OPM to suspend applications for Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program
Those looking to enroll in the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP) will soon have to wait a couple of years before applying. The Office of Personnel…
The government is buying so much, it needs to expand the acquisition workforce
Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. Lots of functions in government need more people. Acquisition is…
The Defense Innovation Unit explores batteries for electric tactical vehicles
Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. They say an Army moves on its stomach. And, perhaps…
A costly new climate rule is coming for federal contractors
Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. The Biden administration has proposed a new rule for federal…
Are You Missing Opportunities Because You’re Understaffed?
Skeleton staff may be a reasonable short-term emergency measure to keep an organization afloat when it is in dire financial straits. But it is not a sustainable way…
Air Force looks to industry for a new, improved ABMS
The Air Force wants to think a little more creatively to help develop its plan to interconnect each of its sensors and weapons systems. It will look to…
IRS contractor gets more scrutiny in congressional report
WASHINGTON (AP) — House investigators reported Thursday that a federal contractor that provided identity verification services for the Internal Revenue Service exaggerated the amount of money being lost…
Will NITAAC’s CIO-SP4 be crushed by 117 protests?
If history is any lesson, the CIO-SP4 IT services contract vehicle from the National Institutes of Health IT Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC) is in danger of being…
Fixed-price contracts mean exactly what they’re called: FIXED-price
Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. Fixed-price contract. It’s a common strategy for the government. Contractors…
The GAO ponders a steady drop in bid protests coming its way
Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. For the fifth year in a row, the number of…