The Pentagon’s requirements council needs a complete overhaul, the nominee to be vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told lawmakers, backing Senate’s reforms in the annual…
Another contract proposal has been rejected by Boeing workers who now have been on strike for nearly six weeks from three Midwest plants where military aircraft and weapons…
Two weeks ago, the FAR & Beyond blog highlighted the new Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) ordering procedures set forth in the General Services Acquisition Regulation (GSAR). See GSAR Part 538.71. The slim downed, plain…
The Pentagon will soon issue more details on its much-hyped effort to “blow up” the Risk Management Framework used to accredit software. Katie Arrington, who is performing the…
Interview transcript: Terry Gerton This is a pretty uncertain time still for federal budgets and acquisition priorities are certainly shifting under the Trump administration. With all of the…
Interview transcript: Terry Gerton All right, let’s jump right in. The 2025 GAUGE Report came out recently, and it highlights a lot of changes in the government contracting…
The Pentagon’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, or CMMC, requirements are set to go live in November after years of rulemaking. Defense Department officials are now rolling out acquisition…
On July 19th, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council proposed a surprising new rule: Government contractors must use plastic drinking straws. Yes, you read that right. If a…
Interview transcript: Terry Gerton Well, there’s a lot of things happening in your world. Let’s talk about, first, the new memo that came out at the end of…
Employees need to understand how to initiate and lead an establishing conversation with a new manager about expectations, roles, and processes. The post Training Employees to Communicate Up…