How the approaching debt-ceiling crisis could hit contractors first
If you see a robed figure on the corner with a sign reading, “The End is Near,” take note. He could be talking to federal contractors. The longer…
DoD study finds big vendors flush with cash, but concerns in the supply chain
After a three year study, the Pentagon has concluded the large contractors who receive most of its prime contracting dollars are in extremely good shape, with financial advantages…
Procurement trends in small business contracting
Tiffany Hixon, assistant commissioner for the office of the Professional Services and Human Capital Category at the Federal Acquisition Service, joins Off the Shelf for an update on…
An update on NASA SEWP V
This week on Off the Shelf, Joanne Woytek, NASA SEWP program manager, gives an update on NASA SEWP V over the last fiscal year and provides her outlook…
A-76 has been dormant for 14 years, can it be, should it be revived?
It’s been almost six years since Maryland Democrat Senator Barbara Mikulski left Congress, but her influence on preventing all public-private competitions in government has not waned. Starting with…
This bill would pay colleges and universities to offer more data science
Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) recently introduced a bill to boost data science education. It would offer up to $10 million in grants to schools from nursery school to…
How DHS encourages software startups to remember their bills of material
If you buy or approve the acquisition of software for the government, you probably already know. You’re going to have to deal with something called a software bill…
Space Force calls its new satellite acquisition program a win
When the Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) launched 10 of 28 new satellites last week, it highlighted another victory for the new service. Space Force proved it…
Putting the puzzle together to ‘deliver’ for customer agencies
This week’s blog is the third in a series focusing on the puzzling approach to MAS FSS price analysis issues and the default to a Low Price Regardless…
White House revises regulatory review to account for equity, seeks agency feedback
The White House is making major updates to the regulatory review process and calling on agencies to produce further recommendations for modernizing the system used to generate federal…