USPTO to use AI tool for automated search pilot
The U.S Patent and Trademark Office is turning to artificial intelligence to help automate the process of analyzing and sharing “prior art” issues with patent applications. In an…
The shutdown is hitting differently across the contractor community
Interview transcript: Terry Gerton We are in week two of a shutdown, and shutdown is affecting the government contracting community differentially right now. Some have contracts as…
Senate confirms first OFPP administrator since 2019
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy has its first confirmed administrator in six years. The Senate approved the nomination of Kevin Rhodes to lead the office within the…
Are You Ready for a Crucial Employee to Have a Health Crisis?
Organizations should train executives to factor in contingency planning when making staffing decisions such as layoffs and elimination of positions. The post Are You Ready for a Crucial…
Is GSA attempting to apply price controls to the reseller market?
The General Services Administration wants to cap how much money value-added resellers can make from the government. Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner Josh Gruenbaum is expected to issue a…
Federal contractors are bracing for impact as a government shutdown looms
Interview transcript: Stephanie Kostro Since fiscal year 1977, which really is calendar ‘76, there have only been three years that have started under full-year appropriations. So…
Agency layoffs, shutdown create ‘perfect storm’ for contractors
Federal contractors are preparing for a particularly difficult government shutdown if Congress doesn’t pass a funding agreement, with agency staffing reductions compounding the usual strains during a lapse…
Perils of the Compartmentalizing Bureaucrat-Technocrat
Rules and data only take you so far as a manager. The other half is compassionate communication—even when the all-important rules don’t require it. The post Perils of…
Agencies breathe a sigh of relief with a recent decision from the Court of Federal Claims
Interview transcript: Terry Gerton There’s always a lot we can learn when we look at protest decisions, bid protest decisions, and you’ve got an interesting case for…
Contractors angle for opportunities under DHS spending surge
Federal contractors are positioning themselves to take advantage of a flood of new funding at the Department of Homeland Security, though DHS’s spending plans remain in flux. Companies…