DoJ’s two big False Claims Act settlements a sign of things to come?
A huge fine for a big name government contractor. A flood of interest for the next great governmentwide acquisition contract. And despite all the challenges with the federal…
The Defense Department clarifies how to use other transaction authority
Other Transaction Authority (OTA) acquisitions have become popular in the Defense Department and other agencies, to the tune of billions of dollars a year. OTA’s have guardrails against…
Federal contractor guilty of $7M methodology mistake
Your agency’s customer satisfaction scores may not have been as accurate as you thought. Remember those scores your agency received under the American Customer Satisfaction Index over the…
Defense Innovation Board suggests ways to bridge the ‘valley of death’
When it comes to developing new technology, the so-called “valley of death” starts to look more like a bridge in need of repairs. Those repairs are needed across…
A new way to keep track of all that Inflation Reduction and CHIPS Act money
With the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, the CHIPS and Science Act, and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, that means a large amount of investment from…
How regulations not meant for contractors, sometimes end up complicating their business
When agencies enact new rules aimed at curtailing some aspects of the larger national economy they can sometimes lead to conflicting impacts on federal contracting, both for the…
IRS ends decades’ old policy to combat safety concerns, scammers
In the four months since his Senate confirmation, IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel has been on a listening tour. Werfel has been talking to employees, the union representing employees,…
A big pay day for a whistleblower from a major government contractor
The White House is creating a new permanent office to fight COVID-19 and all future pandemics. The Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy will take over current…
Marketing strategies to boost small businesses
This week on Amtower Off Center, host Mark Amtower is joined by business strategy advisor Shirley Collier of Scale2Market. Shirley Collier, president, Scale2Market Topics revolved around strategies for…
VA says ‘true independent’ oversight coming to major acquisitions after lawmaker probes
The Department of Veterans Affairs is laying the groundwork for greater oversight of its major acquisitions, following repeated probes from lawmakers. The VA on Tuesday released a draft…