity and inclusion. Yet much of the GovCon industry remains largely silent on what the order means and what they think.
Terry Halvorsen, the former Defense Department chief information officer, has joined IBM to help lead transformation and modernization efforts for public sector clients.
