The Trump administration’s contracting freeze has caused several contractors to go out of business. The Professional Services Council, an industry association, said it’s aware of almost a dozen…
The General Services Administration is targeting as many as 577 schedule holders for removal in the next six months. These are companies who have either not met their…
What: Federal agencies move to best-in-class contracting and category management When: “Transforming the Marketplace” memo published by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy in December 2014 Why it…
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act goes back decades. It prohibits U.S. companies from bribing officials of other countries for contracts. Even if corruption is the norm in that…
The new head of the Labor Department’s federal contractor watchdog office says the agency is taking steps to deter diversity, equity and inclusion policies at companies doing business…
The Defense Department is still working to finalize the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) acquisition rule and clear a deregulatory push by the Trump administration. DoD released the…
The General Services Administration is leaning into artificial intelligence with a goal of easing the burden on its workforce and making data more accessible. One of the tools,…
Among the latest White House executive orders, one is holding up payments to contractors. EO 14-222 tells agencies to build tracking systems. It requires written justifications for each…
Rather than defensively comparing the burned-out employee’s workload to that of others in the department, managers should be trained to ask questions to look for potential solutions. The…
The White House wants to bring centralized procurement back to the government, returning agencies to the pre-acquisition reform days of the 1990s for most common services and products….