Foreign aid starts out as appropriated dollars. The State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development turn the dollars into contracts. Which means the Trump administration’s pullback on…
In keeping with prior FAR & Beyond blogs on ways to improve the efficiency of the federal procurement process, this blog will focus on regulatory burdens that impose costs on…
It is probably an understatement to say that the presidential transition has caught the U.S. Agency for International Development and its community of contractors and recipients by surprise….
When AI is openly discussed as an advantage for both employees and leaders, everyone can get on the same page about adopting it. The post Are Your Leaders…
The Defense Department has issued a formal notice to the contractor on its household goods moving contract, asking the firm to justify recent performance issues that appear to…
Agencies have some new small business contracting goals for fiscal 2025 and they are more in line with traditional targets. The Small Business Administration specifically reset the small…
The General Services Administration has suspended any new GSA-funded obligations, including new awards, task and delivery orders, modifications and options until further notice. GSA acting Administrator Stephen Ehikian…
There are roughly 47 financial management systems that are considered in need of modernization. That is down from the 56 that needed updating in 2021. The reason for…
Bill Gormley, president of the Gormley Group, joins Off the Shelf for a discussion of some the key procurement trends of 2024 and what to expect in 2025….
Eric Crusius, partner, Holland & Knight Eric Crusius, partner at Holland & Knight, joins Off the Shelf for a cybersecurity update as well as providing his procurement expectations…